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TennCare Alert - May 19
***RED ALERT***
GIGANTIC
PUSH FOR $75 MILLION MUST HAPPEN NOW!
CALL-XTRAVAGANZA Friday & Saturday, May 19 & 20
It
is now or never, today and tomorrow?
Members of Senate & House Finance Ways & Means (FWM) Committees are meeting for a very rare JOINT-SESSION this SUNDAY, May 21 in Nashville, 2:00 PM, 3rd Floor, Tennessee Tower, Nashville.
Many of us plan on being there at 1:30 PM to talk with legislators before the meeting. They are meeting to compare notes and priorities for the funding of AMENDMENTS to the BUDGET. Decisions will be made. We have an amendment for $75 million that would fund the SB3424/HB3340 (Jackson/Odom) bill that all of you have been working so hard to make happen. There are amendments to fund ball parks to building new roads to providing life-saving health care. Are the lives of people a priority?
Your help is needed again, please. When you make your call, be polite but firm.
CALLS ARE VITAL TODAY & SATURDAY to House & Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee members' HOMES in their home districts (member list with home phone #s at the end of this message).
Message
to HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS:
Support Rep. Odom’s Amendment 137 to the Budget
that will fund $75 million to restore health care coverage for medically
uninsurable constituents. These are some of the sickest, most
vulnerable people in the state, who were cut from TennCare and have
not been helped by the safety net and will not be helped by Cover Tennessee.
$75 million is needed. Anything less will not do the job.
These folks are hurting; most have been without access to essential
care for almost a year. They are depending on you. Please don’t
turn your back on constituents who are truly in need, with nowhere to
turn. The money is there. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON NOT TO VOTE
YES on AMENDMENT 137. Thank you!
Message
to SENATE MEMBERS:
Support Senator Jackson’s Amendment 133 to the Budget
that will fund $75 million to restore health care coverage for
medically uninsurable constituents. These are some of the sickest,
most vulnerable people in the state, who were cut from TennCare and
have not been helped by the safety net and will not be helped by Cover
Tennessee. $75 million is needed. Anything less will not
do the job. These folks are hurting; most have been without access to
essential care for almost a year. They are depending on you.
Please don’t turn your back on constituents who are truly in need,
with nowhere to turn. The money is there. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON
NOT TO VOTE YES on AMENDMENT 133. Thank you!
SENATE Finance Ways and Means Committee members:
Senator Douglas Henry, (Davidson county), 615) 741-3291 (*Only LP # given)
Senator Randy McNally, (Anderson, Loundon, Monroe and Knox counties), (865) 483-5544
Senator Doug Jackson, (Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis counties), thank him for sponsoring & leading this effort, (615) 446-5631
Senator Tim Burchett, (Knox county), (865) 693-1902
Senator Ward Crutchfield, (Hamilton and Marion counties), (423) 756-6700
Senator Joe Haynes, (Davidson county), (615) 859-3529
Senator Rosalind Kurita, (Cheatham, Houston, Montgomery counties), (931) 368-0182
Senator Jim Kyle, (Shelby county), (Only LP # given), (615) 741-4167
Senator Jeff Miller, (Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, and Polk counties), (423) 479-3083
Senator Ron Ramsey, (Johnson and Sullivan counties), (423) 323-4655
Senator Mike Williams, (Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union counties), (865) 992-6254
HOUSE Finance Ways and Means Committee Members:
Represenative Craig Fitzhugh, (Lauderdale, Crockett and Dyer counties), (731) 772-8978
Represenative Harry Tindell, (Knox county), (865) 524-7200
Represenative Johnny Shaw, (Hardeman and Madison counties), Secretary, (731) 658-8925
Represenative Joe Armstrong, (Knox county), (865) 532-6374
Represenative Stratton Bone, (Cannon, Troudsdale and Wilson counties), (615) 444-1717
Represenative Rob Briley, (Davidson county), (615) 650-6531
Represenative Tommie Brown, (Hamilton county), (615) 741-4374 (Only LP # given)
Represenative Kent Coleman, (Rutherford county), (Thank him for signing letter of support), 615) 741-6829
Represenative Charles Curtiss, (White, Putnam and Warren counties), (Thank him for signing letter of support), (931) 761-2765
Represenative Eugene E. Davidson, (Robertson county), (615) 696-2704
Represenative Bill Dunn, (Knox county), (865) 687-4904
Represenative Tre Hargett, (Shelby county), (901) 377-5350
RepresenativeJere L. Hargrove, (Putnam county), (931) 526-2223
Represenative Michael Harrison, (Hancock and Hawkins county), (615) 741-7480 (only LP# given)
Represenative Beth Harwell, (Davidson county), (thank her for signing letter of support), (615) 385-0357
Represenative John Hood, (Rutherford county), (615) 893-4651
Represenative Mark Maddox, (Weakley and Carroll counties), (731) 364-2685
Represenative Steve McDaniel, (Henderson, Chester, Decatur and Wayne counties), (731) 968-7883
Represenative Mike McDonald, (Sumner county), (615) 888-3081
Represenative Bob McKee, (McMinn and Monroe counties), (423) 745-4977
Represenative Kim McMillan, (Montgomery county), (931) 221-0344
Represenative Larry Miller, (Shelby county), (901) 527-8564
Represenative Doug Overbey, (Bount county), (865) 681-8236
Represenative Phillip Pinion, (Obion, Lake and Dyer counties), (731) 885-9175
Represenative Randy Rinks, (Hardin, McNairy and Decatur counties), (731) 925-3985
Represenative Dennis Roach, (Claiborne, Grainger and Jefferson counties), (865) 828-4356
Represenative Charles Sargent, (Williamson county), (615) 794-6788
Represenative Janis Sontany, (Davidson county), (615) 741-6861 (only LP # given)
Represenative Nathan Vaughn, (Sullivan county), (thank him for signing letter of support), (615) 741-6867 (only LP given)
*If Only Legislative Plaza # given - CALL 1-800-449-8366, then their 4-digit ext. (1XXXX), which is 1 + last 4 digits of their phone #.
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Tony Garr • TN Health Care Campaign