Last week, I sent the note below to our Wellstone Action Network. Today, I'm asking you make one phone call to urge members of Congress to go the distance and take the final steps to making the Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act become law.
Dear friends,
Since 2003, we've been working hard together to pass legislation in my father's name that will end discrimination against people with mental illness and addiction.
Look what we've accomplished:
- Six rallies across the country
- 21,510 faxes sent to Congress
- Thousands of constituent calls
- 13 personal visits to Washington
- One historic vote in the House
I know we've asked you to do a lot. Believe me, I never expected this common-sense legislation would require so much time and navigation through the arcane and quirky ins and outs of Washington. Especially since many promises were made five years ago to pass this in honor of my dad -- something I remind lawmakers of when I visit them in the halls of power, and ask them to take this historic step to end discrimination against people with mental illness and addiction. But in the last few months, I've seen how my voice, backed up by thousands of yours, has made a difference. So I need you to pick up the phone one more time.
Tomorrow, July 9th, is a National Call-In Day for the Wellstone bill. We need you to call your Senators and Representatives and tell them to take the final step and find the funding necessary and pass the bill now. All the policy details have been ironed out, and the House and Senate have agreed on a compromise bill. All that's left is to find the dollars, and it's imperative that lawmakers do that soon.
Tomorrow morning I'll send out all the call-in details. If you're not already, sign up for our email list here so you'll get the information.
Thanks for your help,
David
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