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Urgent: Please Make Calls About Syringe Exchange Now!!Congress Could Make Decisions About Syringe Exchange Funding as Soon as Today!
December 12, 2011 Click here for more info or keep reading We are hearing that negotiations on the appropriations bill, including riders like syringe exchange, are taking place at the highest levels. Syringe exchange may be in danger. We need to get calls to the offices below. Please take a minute to make some calls ASAP while there is still time!! PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL AS FAR AS POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW MAKE 4 calls (in this order) to the President, Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senator negotiators and leadership from your state, and Speaker Pelosi. Please call President Barack Obama: 202-456-1414 The message for the President is: My name is _______. I live in <Your City, State>. Thank you for your past support of syringe exchange. I support maintaining current language that allows local officials to make their own decisions to use federal and local Washington DC funds for Syringe Exchange. Please do not allow the Senate or House to change the current law in the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations negotiations. Thank you. Calling Senate Majority Leader Reid and Other Senators: *Harry Reid (D-NV) Majority Leader: 202-224-3542 The Message for all of the Senators including Senator Reid is: My name is _______. I live in <Your City, State>. I support maintaining current language that allows local officials to make their own decisions to use federal and local Washington DC funds for Syringe Exchange. Please do not change the current law in the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations negotiations. Thank you. Alaska Arkansas Hawaii Illinois Iowa Louisiana Montana Nebraska New York Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Washington Calling Speaker Pelosi: Please call Speaker Nancy Pelosi: 202-225-0100 The message for the Speaker is: My name is _______. I live in <Your City, State>. Thank you for your past support of syringe exchange. I support maintaining current language that allows local officials to make their own decisions to use federal and local Washington DC funds for Syringe Exchange. Please do not allow the Senate or House to change the current law in the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations negotiations. Thank you. Thank you for your attention to this issue. Please call now -- Share with your friends. We absolutely need to keep up the calls as long as we can. This article was provided by HIV Prevention Justice Alliance. Visit HIV Prevention Justice Alliance's website to find out more about their activities and publications.
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