Republicans couldn’t pass Trumpcare, because millions of Americans—MoveOn members and many others—rose up and stopped them.
By just one vote, the Senate rejected the latest version of Trumpcare, which would’ve stripped health care from 16 million people, raised premiums for millions more, and defunded Planned Parenthood. In the days leading up to this vote, MoveOn members made more than 100,000 calls to the Senate, staged emergency rallies around the country, and shared MoveOn-produced videos on health care that’ve now been seen over 10 million times—all following months of relentless grassroots organizing.
And as the Senate was preparing to vote, MoveOn members gathered at a rally outside the Capitol. Joined by allies, elected officials, and other Americans from all walks of life, we chanted so loudly that we could be heard inside the halls of the Capitol itself! Moments after the vote, at 1:30 a.m., Senate Democrats joined the electrified crowd—sharing spine-tingling words about the power of grassroots activism and the need to always keep up the fight. People at the rally, some of whom had been there for over seven hours and some of whom were mothers with sleeping children in strollers and carriers, stood up and shared their own stories of what this victory meant to them.
There is plenty of work to be done—to protect the Affordable Care Act from new versions of Trumpcare and sabotage by the administration, to build the campaign that asserts health care is a human right and creates a Medicare-for-All-style single-payer system, to bring this grassroots energy to so many other fronts. But for today, let’s savor this win, which belongs to the grassroots.
And let’s send a clear message to the 49 Republican senators who voted to strip health care away from millions of Americans and defund Planned Parenthood, including Senator Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
Can you share your outrage at Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz by posting a message to their Facebook pages or over Twitter? You can say something like “Shame on you for voting to take health care away from your constituents! We won’t forget this cruel vote and we will hold you accountable!”
Here are different ways to share that message:
– Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sen.johncornyn/
– Tweet using their handle: @johncornyn
– Give a call: John Cornyn (R) – (202) 224-2934
– Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTedCruz
– Tweet using their handle: @SenTedCruz
– Give a call: Ted Cruz (R) – (202) 224-5922