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.
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Alabama: Shelby (R-AL), Yea Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Arizona: Flake (R-AZ), Yea Arkansas: Boozman (R-AR), Yea California: Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Nay Connecticut: Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Nay Florida: Nelson (D-FL), Nay Georgia: Isakson (R-GA), Yea Hawaii: Hirono (D-HI), Nay Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Yea Illinois: Duckworth (D-IL), Nay Indiana: Donnelly (D-IN), Nay Iowa: Ernst (R-IA), Yea Kansas: Moran (R-KS), Yea Kentucky: McConnell (R-KY), Yea Louisiana: Cassidy (R-LA), Yea Maine: Collins (R-ME), Nay Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Nay Massachusetts: Markey (D-MA), Nay Michigan: Peters (D-MI), Nay Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Nay Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Missouri: Blunt (R-MO), Yea |
Montana: Daines (R-MT), Yea Nebraska: Fischer (R-NE), Yea Nevada: Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay New Hampshire: Hassan (D-NH), Nay New Jersey: Booker (D-NJ), Nay New Mexico: Heinrich (D-NM), Nay New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea North Dakota: Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Nay Oklahoma: Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Nay Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Nay Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Nay South Carolina: Graham (R-SC), Yea South Dakota: Rounds (R-SD), Yea Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Utah: Hatch (R-UT), Yea Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Nay Virginia: Kaine (D-VA), Nay Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay West Virginia: Capito (R-WV), Yea Wisconsin: Baldwin (D-WI), Nay Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Yea |
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