Call your senators on the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act. The bill number is S.984
Link to find your US Senators:
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Link to see if your Senator is a cosponsor:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2960/cosponsors?r=1&s=1
Current U.S. Senate cosponsors:
Padilla (CA)
Feinstein (CA)
Warren (MA)
Heinrich (NM)
Merkley (OR)
Leahy (VT)
Script for cosponsors
Hi, my name is {{NAME}} (with GROUP OR BUSINESS NAME IF YOU HAVE ONE). I live in (or I own a business in) {{State}}.
I’m calling to thank you for cosponsoring the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.984).
This important bill comprehensively addresses the plastic pollution crisis with the urgency it requires. For too long, plastic producers have been profiting while they continue polluting our waterways and communities. {You can add a personal statement about why this matters to you}
Thank you for protecting our {{State}} communities and contributing to a more sustainabile future. We hope we can count on you to continue supporting legislation to reduce single use plastic pollution in the future too.
Thank you for your leadership. --------------------------------------------
Don't see your senators name above?
Script for non-cosponsors
Hi, my name is {{NAME}} (with GROUP OR BUSINESS NAME IF YOU HAVE ONE). I live in (or I own a business in) {{State}}.
I’m calling to ask you to cosponsor the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act. The bill number is S.984.
The bill comprehensively addresses the plastic pollution crisis with the urgency it requires. For too long, plastic producers have been profiting while they continue polluting our waterways and communities.
This bill will reduce plastic pollution across our country by phasing out certain single-use plastic products, shifting to producers the responsibility for their waste, and pausing new plastic production. {You can add a personal statement about why this matters to you}
Please cosponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act today. This is a chance for {Sen. ___________} to be a leader in confronting the plastic pollution problem.
To cosponsor the bill, reach out to Caitlin Buchanan in Sen. Merkley’s office at caitlin_buchanan@merkley.senate.gov.
Thank you for considering my request. ----------------------------------------------