Help Increase Support for the Lymphedema Treatment Act!
Only the 29 Senators and 58 House members listed below have yet to cosponsor the bill. If you see any of your members on the list, please contact them. Every additional cosponsor helps increase our chances of getting the LTA signed into law this year!
Tips on how to personalize your phone messageare at the end of the list.
CALL SCRIPT:
"I am a constituent calling in support of the Lymphedema Treatment Act, which was passed in the house in December. This bipartisan bill has over 380 House and 70 Senate cosponsors and I would like for [Senator/Representative name] to join as a cosponsor as well. This issue is important to me because... [2-3 brief sentences]. If there has ever been a time to prioritize preventative care and make sure patients have the medical supplies they need to manage their condition at home and stay out of the hospital it is now! Please ask [Senator/Representative name] to cosponsor the Lymphedema Treatment Act. The bill numbers are S.518 in the Senate and H.R.1948 in the House. Thank you for passing along my message to your Health Legislative Aide."
CALLING is the most effective, but you can also send EMAILS at: https://www.votervoice.net/LTA/campaigns/72600/respond
NON-COSPONSORING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS:
AL-Senate: Richard Shelby, 202-224-5744 GU (Guam) Michael San Nicolas 202-225-1188 AL-02 Martha Roby 202-225-2901 AL-03 Mike Rogers 202-225-3261 IN-Senate: Mike Braun, 202-224-4814 AL-06 Gary Palmer 202-225-4921 IL-15 John Shimkus 202-225-5271 AZ-05 Andy Biggs 202-225-2635 KS-Senate: Pat Roberts, 202-224-4774 CA-04 Tom McClintock 202-225-2511 CA-12 Nancy Pelosi 202-225-4965 * KY-Senate: Rand Paul, 202-224-4343 CA-18 Anna Eshoo 202-225-8104 * KY-Senate: Mitch McConnell, 202-224-2541 * CA-22 Devin Nunes 202-225-2523 * KY-06 Andy Barr 202-225-4706 CA-23 Kevin McCarthy 202-225-2915 * CA-34 Jimmy Gomez 202-225-6235 LA-Senate: Bill Cassidy, 202-224-5824 CA-39 Gilbert Cisneros 202-225-4111 LA-Senate: John Kennedy, 202-224-4623 LA-01 Steve Scalise 202-225-3015 CO-Senate: Cory Gardner, 202-224-5941 LA-03 Clay Higgins 202-225-2031 CO-04 Ken Buck 202-225-4676 MA-01 Richard Neal 202-225-5601 GA-Senate: David Perdue, 202-224-3521 GA-Senate: Kelly Loeffler, 202- 224-3643 MD-05 Steny Hoyer 202-225-4131
IA-Senate: Chuck Grassley, 202-224-3744 * ME-Senate: Susan Collins, 202-224-2523
ID-Senate: Jim Risch, 202-224-2752 MI-03 Justin Amash 202-225-3831 ID-Senate: Mike Crapo, 202-224-6142 MI-06 Fred Upton 202-225-3761 ID-01 Russ Fulcher 202-225-6611 NC-Senate: Richard Burr, 202-224-3154 x 2 TN-Senate: Marsha Blackburn, 202-224-3344 NC-05 Viginia Foxx 202-225-2071 TN-Senate: Lamar Alexander, 202-224-4944 NC-06 Mark Walker 202-225-3065 TN-06 John Rose 202-225-4231 NC-09 Dan Bishop 202-225-1976 TN-07 Mark Green 202-225-2811 NC-10 Patrick McHenry 202-225-2576 TN-08 David Kustoff 202-225-4714
NE-Senate: Ben Sasse, 202-224-4224 TX-Senate: Ted Cruz, 202-224-5922 TX-Senate: John Cornyn, 202-224-2934 NJ-06 Frank Pallone Jr. 202-225-4671 * TX-02 Dan Crenshaw 202-225-6565 TX-08 Kevin Brady 202-225-4901 * NY-23 Tom Reed 202-225-3161 TX-10 Michael McCaul 202-225-2401 TX-21 Chip Roy 202-225-4236 OH-Senate: Rob Portman, 202-224-3353 TX-22 Pete Olson 202-225-5951 OH-01 Steve Chabot 202-225-2216 TX-26 Michael Burgess, MD 202-225-7772 * OH-04 Jim Jordan 202-225-2676 TX-27 Michael Cloud 202-225-7742 OH-08 Warren Davidson 202-225-6205 TX-31 John Carter 202-225-3864 OH-16 Anthony Gonzalez 202-225-3876 UT-Senate: Mike Lee, 202-224-5444 OR-Senate: Ron Wyden, 202-224-5244 * UT-Senate: Mitt Romney, 202-224-5251 OR-02 Greg Walden 202-225-6730 UT-04 Ben McAdams 202-225-3011
PA-Senate: Pat Toomey, 202-224-4254 * VA-06 Benjamin Cline 202-225-5431 PA-09 Daniel Meuser 202-225-6511 VA-10 Jennifer Wexton 202-225-5136 PA-10 Scott Perry 202-225-5836 WV-Senate: Joe Manchin, 202-224-3954 SC-03 Jeff Duncan 202-225-5301 WV-02 Alex Mooney 202-225-2711 SC-04 William Timmons 202-225-6030 SC-05 Ralph Norman 202-225-5501 WY-Senate: Mike Enzi, 202-224-3424 SC-06 James E. Clyburn 202-225-3315 WY-Senate: John Barrasso, 202-224-6441
SD-Senate: John Thune, 202-224-2321
TIPS ON PERSONALIZING YOUR MESSAGE:
The most effective things you can convey are why your doctor prescribed compression garments are essential to your health and quality of life. The focus should be on their medical necessity, and how they enable you to manage your lymphedema at home, prevent complications like infections, and keep you able to work, take care of your family, etc. - whatever is most applicable for you.
The most important thing to avoid saying is that they are expensive. Cost, or a person's ability to afford to pay out of pocket, is not a reason why something should be covered by insurance, only medical necessity is. Keep the focus on compression garments being essential for the treatment and management of lymphedema, just as insulin is for a diabetic.
* KEY MEMBERS:
Due to their Leadership or Committee positions, it is unlikely that these members will cosponsor the bill, but because they are in powerful positions it's especially important that they hear from constituents! Rather than asking them to cosponsor the bill you, ask these members to make sure the LTA is included in the next legislative package. If you have any questions about corresponding with these offices, please visit our website at LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org, or email us at [email protected].