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Categories: Action Alerts, Affordable Healthcare, Budget Priorities, Social Justice, Women's Issues
Yesterday, Progress Ohio sent out a call to action - we asked you to write Letters To The Editor using our "Speak Out" tool.
The topic: The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
The message: Urge Ohio Congressional Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-1), Jean Schmidt (OH-2), Jim Jordan (OH-4), Bob Latta (OH-5) and John Boehner (OH-8) to stand with Ohio's families and vote to override Bush's veto of SCHIP reauthorization.
In just 24 hours, the Progress Ohio community has generated almost 1,000 Letters To The Editor to 64 different Ohio newspapers.
Top 10 newspaper recipients: Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer, Mansfield News Journal, Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository, Newark Advocate, and the Lorain Chronicle-Telegram.
On behalf of the 122,000 Ohio kids whose health care coverage hangs in the balance, Progress Ohio staff extends a HUGE THANK YOU to those of you who have taken action on this issue!
Progress Ohio--powered by YOU.
Our original call to action:
The health care coverage of 122,000 Ohio kids hangs in the balance. Can you spare a minute to help?
Next week, Congress will vote to override Bush's veto of the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We need each and every one of the 18 Congressional Representatives from Ohio to stand with Ohio's families, and vote to override Bush's veto.
13 of them, including 6 republicans, are with us on this. Four are not.
At least not yet.
This week, as part of our ongoing multi-pronged effort to bring Steve Chabot(OH-1), John Boehner (OH-8), Jean Schmidt (OH-2), and Jim Jordan (OH-4) into the fold, Progress Ohio is spearheading a Letter To The Editor (LTE) campaign.
Our partner organizations in other key states are targeting their Representatives with LTE's as well. We need active members of the Progress Ohio community (that's you) to help us do our part here in Ohio.
Why Write A Letter To The Editor?
Legislators and their staffs do read LTE's to get a sense of public opinion. Also, LTE's can help generate overall media buzz on an issue.
About Progress Ohio's Speak Out tool
The email addresses for the newspapers' editorial boards are already in there, sample letters are there too. In just a couple of clicks, you'll be done.
You ARE public opinion. Write a Letter To The Editor to make your voice heard.
I am for keeping the pressure on the dissenters.
The SCHIP legislation has been used as a political pawn long enough!
Maybe the next step -- and I think Obama has suggested this -- is to eliminate the media filter (newspaper)and have a more direct citizen-government network link. On the other hand, the media screens out a lot of cranks.
It's a good thing you do, Lorraine. Keep it up.