The Clock is Running Out on Healthcare Reform: Call Your Member of Congress Today to Oppose H.R. 3590 Call 202-225-3121
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2010) -- It is critical that all ARA members call their U.S. Representatives today and voice their strong opposition to the Senate-passed healthcare bill H.R. 3590. Lawmakers must understand that the rising cost of healthcare is unsustainable in a struggling economy. Agricultural employers do not need reforms that add to the cost of doing business.
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H.R. 3590 explodes government spending, and may cost from $1.8 trillion to over $2.5 trillion in the first ten years of full implementation, despite misleading scores that occur because of revenue generated in the first several years, before real spending has begun. This proposal fails to provide the fundamental healthcare solutions businesses and their employees desperately need. Pushing through a flawed bill that dumps disproportionate costs on small businesses while providing unfair exemptions to labor unions is simply political pandering disguised as reform.
Call your Member of Congress today and tell them to oppose the current health care reform bill under consideration. Washington should instead take a responsible, market-based approach to healthcare reform.
Click here and enter your zip code under the “Find Your Legislators” section at the bottom of ARA’s grassroots tool. You will receive their DC Office phone number. Below you will find a phone script for your convenience.
Phone Script
1. Hello, my name is ___________, and I am a agricultural retailer in (City, State).
2. I am calling Representative (his/her name) to ask that he/she oppose H.R. 3590, the current health care reform bill under consideration in the House.
3. Everyone keeps saying this is supposed to be a bill that helps businesses like mine. But this bill will actually end up raising our cost of doing business and will make my health insurance even more expensive. This would ultimately eliminate jobs and be the exact opposite of what healthcare reform legislation should accomplish.
4. H.R. 3590 fails businesses by imposing (1) a new health insurance tax that will increase our insurance costs; and (2) huge costs in the form of new taxes, compliance fees and government regulation.
5. Because of the politically motivated deals made to secure the support of big labor, the costs to pay for H.R. 3590 fall disproportionately on the already strained backs of America’s agricultural businesses and other small businesses located in rural communities.
6. As a constituent, voter and contributor to our local economy, I ask Representative (his/her name) to oppose the current health care reform under consideration in the House. Please ask them to stand up for America’s agri-businesses and vote NO against this bill.
7. Thank you and please let me know if I can provide any more information to your office.
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