[Colorado-talk] FW: WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY to keep people with disabilities free and alive.

Tue Jun 27 17:05:25 UTC 2017

Here are Sen. Gardner's offices once again.

Gardner Offices:
~Pueblo
503 N. Main St., Ste. 426
Pueblo, CO 81003
P: (719) 543-1324
F: (202) 228-7174

Denver
1125 17th St., Ste. 525
Denver, CO 80202
P: (303) 391-5777
F: (202) 228-7171

Grand Junction
400 Rood Ave., Federal Bldg., Ste. 220
Grand Junction, CO 81501
P: (970) 245-9553
F: (202) 228-7173

Greeley
801 8th St., Ste. 140A
Greeley, CO 80631
P: (970) 352-5546
F: (202) 228-7172

Yuma
529 N. Albany St., Ste. 1220
Yuma, CO 80759
P: (970) 848-3095
F: (202) 228-7175

Colorado Springs
102 S. Tejon St., Ste. 930
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
P: (719) 632-6706
F: (202) 228-7176

Fort Collins
2001 S. Shields St.,
Building H, Ste. 104
Fort Collins, CO 80526
P: (970) 484-3502

Washington, D.C.
354 Russell
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
P: (202) 224-5941
F: (202) 224-6524

Durango
329 S.Camino Del Rio,
Suite I
Durango, CO 81303
P: (970) 259-1231
F: (970) 259-4276

On 6/27/17, Scott C. Labarre via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> This ust be what Lorinda was mentioning in her message.  Please keep calling
> and sending messages to Gardner.
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> Thanks,
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> Scott
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> From: Julie Reiskin [mailto:jreiskin at ccdconline.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:52 AM
> To: slabarre at labarrelaw.com
> Subject: WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY to keep people with disabilities free and
> alive.
>
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>
> Dear Members:
>
> We should know very soon if the Senate will vote to hurt us badly enough to
> cause the second eugenics movement --which will happen if Medicaid funds are
> strangled and capped and states have to spend less.   YOU CAN HELP STOP THIS
> TODAY --ADAPT and others are sitting in at Gardner's office in Downtown
> Denver.  They will be there indefinitely and you can support their important
> work and if you are not in Denver you can call--or visit your local office
> TODAY.  Senator Gardner has not said yet whether he will support this awful
> bill.  He needs to keep hearing from people.   I am attaching the ADAPT
> Press Release.
>
> In Colorado that is $340 million the first year.   This would need to come
> out of optional benefits.  The top spending in optional benefits in Colorado
> are
>
> 1.	-Home and Community Based Services,
> 2.	-Mental Health
> 3.	-Prescription Drugs
>
> Medicaid is unlikely to stop funding drugs but can limit drug access
> severely.  They are unlikely to cut mental health because the mental health
> industry has a strong lobby (we do not support cutting either mental health
> or drugs).  This means cuts to HCBS or limits so strict it makes our
> independence impossible.   The other optional services are dental and care
> coordination but neither are enough to make up for the $340 million they
> need.  Because of TABOR, the state cannot just supplement even if it did
> have the money.
>
> Today many groups in the Metro area will be protesting at Senator Gardner's
> office.   It is my hope that the protest can turn into a celebration.  It is
> imperative that his phones ring off the hook ALL DAY LONG.   Contact
> information is below.  Please call DC and your local office.  If you have
> fax capabilities fax.  The message is
>
> 1) This bill will destroy Medicaid for people with disabilities and cause
> states to ration care hurting the most severely disabled.
>
> 2)  This bill does not fix the problems with the Affordable Care Act.  Most
> people will end up being forced to spend MORE on health care, especially
> people in RURAL areas and anyone between the ages of 50 and 65.   One
> analysis had a 62 year old making about $52,000 a year having to spend more
> than $20,000 on health care costs.
>
> 3) This bill cannot be fixed, it was rushed, it is not workable.  Please
> vote NOT TO PROCEED and work with Senators Heller and Bennet and other
> moderates from both sides, the bipartisan Governor's group and those of us
> directly affected to come up with something that works for everyone.  This
> will take time.   You promised to fix the problems and doing so properly
> takes time and collaboration.
>
> WHAT HAPPENS NOW:   The bill will be introduced in the Senate and the first
> thing that happens is the Senate has to vote to proceed.   If they cannot
> get enough votes to proceed it stops for now.  THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, A NO
> VOTE ON PROCEEDING.  If they do proceed they have 20 hours of debate where
> they can do amendments.  These amendments will not have been made public or
> discussed or analyzed by anyone.  Then in 20 hours, they vote on the bill.
> TODAY WE ASK that Gardner vote NO on proceeding.  'Contact info for each
> office is here:
>
> Pueblo 503 N. Main Street, Suite 426  Pueblo, CO 81003
>
> Phone: (719) 543-1324  Fax: (202) 228-7174
>
> Colorado Springs 102 S. Tejon Street, Suite 930 Colorado Springs, CO 80903
>
> Phone:(719) 632-6706 Fax: (202) 228-7176
>
> Denver 1125 17th Street, Suite 525 Denver, CO 80202
>
> Phone: (303) 391-5777 Fax: (202) 228-7171
>
> Grand Junction 400 Rood Avenue, Federal Bldg., Suite 220 Grand Junction, CO
> 81501
>
> Phone: (970) 245-9553 Fax:  (202) 228-7173
>
> Greeley 801 8th Street, Suite 140A Greeley, CO 80631
>
> Phone: (970) 352-5546 Fax: (202) 228-7172
>
> Fort Collins 2001 S. Shields Street, Building H Fort Collins, CO 80526
>
> Phone: (970) 484-3502
>
> Yuma 529 North Albany Street, Suite 1220 Yuma, CO 80759
>
> Phone: (970) 848-3095 Fax: (202) 228-7175
>
> Durango 329 S. Camino Del Rio, Suite I Durango, CO 81303
>
> Phone: (970) 259-1231 Fax: (970) 259-4276
>
> DC Phone: (202) 224-5941 Fax:  (202) 224-6524
>
> https://www.gardner.senate.gov/contact-cory/email-cory
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> Thank you for your efforts ----we appreciate each and every one of you!
>
> In Solidarity and Freedom for ALL People with Disabilities
>
> Julie
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Dan Burke
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