SUPPORT HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS...NOT TAXATION THAT BENEFITS THE RICH. PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

SEARCHINGFORREASON.NET, Attacks on our health care have no place in any bill, let alone a tax bill — but Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are desperate enough for a political win that they're trying to force them through in a final vote that could happen ANY DAY. Send a message to your members of Congress right now demanding they reject this sneaky attempt to undermine health care for millions — and any provision in this tax bill that would restrict or take away our access to care. Even if you've already written your lawmakers...or given them a call — please take a moment to send another message now. This really could be our very last chance to stop it. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nearly 9.5 million women gained health care coverage — and the number of uninsured women was cut by nearly half. This latest attack from ideologues in Congress threatens to reverse that progress by dismantling key components of the ACA. If this disaster of a tax bill passes, it would cause millions of people's premiums to skyrocket and could destabilize insurance markets, wreaking havoc on health care in this country. But Trump, Ryan, McConnell, and their allies don't care — they're just trying to give a tax break to their millionaire friends by taking health care away from families who are working hard to make ends meet. Don't let this critical vote take place without making your voice heard — even if it's for the 10th time...Let the people who represent you know that you will not stand for using a tax bill to take health care away from your neighbors, friends, and family. The situation is dire, but here's the good news: People don't want this — and these politicians know it. That's why they snuck it in and are trying to pass it quickly, before we can rally and shut it down. Remember how they tried to do the same thing over and over again with the push to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act? And remember how grassroots hellraising...— stopped them every single time? We need that same strong, rapid response to stop this sneak attack right now. It only takes a moment to email your senators and representative and ask them to oppose any attempt to use this tax bill to take away or restrict access to health care. Thanks for stepping up once again for the millions who are counting on us. Sincerely, Cecile Richards, President Planned Parenthood Action Fund

NINE MILLION CHILDREN. U.S. SENATOR COREY BOOKER.

David, The Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as CHIP, is in danger. What once was a program with strong bipartisan support, is now the latest victim of Congressional Republicans’ ruthless partisanship. Federal funding for CHIP ran out on September 30, and now 68 days later Congress still hasn’t renewed its funding, putting families and the lives of their children at risk. We must demand that Congress take immediate action to fund CHIP and protect health care for our nation's vulnerable children. Please stand with me today and take action to make Congress hear your voice... CHIP provides health insurance for 9 million children in the U.S., and we cannot abandon them. Some Republican leaders claim that CHIP is a luxury that we simply can’t afford. I say if we can afford a TRILLION dollars in tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, surely we can afford to take care of children whose families are unable to afford health insurance. Help send a message loud and clear to Congress that Americans demand renewed funding for CHIP... Thanks, Cory Booker

The end of net neutrality. U.S. SENATOR ED MARKEY.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is planning on handing his former employer (Verizon) and their fellow Internet Service Providers an incredible holiday gift. An end to net neutrality protections. The FCC will vote on December 14th on Chairman Pai's plan to repeal net neutrality protections. Pai is putting a few broadband barons that want to serve as all-powerful gatekeepers to the internet above the good of families, businesses, and consumers. If you think that perhaps net neutrality doesn't affect you, let me assure you it does. Just think about some examples from the holiday season. Did you shop online on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday? Did you make a contribution to a charity or other organization online on Giving Tuesday? If net neutrality disappears, ISPs could throttle your service, making those websites slower or even blocking them. Families connecting with loved ones out-of-state or abroad over the holidays could have buffering times decided by a cable company. The ramifications go far beyond the holiday season. Students downloading or viewing educational material could see longer wait times. Startups and small companies on the verge of major innovations may not be able to break through because they're too small to afford fast lanes for their content. The list goes on. We cannot let go of this fight. Some may say the vote on December 14th is a foregone conclusion. I say that there is nothing we can't achieve if we create a large enough grassroots movement. Help me bring a firestorm of grassroots pressure down on the FCC in support of net neutrality... Thank you. Ed

The truth about how the tax bill passed U.S. SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY.

David-

In the middle of the night, Republicans in the Senate passed a massive tax cut for some of the richest people and most powerful corporations in the country.

But this bill was more than a tax cut for the rich. This legislation contains provisions that will result in 13 million people losing coverage through the Affordable Care Act while raising premiums for everyone else. It contains massive cuts to education, affordable housing programs, and more.

I am going to tell you the truth about how this happened, David: This bill passed the House and the Senate because up until the day or two before the vote, the offices of my colleagues saw only a fraction of the energy that was out there during the health care debate.

Petitions: down
Calls: down
Visits: down
Social Media: down

But we still have a chance to turn it around. One of two things happens next: either House Republicans will have to vote on the bill the Senate passed last night, or we will go to something called a Conference Committee where the two chambers are forced iron out the differences between our respective bills.

But either way, there will be at least one more vote on this. And that gives us a chance to recommit ourselves to this fight. Start here:

...REJECT massive tax cuts for some of the richest people and most powerful corporations in the country.

This bill is just as unpopular as the health care bill, and arguably impacts even more people than the Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare.

The wealthy and powerful already have it all in this country. It's time for working people to demand a larger slice of the pie.

Every best wish,

Senator Chris Murphy