This summit provides an opportunity for bipartisan conversation regarding this vital issue, and it is important that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are present. Please call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, ask to speak to your representative and encourage them to attend the summit. Here are some talking points to consider:
* This health care summit offers the opportunity to set a new tone in Washington.
* Children need elected officials to work together across the aisle to pass a meaningful health reform bill that supports their healthy development.
* We hope that you will attend this meeting to represent the needs of our state's children and families.
* With so many Americans unemployed and deep cuts to state budgets, help for children and families cannot come soon enough.
Here are the representatives that have been invited:
Senator Jon Kyl, R-AZ, Republican Whip
Representative George Miller, D-CA, Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA
Representative Henry Waxman, D-CA, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Senator Christopher Dodd, D-CT, Member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Senator Chuck Grassley, R-IA, Ranking Member of the Finance Committee
Senator Tom Harkin, D-IA, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Senator Richard Durbin, D-IL, Majority Whip
Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY, Republican Leader
Representative Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Majority Leader
Representative Dave Camp, R-MI, Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee
Representative John Dingell, D-MI, Chair Emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Representative John Kline, R-MN, Ranking Member of the Education and Labor Committee
Senator Max Baucus, D-MT, Chairman of the Finance Committee
Senator Harry Reid, D-NV, Majority Leader
Representative Charles Rangel, D-NY, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
Representative John Boehner, R-OH, Republican Leader
Representative James Clyburn, D-SC, Majority Whip
Representative Joe Barton, R-TX, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Representative Eric Cantor, R-VA, Republican Whip
Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
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