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Tax Bill Passes Senate: Fight Moves Back to the House!

THANK YOU to everyone who has taken action to fight the GOP’s tax bills. In the very early hours of Saturday morning, the Senate voted to pass their version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Every Republican except one voted for the bill, with no Democratic support.

This is bad news, but it’s not over yet. The House now needs to decide whether they will work with the Senate to reconcile the differences between the two bills by going to conference, or they can forego that process and vote on the Senate version – and this can happen as early as today!

A NCIL member holds a sign that reads "People Not Profits" at the 2017 Annual Conference on Independent LivingThe fate of this bill is in our Representatives’ hands. It is vital that they hear from you today! Take Action Now!

  • Find your Representative’s number at Contacting Congress or call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or (202) 224-3091 (TTY).
  • Use Resistbot to turn your text into faxes, mail, or hand-delivered letters.
  • Fax your Representative (use faxzero.com to find their fax number).
  • Email, post on Facebook, or Tweet your Representative with information on Contacting Congress.

Tell them:

  • Repealing the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate will significantly increase premiums and 13 million fewer people will have insurance.
  • Increasing the deficit by over $1 trillion sets the stage for slashing Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and other vital programs disabled people rely on.
  • By triggering the “Pay-As-You-Go” (PAYGO) Budget Rule, this bill will automatically force billions in cuts – and in some cases, total elimination – to essential programs including Medicare and Vocational Rehabilitation basic State grants.

Everyone should call their Representatives today, but there some Representatives that have been identified as high priority targets. If you live in these states, or if you know people who do, please make sure they are contacted! 

California:

Tom McClintock
DC: (202) 225-2511
Roseville: (916) 786-5560

Jeff Denham
DC: (202) 225-4540
Modesto: (209) 579-5458

David Valadao
DC: (202) 225-4695
Hanford: (559) 582-5526
Bakersfield: (661) 864-7736

Steve Knight
DC: (202) 225-1956
Antelope Valley: (661) 441-0320
Santa Clarita Valley; (661) 255-5630
Simi Valley: (805) 581-7130

Ed Royce
DC: (202) 225-4111
Orange County: (714) 255-0101
LA County: (626) 964-5123
San Bernardino County: (909) 420-0010

Mimi Walters
DC: (202) 225-5611
Irvine: (956) 263-8703

Dana Rohrabacher
DC: (202) 225-2415
Huntington Beach: (714) 960-6483

Darrell Issa
DC: (202) 225-3906
Vista: (760) 599-5000
Dana Point: (949) 281-2449

Colorado:

Mike Coffman
DC: (202) 225-7882
Aurora: (720) 748-7514

Florida:

Carlos Curbelo
DC: (202) 225-2778
Miami: (305) 222-0160

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
DC: (202) 225-3931
Miami: (305) 668-2285

Iowa:

Rod Blum
DC: (202) 225-2911
Cedar Rapids: (319) 364-2288
Dubuque: (563) 557-7789

North Carolina:

Walter Jones
DC: (202) 225-3415
Greenville: (252) 931-1003
Havelock: (252) 931-1003
Jacksonville: (252) 565-6846

New Jersey:

Frank LoBiondo
DC: (202) 225-6572
Mays Landing: (609) 625-5008

Chris Smith
DC: (202) 225-3765
Freehold: (732) 780-3035
Plumsted: (609) 286-2571
Hamilton: (609) 585-7878

Leonard Lance
DC: (202) 225-5361
Flemington: (908) 788-6900
Westfield: (908) 518-7733

Rodney Frelinghuysen
DC: (202) 225-5034
Morristown: (973) 984-0711

New York:

Lee Zeldin
DC: (202) 225-3826
Patchogue: (202) 225-3826

Peter King
DC: (202) 225-7896
Massapequa Park: (516) 541-4225

Dan Donovan
DC: (202) 225-3371
Brooklyn: 718-630-5277
Staten Island: 718-351-1062

John Faso
DC: (202) 225-5614
Delhi: (607) 746-9537
Kinderhook: (518) 610-8133
Kingston: (845) 514-2322

Elise Stefanik
DC: (202) 225-4611
Glens Falls: (518) 743-0964
Plattsburgh: (518) 561-2324
Watertown: (315) 782-3150

Claudia Tenney
DC: (202) 225-3665
Binghamton: (607) 723-3581
New Hartford: (315) 732-0713

John Katko
DC: (202) 225-3701
Auburn: (315) 253-4068
Lyons: (315) 253-4068
Oswego: (315) 423-5657
Syracuse (315) 423-5657

Ohio:

Michael Turner
DC: (202) 225-6465
Dayton: (937) 225-2843

David Joyce
DC: (202) 225-5731
Painesville: (440) 352-3939
Twinsburg: (330) 357-4139

Pennsylvania:

Ryan Costello
DC: (202) 225-4315
West Chester: (610) 696-2982
Wyomissing: (610) 376-7630

Brian Fitzpatrick
DC: (202) 225-4276
Langhorne: (215) 579-8102

Charlie Dent
DC: (202) 225-6411
Lehigh Valley: (610) 770-3490
Berks: (610) 562-4281
Dauphin: (717) 533-3959
Lebanon: (717) 867-1026

Texas:

Will Hurd
DC: (202) 225-4511
Del Rio: (830) 422-2040
Eagle Pass: (210) 784-5023
Fort Stockton: (210) 245-1548
San Antonio North: (210) 921-3130
San Antonio South: (210) 784-5023
Socorro: (915) 235-6421

Virginia:

Barbara Comstock
DC: (202) 225-5136
Loudon County: (703) 404-6903
Shenandoah Valley: (540) 773-3600

Washington:

Jaime Herrera Buetler
DC: (202) 225-3536
Vancouver: (360) 695-6292

Dave Reichert
DC: (202) 225-7761
Issaquah: (425) 677-7414 or (877) 920-9208
Wenatchee: (509)885-6615