Republicans are counting on a quiet recess in their home districts. That’s where you come in.

By Planned Parenthood Action Fund | Aug. 4, 2017, 1:37 p.m.

Category: Attacks on Planned Parenthood, Health Care Equity

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The Senate adjourned last night, making it official — congress is officially on August recess until September. And lawmakers — especially Republicans who voted for the failed Trumpcare bill last month — aren’t sticking around Washington, D.C. to take their time off. Your members of Congress are likely back home in your district.

Why August Recess Matters

When members of Congress go home, they have to answer for their positions on women’s health and rights at their town halls, public appearances, and even at the corner store. This is the time to thank your lawmaker if they OPPOSED Trumpcare and stand with Planned Parenthood. And if your lawmaker voted in FAVOR of Trumpcare, tell them that their vote to defund Planned Parenthood and take away health care from millions of families is unacceptable.

5 Ways You Can Advocate for Reproductive Rights This Recess

Here are the top five ways you can drive the #IStandWithPP message home while your members of Congress are nearby.

 

1. Attend Your Senators’ and Representatives’ Events

Attending your lawmakers’ town halls or public events lets you advocate for reproductive rights during recess face-to-face with them and fellow constituents. Who knows — maybe something like this will even happen.

 

2. Meet Your Member of Congress

It’s entirely possible that your member of Congress won’t be holding any public events during the recess. You can still request an in-district meeting with your congressperson by reaching out to a scheduler. In your meeting, let them know that you won’t stand for attacks on women’s health.

 

3. Call Your Member of Congress

If you can’t make it in person, call your congressperson or senator on the phone. You can find each lawmaker’s phone number on their official website. If you aren’t able to actually speak with them directly, it’s still helpful to speak with staffer or leave a message. Our call tool makes it super easy to get in touch with your lawmakers.

 

4. Write a Letter to the Editor

While your Member of Congress is on recess, they are certainly reading your local newspaper. Submitting a letter to the editor is a powerful way to get on their radar and send the message that you won’t stand for attacks on women’s health. 

 

5. Attend a Planned Parenthood Event Near You

Planned Parenthood supporters across the nation are hosting and attending events. 

 

And before you call, write, or attend...

Make sure you know how your lawmaker voted on Trumpcare.

Alabama: Shelby (R-AL), Yea Strange (R-AL), Yea Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Sullivan (R-AK), Yea Arizona: Flake (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Nay Arkansas: Boozman (R-AR), Yea Cotton (R-AR), Yea California: Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Harris (D-CA), Nay Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Nay Gardner (R-CO), Yea Connecticut: Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay Murphy (D-CT), Nay Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Nay Coons (D-DE), Nay Florida: Nelson (D-FL), Nay Rubio (R-FL), Yea Georgia: Isakson (R-GA), Yea Perdue (R-GA), Yea Hawaii: Hirono (D-HI), Nay Schatz (D-HI), Nay Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Yea Risch (R-ID), Yea Illinois: Duckworth (D-IL), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay Indiana: Donnelly (D-IN), Nay Young (R-IN), Yea Iowa: Ernst (R-IA), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Kansas: Moran (R-KS), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea Kentucky: McConnell (R-KY), Yea Paul (R-KY), Yea Louisiana: Cassidy (R-LA), Yea Kennedy (R-LA), Yea Maine: Collins (R-ME), Nay King (I-ME), Nay Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Nay Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay Massachusetts: Markey (D-MA), Nay Warren (D-MA), Nay Michigan: Peters (D-MI), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Nay Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea Missouri: Blunt (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Nay

Montana: Daines (R-MT), Yea Tester (D-MT), Nay Nebraska: Fischer (R-NE), Yea Sasse (R-NE), Yea Nevada: Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay Heller (R-NV), Yea New Hampshire: Hassan (D-NH), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Nay New Jersey: Booker (D-NJ), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Nay New Mexico: Heinrich (D-NM), Nay Udall (D-NM), Nay New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Tillis (R-NC), Yea North Dakota: Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay Hoeven (R-ND), Yea Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Nay Portman (R-OH), Yea Oklahoma: Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Lankford (R-OK), Yea Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Nay Toomey (R-PA), Yea Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay South Carolina: Graham (R-SC), Yea Scott (R-SC), Yea South Dakota: Rounds (R-SD), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Cruz (R-TX), Yea Utah: Hatch (R-UT), Yea Lee (R-UT), Yea Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Nay Sanders (I-VT), Nay Virginia: Kaine (D-VA), Nay Warner (D-VA), Nay Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay West Virginia: Capito (R-WV), Yea Manchin (D-WV), Nay Wisconsin: Baldwin (D-WI), Nay Johnson (R-WI), Yea Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea

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