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URGENT! WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY
PLEASE TAKE TWO MINUTES TO HELP
MILLIONS OF LATINOS


Here's how you can help.

Today, the Senate Finance Committee will vote on important amendments that could make or break the ability of millions of Latino citizens and residents (legal) to access affordable, quality health care. We need two members to hear from you by 12:00 noon (Eastern) today! The amendments will be voted on this afternoon.

This is a critical time for the Latino community to take action. That is why we and our partners at the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) are joining together to flood the offices of two members of the Senate Finance Committee today with messages from the Latino community. Together we can demand that health care reform not leave millions of Latinos behind!

Please call Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) at (202) 224-2651 and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) at (202) 224-3744 and tell their staff the following:

Call them this morning and tell them to:
  • vote "Yes" on the Menendez-Bingaman C-2 amendment;
  • ensure that families with mixed immigration status are not left behind;
  • remove barriers such as the five-year waiting period to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and allow every child and legal immigrant access to quality health care;
  • take the high road, keep the debate civil, and oppose harmful verification and restrictions to affordable health insurance; and.
  • support equal treatment of U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories.

Please call right away. We need for them to hear our concerns. Your voice matters. They know we have clout. They are waiting to see if we know how to use it. We refuse to get shafted every time bipartisan support is needed. We're nobody's whipping boy. Please do it now! Thanks.

Juan Andrade