Kill the bill!

Word is that the House plans to vote on (and, thus, likely pass) March 11 the Senate's version of the health care bill.

This means there's no time to wait -- the time to act is now. Here's what we need to do:

Contact key lawmakers and urge them not to support the bill. Namely, reach out to:

Rep. John Adler, D-N.J.

1223 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4765

Fax: (202) 225-0778

Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa.

332 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2565

Fax: (202) 226-2274

Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash.

2350 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3536

Fax: (202) 225-3478

Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga.

213 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2823

Fax: (202) 226-3377

Rep. John Boccieri, D-Ohio

1516 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3876

Fax: (202) 225-3059

Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va.

2187 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3861

Fax: (202) 225-0442

Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla.

1227 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5235

Fax: (202) 225-5615

Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky.

1504 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4706

Fax: (202) 225-2122

Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.

2306 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4231

Fax: (202) 225-6887

Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa.

2417 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5546

Fax: (202) 226-0996

Rep. Larry Kissell, D-N.C.

512 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3715

Fax: (202) 225-4036

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, D-Fla.

238 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2706

Fax: (202) 226-6299

Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr., D-Md.

314 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5311

Fax: (202) 225-0254

Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo.

2108 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4676

Fax: (202) 225-5870

Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y.

1208 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3161

Fax: (202) 226-6599

Fax -- it's the best way to contact representatives. Here's why: Your phone calls will be answered by congressional staffers, not your direct representative. Many staffers will simply check a box indicating your support or opposition for a particular legislation and why, rather than deliver a clear message to their boss. If a staffer sounds like a note-taker, be polite, and ask the staff member to repeat your message back to you to ensure he or she gets it right.

Further, letters sent to Washington, D.C. are first routed to Cincinnati, where workers spend two weeks inspecting each envelope for anthrax. (Remember that scare a few years ago? Yeah, they're still checking for that.) So, timely messages mailed to your rep may get there too late.

But it still doesn't hurt to call Congress. Incessant ringing phones all delivering the same message ("Kill the bill!") are impossible to ignore. The toll-free phone numbers for the congressional switchboard, as of Jan. 18, are:

1-800-833-6354

1-866-340-9281

1-866-808-0065

1-877-762-8762 (as someone pointed out to me, also appropriately abbreviated 1-877-SOB-U-SOB. Easy to remember!)

If you can't get through one phone number, try the next!

Sign petitions. FreedomWorks has started an electronic "No Reconciliation" petition to send to legislators. Add your name to this list, and you don't even have to sign up to receive e-mails from FreedomWorks.

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