Tell Your Republican MoC to Vote No On the Trump Tax Scam
Republican leaders in the Senate released a new Senate version of the Trump Tax Scam that includes a repeal of the individual mandate. Repealing the individual mandate, which requires that every American have health insurance or pay a penalty, was the centerpiece of the Republicans’ failed effort to pass the “skinny repeal” bill in the Senate in July. Numerous major health care groups have come out strongly against the idea of repealing the individual mandate, saying that it will lead to “a significant increase in premiums, which would in turn substantially increase the number of uninsured Americans.” And that’s on top of the massive, permanent corporate tax cut the Republicans want to pay for by putting an expiration date on parts of the scam they say help the middle class.
That means that, more than ever, the tax fight = the health care fight and the health care fight = the tax fight. We know the game plan from the last time we beat them on health care. We need massive constituent pressure on Republicans to tell them to reject the Trump Tax Scam. Call your Republican MoC and tell them: no tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. NO to the Trump Tax Scam.
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Click on your state below to view a sample call script!
+ Sample Call Script: Alaska (Senator Murkowski)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Murkowski know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill has NOT gone through regular order, and it will cause tens of thousands of Alaskans to lose their health insurance coverage and drive up premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Murkowski is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. She thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Health insurance premiums in Alaska will go up by $2,900 if this tax bill passes, and over 18,000 Alaska families will see a tax increase! Senator Murkowski bravely stood up against the Republicans’ ill-advised attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act through a faulty process; she should do it again this time.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Arizona (Senator McCain)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator McCain know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the Senate. This tax bill has NOT gone through regular order, and it will cause hundreds of thousands of Arizonans to lose their health insurance coverage and drive up premiums for everyone else to give corporations a massive, permanent tax cut.
Staffer: Senator McCain is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. The process that the Senate Finance Committee has used is not even close to regular order; they released the text of their bill less than 12 hours before the markup, and they haven’t held a single hearing on it. Not only that, but health insurance premiums in Arizona will go up by over $2,000 if this tax bill passes, and over 435,000 Arizona families will see a tax increase!
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Arizona (Senator Flake)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Flake know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This tax bill will add $1.4 trillion to the deficit, cause hundreds of thousands of Arizonans to lose their health care coverage, and raise health insurance premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Flake is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Health insurance premiums in Arizona will go up by over $2,000 if this tax bill passes, and over 435,000 Arizona families will see a tax increase! Senator Flake should oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act because it is a $1.4 trillion increase to the deficit, paid for by middle-class families.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Kansas (Senator Moran)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Moran know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill is heavily slanted in favor of corporations that get a massive, permanent tax cut, and it pays for this cut by causing tens of thousands of Kansans to lose their health insurance coverage and drive up premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Moran is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Every single provision that is supposed to help the middle class expires, but the corporate tax cuts are forever. Even worse, health insurance premiums in Kansas will go up by over $2,000 if this tax bill passes, and over 114,000 Kansas families will see a tax increase! Senator Moran has said that he thinks mixing health care and taxes is a bad idea, but that’s exactly what the Senate leadership is trying to do. He should vote no on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Maine (Senator Collins)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Collins know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill has NOT gone through regular order, and it will cause tens of thousands of Mainers to lose their health insurance coverage and drive up premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Collins is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. She thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Health insurance premiums in Maine will go up by over $2,300 if this tax bill passes, and over 79,000 Maine families will see a tax increase! Senator Collins bravely stood up against the Republicans’ ill-advised attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act through a faulty process; she should do it again this time.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Tennessee (Senator Corker)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Corker know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This tax bill will add $1.4 trillion to the deficit, cause hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans to lose their health care coverage, and raise health insurance premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Corker is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Premiums in Tennessee will go up by over $2,900 if this tax bill passes, and over 290,000 Tennessee families will see a tax increase! Senator Corker should oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act because it is a $1.4 trillion increase to the deficit, paid for by middle-class families.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: West Virginia (Senator Capito)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Capito know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill has NOT gone through regular order, and it will cause tens of thousands of West Virginians to lose their insurance coverage and drive up premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Capito is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. She thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Health insurance premiums in West Virginia will go up by over $2,100 if this tax bill passes, and over 55,000 West Virginia families will see a tax increase! Senator Capito didn’t stand up for her constituents in the fight to repeal Obamacare, but she has the opportunity to make that right this time.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Ohio (Senator Portman)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Portman know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill has NOT gone through regular order, and it will cause hundreds of thousands of Ohioans to lose their health insurance coverage and drive up premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Portman is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Premiums in Ohio will go up by over $1,400 if this tax bill passes, and over 716,000 Ohio families will see a tax increase! Senator Portman didn’t stand up for his constituents in the fight to repeal Obamacare, but he has the opportunity to make that right this time.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: Oklahoma (Senator Lankford)
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I live in [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator Lankford know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This tax bill will add $1.4 trillion to the deficit, cause over one hundreds thousand Oklahomans to lose their health care coverage, and raise health insurance premiums for everyone else.
Staffer: Senator Lankford is undecided on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t do anything to simplify the tax code, or make it better for middle class families. Premiums in Oklahoma will go up by over $2,600 if this tax bill passes, and over 109,000 Oklahoma families will see a tax increase! Senator Lankford should oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act because it is a $1.4 trillion increase to the deficit, paid for by middle-class families.
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.
+ Sample Call Script: All Other States
Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I’m calling from [part of state]. I’m calling to let [Congressman / Senator] know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This tax bill is a scam that will give massive cuts to the wealthy, paid for by leaving tens of thousands of people in [state] uninsured, raising premiums, and raising taxes on middle-class families.
Staffer: The Senator is in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. [He / She] thinks it is important that we reform our broken, complex tax code so that middle-class families can benefit.
Caller: This tax bill won’t help middle class families get ahead. Every single provision intended to help the middle-class expires, but the corporate tax cuts are forever. Even worse, the CBO estimates that health insurance premiums will increase 10% more per year than they would without this bill and we know 13 million more people will be uninsured!
Staffer: I’ll pass your thoughts along to the Senator.
Caller: Yes please do, and please take down my contact information so you can let me know what the Senator decides to do.