Congressional District 1

* Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
* Phone: (202) 225-2315

Congressional District 4

* Rep. Ed Pastor
* (202) 225-4065

Congressional District 5

* Rep. Harry Mitchell
* (202) 225-2190

Congressional District 7

* Rep. Raul Grijalva
* (202) 225-2435

Congressional District 8

* Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
* (202) 225-2542

Senator John McCain (602) 952-2410

Senator John Kyl (602) 840-1891

Representative Ann Kirkpatrick

Navajo Nation, Flagstaff (928) 226-6914 Casa Grande (520) 836-3226 Prescott (928) 445-3434

Representative Trent Franks (623) 776-7911

Glendale, Peoria, Kingman, Lake Havasu, Hopi Nation

Representative John Shadegg (602) 263-5300

Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Anthem

Representative Ed Pastor (602) 256-0551

Phoenix, Tolleson, Mary Vail

Representative Harry Mitchell (480) 946-2411

Tempe, Chandler, Phoenix, Ahwatukee, Scottsdale, Mesa

Representative Jeff Flake (480) 833-0092

Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Apache Junction

Representative Raúl Grijalva

Tucson (520) 622-6788 Yuma (928) 343-7933

Representative Gabby Giffords

Tucson (520) 881-3588 Sierra Vista (520) 459-3115

Calling Tips

–Be polite, respectful and clear.

–Introduce yourself to whoever answers the phone and let them know you are a constituent – mention what city you live in.

–Tell them you are calling to say that you strongly support President Obama’s three principles for health care reform in 2009. Congress must pass a plan that reduces costs, guarantees choice – including the choice of a robust public insurance option – and ensures quality care for every American.

–Ask if your member of Congress also supports these three principles.

Example Script for Your Calls

Hello, my name is __________ and I’m a constituent calling from __________ (city or town).

I’m calling today because I wanted to let you know that I strongly support President Obama’s 3 principles for real health care reform. Congress must pass a plan that reduces health care costs, ensures quality care for every American, and guarantees choice – including a robust public insurance option.

Also, I think it’s critical to get this done in 2009; it’s just too urgent to wait any longer.

Does (Rep./Sen.) _________ support these 3 principles?

Thank you!

A recipe for disaster? Look no further than Arizona’s unelected Governor Brewer.

Ingredient 1: Wasted time

In the midst of a statewide multi-billion dollar budget crisis,
Governor Brewer called for a special session of the Arizona
legislature to address an illegal voucher program, let’s give her a “special” thanks by sending  a letter to the editor of your local paper urging the Governor and Republicans enact a budget that protects Arizona.
This move to help her supporters in the legislature affects less than 500 Arizona students
who are choosing to be educated privately. Last week during a
prolonged special session, Republicans pushed a multi-million dollar tax
credit for large corporations along party lines even though the state
Supreme Court ruled the voucher program unconstitutional in March of
this year.

Ingredient 2: The Governor’s budget
While it took four months for Brewer’s proposal to appear you would think it would provide solutions to
the budget crisis.  Instead, our Governor is stripping our state of valuable
resources and vital assets. Brewer outlines plans to borrow about $750
million by selling future revenues from the state Lottery ($450
million), conducting “sale-lease back” deals on prisons and other state
properties ($200 million), and pushing a payment for the Arizona
Health Care Cost Containment System into the next fiscal year ($104
million).

Democrats prioritize our children’s future by protecting –not cutting– school funding, Brewer plans to cut $295 million to K-12 education and another $42.9 million to the state
university system. Only with a quality education will our children be
able to compete for the best jobs in the global economy of the future
and attract businesses to our state.

“Democrats are ready and eager to negotiate a budget with the
governor,” said Assistant House Minority Leader Kyrsten Sinema.
“We are not interested in rubber-stamping bad ideas.”

Please take a moment to express your concerns about this important
issue by sending a letter to the editor.

Ingredient 3: Lack of bi-partisanship

While the Republicans in the Legislature fight with the Governor from their own Party, both refuse to work across the aisle for a budget solution.  Today the Senate voted along party lines for the legislative GOP plan, ignoring Governor Brewer’s budget! The Democrats haven’t been wasting their time bickering with each other, instead they have drafted a budget worthy of consideration.
Democratic lawmakers’ comprehensive solution includes:

• Utilizing every federal stimulus dollar available to Arizona
• Restoring necessary funding to education and middle-class families to
make our economy thrive
• Responsibly generating revenue, while holding cities, towns and
counties harmless from loss of shared
revenue, and protecting middle-class families from a high tax increase
Send a letter to the editor urging support of the Democrats budget, which protects education, and vital state services.

Yours Democratically,

Pat Burns

President

Young Democrats of Arizona

http://tinyurl.com/petwfp