District 4 Democrats Pressure Aderholt on SCHIP Vote

by: mooncat

Wed Oct 10, 2007 at 08:00:00 AM CDT

This via email, from Democrats in Alabama's 4th Congressional District:

IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION!  Help put the pressure on Aderholt to vote to override Bush’s veto…
 
As you know, President Bush vetoed a children's health care bill that would help states pay for millions of kids—mostly poor—to see a doctor when they're sick.1 Not only do 72% of Americans support this bill, but 61% of Republicans do!2
In the coming days, Congress will try to override Bush's veto with a two-thirds majority vote. The Senate already passed the bill with a bipartisan, veto-proof majority—but we still need several more votes in the House. You can help make this happen.

In Alabama, Rep. Robert Aderholt (R) initially voted "no" on this bill—but nationally, he is considered among those most likely Republicans to reconsider if we let him know that the people he represents back home are paying attention. Write a letter to the editor.  You’ll find contact information at the bottom of this email.  Call Congressman Aderholt at his Washington office, which handles legislative issues, and voice your opinion.  Be sure to say that you're a constituent—and mention your hometown.  Be polite while letting him know that you want the children in the 14 Alabama counties that he represents to have the same health insurance that his two children enjoy.
 
Congressman Aderholt’s Washington office:  202-225-4876
Another great way to ramp up pressure is for local elected leaders across the state to urge him to override Bush's veto—for the children of Alabama. Please call our state legislators and ask them to urge Rep. Aderholt to override Bush's veto and protect the health of Alabama's kids.

Marshall County Legislative Office:  256-582-0619

In Montgomery
Senator Hinton Mitchem, 334-242-7876
Representative Jeffrey McLaughlin, 334-242-7765
Representative Frank McDaniel, 334-242-7697
 
Tell your friends and neighbors.  Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper today.  Here’s contact information:

Advertiser-Gleam
P.O. Box 190
Guntersville  AL 35976
256-582-3232
e-mail:  news@advertisergleam.com
250 words or less
 
Arab Tribune
P.O. Box 605
Arab  AL 35016
Fax:  256-586-3190
e-mail:  tribnews@otelco.net
350 words or less
 
Cullman Times
300 4th Ave. SE
Cullman AL 35055
fax: 256-737-1006
 
Decatur Daily
P.O. Box 2213
Decatur AL 35609
e-mail:  editor@decaturdaily.com
    300 words or less

Letters to the Editor
The Huntsville Times
P.O. Box 1487
Huntsville AL 35807
e-mail:  letters@htimes.com
fax:  256-532-4420
250 words or less
 
Redstone Rocket
Bldg. 5300   Rm. 5144
Redstone Arsenal  AL  35898
contact:  Skip Vaughn
e-mail: skip.vaughn@redstone.army.mil
 
The Sand Mountain Reporter
P.O. Box 1729
Albertville  AL  35950
email:  jfelkins@sandmountainreporter.com
One typewritten page
 
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel
Letters to the Editor
P.O. Box 220
Scottsboro AL 35768
fax: 256-259-2709
on line:http://thedailysenti...
    200 words or less
 
 
Here’s a link to the DNC with more information:  http://www.democrats...

They're turning up the heat on Aderholt directly and on his supporters in the media and in political office.  Very smart.  I hope they are also making calls to the people who finance Aderholt's campaigns.  Money is a pressure point that's often overlooked by grassroots activists, but by toadying to Bush, Aderholt is putting those folks' investment in his political career at risk.  He's reducing their return on investment, in other words.