Two days ago this came in my email, straight from the Great Daily Kos itself:
From: Daily Kos Subject: Piss off Trump and save thousands of Californians' lives
This week, the CA state senate will vote on a single-payer healthcare bill (SB 562) that, if passed, will make sure every. single. person. in the state gets healthcare with no premiums, co-pays, or deductibles. Take that Trump! Please call your CA state senator now and tell them to vote YES on single-payer healthcare. Call 855-271-8515 today to get connected. (When you call you will hear a short message from Our Revolution and then you can enter your zip code to be patched through to your rep.)
Here are some talking points:
I'm a constituent, and my zip code is [your zip code]. Please support SB 562. This bill will save people’s lives. SB 562 would ensure that every person receives the healthcare they need when they need it. No longer will the cost of prescription drugs and medical procedures be unattainable. In the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, people have a right to healthcare, no matter their income or medical history.Or, if you can't make a call, click here to email your state senator in support of single-payer healthcare. If this passes in the legislature, when you -- and me or any other Californian -- go to get treatment for your health (physical, mental, dental, vision, etc), we wouldn't have to pay anything. Instead, everyone's taxes will go to one fund to pay for all our healthcare needs. This single-payer system would save us money by eliminating waste and improving our collective bargaining power to get better prices from Big Pharma. Big Pharma is going all out to stop this, so your state senator needs to hear from you TODAY. Just dial 855-271-8515. If you can't make a call, click here to send an email in support of universal healthcare. Many elected officials, candidates, and institutions in CA support SB 562. In this era with new threats to healthcare, this is the time for single-payer. But we don't have enough state senators who've said they support it, so they need to hear from their constituents ASAP. Please make a 2-minute call to your state senator now to send a strong message to Trump, Big Pharma, and the rest of the country. Just dial 855-271-8515. Or if you can't make a call, click here to send an email in support of single-payer healthcare.
Email your legislator nowKeep fighting, Mara Schechter, Daily Kos
So there you go. I assume I’m not the only one who received that email. Just, as it were, do it!
x#SinglePayer, #SB562 would save CA $37B, and guarantee healthcare for ALL!Get your state senator on board: 855-271-8515#ThursdayThoughtspic.twitter.com/1DOP4cIpxv
— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnnDeMoro) June 1, 2017If you can’t read this below, here’s the phone numbers for critical Senators:
Anthony Cannella (R-12) 916 651 4012, 209 726 5495, 831 769 8040, 209 581 9827
Steven Glazer (D-07) 916 651 4007
Bill Dodd (D-03) 916 651 4003, 707 224 1990, 707 454 3808, 707 551 2389, 707 576 2093
Josh Newman (D-29) 916 651 4029
Richard Pan (D-06) 916 651 4006
Richard Roth (D-31) 916 651 4031
Andy Vidak (R-14) 916 651 4014
xURGENT: CA Senate may be trying to close at noon without voting on #SB562. We need to flood calls NOW. pic.twitter.com/zivqGyaTdD
— Zenaida Huerta 🌹 (@zxnaida) June 1, 2017Unbelievably, there still Democrats in the California legislature who are not willing to support universal health care, despite the incredible numbers from the financial study released yesterday, despite the impending Trumpocalypse, despite the undisputed benefits for every Californian.
From an email from the Coalition I just received:
Please get urgent messages out to… call their senators NOW. Senate could end at noon and go home without a vote on SB 562. Please do all you can do to raise alarm bells and get word out to drive calls in. For those who are co-authors they should be leading and pushing for a vote too.
URGENT!!! We need to flood calls to Senator N-O-W!!! Senate session could end at NOON today and go home WITHOUT A VOTE ON #SB562! Dial 855-2718515 and tell your senator they MUST VOTE & VOTE YES on SB 562!
xIf CA Senate doesn't vote on #SB562 today, they still have 2moro. CALL 855-271-8515 NOW to connect w/yr Senator. https://t.co/qrZH8qcigJ…
— Healthy CA (@4HealthyCA) June 1, 2017Background:
It's Getting Real: Healthcare 4 All - An Analysis of SB562, CA's Single Payer Healthcare Legislation
It Gets Even Better - What They Aren't Telling You About Single Payer Legislation.Guess What? Financial Study Shows Single Payer for California Would Save $400 BILLION Over 10 years.
Guaranteed Health Care is not Fiscally Prudent.
xHEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT! Dial 855-271-8515 and tell your #CA Senator they MUST VOTE & VOTE YES on #SB562! #ThursdayThoughtspic.twitter.com/vMEWGmDHZj
— (((sfpelosi))) (@sfpelosi) June 1, 2017