From MoveOn.Org

WOW.

News reports said that word of yesterday's Virtual March had Congress preparing for gridlock.¹ And we definitely didn't disappoint—phones were ringing off the hook all day with voters demanding real health care reform.

So if you got a busy signal yesterday, no worries—you can try again today and add your message to the 1,124,457 that poured in yesterday.²

If you couldn't get through or haven't called yet, can you call Sens. Nelson and LeMieux today? Let's keep the momentum going—tell them you're adding your voice to the more than one million yesterday demanding that Congress finish health care reform this year.

Here's where to call:

Senator Bill Nelson
Phone: 202-224-5274
Senator George LeMieux
Phone: 202-224-3041

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSFL_1.FSFL_2&cp_id=1290&id=19114-3974904-Wm60nCx&t=3

Thank you to every one of you who marched yesterday. It was an incredible show of support for finishing health care reform and couldn't have come at a more crucial time.

Americans from all walks of life—members of labor unions like SEIU and the United Food and Commercial Workers, blog readers from Daily Kos, health care supporters from Democracy for America, Health Care for America Now, ProgressNow, Young Americans for Healthcare Reform, and so many others—took action.

And their voices reminded Congress yet again why we need to get health care reform done, and done right. We asked marchers to complete this sentence "I'm marching because..." Here's what a few folks had to say:

...my kids and my granddaughter deserve health care for their lifetimes. -Kathleen D, Northfield

...Health Care is a human right. -Connor C, Lynn

...I'm tired of living in fear about what my solo policy doesn't cover. -Robin O, Clarkston

...my 23-year old son can't afford health insurance. -Ann M, Wayland

...no one should lose everything because they get sick -Pat S, Madison

...I can no longer afford my health care. -Karen K, Easton

...if not now, when?! -Pat R, Owatonna

Americans can't afford to wait for health care reform. Our system is broken and fixing it is truly a national emergency. With the president's summit today, this could be our last, best chance to push for reform and get it done. So let's keep the calls coming.

If you haven't yet or weren't able to get through yesterday, can you call Sens. Nelson and LeMieux right away?

Then let us know how it went here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSFL_1.FSFL_2&cp_id=1290&id=19114-3974904-Wm60nCx&t=4

Thanks for all that you do.

–Kat, Michael, Peter, Lenore, Ilyse, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "MoveOn Virtual Protest Has Congress Scrambling," U.S. News & World Report, February 24, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=86542&id=19114-3974904-Wm60nCx&t=5

2. Virtual March for Real Health Care Reform
http://pol.moveon.org/virtualmarch10/action.html?id=19114-3974904-Wm60nCx&t=6

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