No Healthcare, No Vote
Congress Must Protect Our Healthcare
The federal government has shut down because Congress has not reached an agreement on a funding bill. Republicans currently control the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. The NAACP calls on lawmakers to reach an agreement in the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government that protects affordable healthcare access.
No Healthcare, No Vote
Lawmakers have disagreed on whether to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act's (ACA) premium tax credits, which help millions of Americans afford health insurance. Without the tax credits, the nearly 24 million people who rely on insurance purchased through the ACA would be impacted.
The threat to affordable health coverage is immediate and severe. We cannot let government funding plans hurt hard working Americans. The United States is only as healthy as its people. Congress must vote to protect healthcare access and work to reopen the government as quickly as possible.
Why This Matters:
- Healthy people, healthy country. By not extending the ACA's tax credits, the costs for 24 million people who get their health insurance through the ACA marketplace would skyrocket. And nearly 4 million could lose their coverage altogether. When millions of Americans can't afford health insurance, they'll have less support when sick, hurting us all.
- Affordable Healthcare is Our Right. The Affordable Care Act is, in part, paid for by tax dollars from American Citizens. It's our money and should go towards benefiting our lives. This isn't a Black issue or a white issue. This is an American issue, and real American lives are at stake.
Our Senators must work to reopen the federal government while supporting affordable healthcare access. The strength of our country lies in our unity. We cannot allow ourselves to be divided by health. No Healthcare, No Vote.
Email Your Senator
We need you to step up and make your voice heard. Now that the government has shut down, key services have been interrupted, 750,000 federal workers don't have an income, and it could cost our economy billions of dollars. The time to act is now. Together, we can call on Congress to reopen the federal government and protect affordable care.
Call Your Senator
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your senator(s) today. If you don't know your Senator, you can look them up here. Use this script when you speak with your lawmaker over the phone.
"Hello, my name is ___ and I live in ___. I am urging the Senator to protect affordable healthcare and work to reopen the federal government. Millions of Americans rely on the Affordable Care Act's Tax Credits for their health insurance, and your vote would mean the difference between life and death for many Americans. Please do what is right and protect and support healthcare. And remember: No Healthcare, No Vote."
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