Hopefully, you have already contacted the Senate conferees whose names we sent to you in the last message. Now we urge you to contact the House conferees, especially if you are a constituent of one of them. Also, we ask that you call them in their home district offices. Here are some instructions, followed by a list of the House conferees and their phone numbers. At this time, letters may be too late and email may be lost in the huge backlog in Congress.
Telephone calls reflect the importance of the issue.
Thank them for including the tax deduction in the House version of the bill and ask them to make sure it remains in the conference version. Explain that the tax deduction will allow more writers, artists and similarly self-employed people of modest means to buy health insurance. Calls from constituents in the home districts have influence. Ask for the legislative aide who specializes in health care issues. Tell the aide that your message must be delivered pronto because the question could come up any day.