Schumer is holding Office Visits for Health Reform

[alsame]

Anyone else get a similar email from OFA? I just got this.

Dear xxxx,

All throughout August, our members of Congress are back in town. Insurance companies and partisan attack groups are stirring up fear with false rumors about the President's plan, and it's extremely important that folks like you speak up now.

So we've cooked up an easy, powerful way for you to make a big impression: Office Visits for Health Reform.

This week, OFA members like you will be stopping by local congressional offices to show our support for insurance reform. You can have a quick conversation with the local staff, tell your personal story, or even just drop off a customized flyer and say that reform matters to you.

And as a small business owner, it's especially important for members of Congress to hear from you. They know you're a pillar of the local economy, and your support matters a lot.

We'll provide everything you need: the address, phone number, and open hours for the office, information about how the health care crisis affects your state for you to drop off (with the option of adding your personal story), and a step-by-step guide for your visit.

According to our records, you live near Sen. Chuck Schumer's office in NY.
Sign up now to visit Sen. Chuck Schumer's office in this week. (Not your representative, or think there might be another office that's easier for you to get to? Click here to find a different office.)

As you've probably seen in the news, special interest attack groups are stirring up partisan mobs with lies about health reform, and it's getting ugly. Across the country, members of Congress who support reform are being shouted down, physically assaulted, hung in effigy, and receiving death threats. We can't let extremists hijack this debate, or confuse Congress about where the people stand.

Office Visits for Health Reform are our chance to show that the vast majority of American voters know that the cost of inaction is too high to bear, and strongly support passing health reform in 2009.

Don't worry if you've never done anything like this before. The congressional staff is there to listen, and your opinion as a constituent matters a lot. And if you bring a friend, you'll have more fun and make an even greater impact.

Click below to sign up for an Office Visit for Health Reform:

http://my.barackobama.com/OfficeVisit

Wherever you live, these visits matter: Many representatives are pushing hard toward reform, and they are taking a lot of heat from special interests. They deserve our thanks and need our support to continue the fight. But those who are still putting insurance companies and partisan point-scoring ahead of their constituents must know that voters are watching -- and that we expect better.

Earlier this week, the President wrote that "this is the moment our movement was built for" and asked us all to commit to join at least one event this month. This is the way to answer that call, and rise to the challenge of this moment together.

Thank you for going the extra mile when it matters the most,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

[IndianaGreen]

1. I got one for Evan Bayh who, I already know, opposed Single Payer

I posted part of the letter he sent me in the Indiana forum. Bayh and his corporate lawyer wife are in the back pockers of Lilly, Wellpoint, Anthem, etc.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=151x7123

[alsame]

2. Yes, unfortunately Bayh is a lost cause. I just found this email

interesting because it seems like this is the Democratic response to the disruptive town halls.

[rhombus]

3. I got one to visit my rep but nothing for my senators

OFA must have given up on ol' Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson right here in Georgia.

[JimWis]

4. I got the same thing - for Herb Kohl. I know he supports a public

option. At least he did last time I heard. It appears from his sign up sheet that he will be meeting with folks every day of the week, possibly several times per day. That way - he is keeping the groups very small. You sign up and then they contact you as to when to show up. That should help with the disruptions.

[alsame]

5. Yep, Schumer offers meetings at all his regional offices every

day next week. His link also showed locations and meeting times for Gillibrand's offices and for my Rep (Lowey).

I sincerely hope that these meetings are effective and people with legitimate questions can get honest answers.

[lamp_shade]

6. Yup. Bill Nelson here in Tampa.

[Pirate Smile]

7. I got one for Harkin.