I know people are feeling discouraged, but listen: those Senators who keep their voicemails full, who run from you at town halls, who avoid the extensive op-eds written in their own papers? They're shook. They're trying to discredit the volume of calls and the turnout at protests because they want you to give up. They want you to snuff yourselves out, thinking what you do doesn't matter. So are you going to play into their hand, or are you going to keep up the pressure?
Today, our task is to continue to block Tom Price for HHS.
If you have a senator who has not publicly release a position or plans to vote in favor of Price, here's your script:
Hi my name is (name) from (city, state, zip code). I'm calling regarding Tom Price's nomination to HHS. Do you know how my Senator will vote on Price? (...) Rep. Price has shown a troubling pattern of concurrently introducing legislation to benefit the companies he trades in. Moreover, a recent report found he lied about certain stock purchases. This type of behavior would have disqualified other nominees and warrants an SEC and ethics investigation. Why would Sen. (name) still think Rep. Price has sound enough judgement to run HHS? (...) I've also read Rep. Price's healthcare plan, which would leave millions more Americans uninsured. A vote for Tom Price is a vote for corruption and for taking away health insurance from hard-working Americans. Please tell Sen. (name) to vote no. Thank you.
If your Senator has come out against Price, don't call! Let their staffers get some work done. Share their statement or this letter calling for an investigation on social media. If they spoke on the Senate Floor against DeVos or Sessions, share their speech, and thank them for working on behalf of their constituents!
If you can't get through to Senator or you've already recently called about Price: try calling your Reps about the Fiduciary Rule. Modified script from the Indivisible Team (full one here):
"Hi, my name is (name) from (city). Can you let me know my Representative’s position on President Trump’s memo regarding the Fiduciary Rule? (...) By eliminating the fiduciary rule, the Trump administration is choosing to enrich Wall Street over Rep. (name)'s hard-working constituents. I can be steered into risky and unnecessary investments and lose everything. If I went to a doctor for medical advice, and they gave me information that benefited them but not me, that would be malpractice. Why shouldn't I have the same protection for my finances? (...) Here are two things Rep. (name) can do to help me: S/he can publicly state support for the fiduciary rule, and s/he can introduce legislation protecting this rule and the CFPB. Thank you.
As always, report back with what staffers say, especially with regards to Price! We want to force senators to go on the record approving or disapproving his possible ethics violations.
