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:
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Padilla (CA)
Feinstein (CA)
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Warren (MA)
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Heinrich (NM)
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Merkley (OR)
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Leahy (VT)
Script for cosponsors
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Hi, my name is {{NAME}} (with GROUP OR BUSINESS NAME IF YOU HAVE ONE). I live in (or I own a business in) {{State}}.
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I’m calling to thank you for cosponsoring the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.984).
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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}
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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.
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Thank you for your leadership. --------------------------------------------
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Script for non-cosponsors
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Hi, my name is {{NAME}} (with GROUP OR BUSINESS NAME IF YOU HAVE ONE). I live in (or I own a business in) {{State}}.
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I’m calling to ask you to cosponsor the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act. The bill number is S.984.
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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.
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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}
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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.
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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. ----------------------------------------------