On June 27, the House of Representatives approved a new open-ended Medicare drug entitlement by a one-vote margin, 216-215. Many Republicans who should have known better voted to create this entitlement.
But it is still not too late to stop it.
The final form of the bill is now being negotiated in a House-Senate conference committee, and the American Conservative Union is leading a coalition of conservative organizations to stop the bill’s final passage on the House floor (see "Conservatives Can Defeat Drug Bill").
This conservative effort is targeting 73 Republican House Members, who voted the wrong way in June. If only a few of them change their minds, the new entitlement can be defeated this fall. If your representative is on this list, call him and let him know your views.
You can reach his office in Washington, D.C., through the congressional switchboard, (202) 224-3121.
Tell These Lawmakers to Oppose a New Drug Entitlement
| REPRESENTATIVE | STATE |
| Mike Rogers | Alabama |
| John Boozman | Arkansas |
| J.D. Hayworth | Arizona |
| Trent Franks | Arizona |
| Rick Renzi | Arizona |
| Wally Herger | California |
| Devin Nunes | California |
| Chris Cox | California |
| Duke Cunningham | California |
| Darrell Issa | California |
| John Doolittle | California |
| Richard Pombo | California |
| Ed Royce | California |
| Bob Beauprez | Colorado |
| Joel Hefley | Colorado |
| Cliff Stearns | Florida |
| Tom Feeney | Florida |
| Mark Foley | Florida |
| Katherine Harris | Florida |
| Adam Putnam | Florida |
| Dave Weldon | Florida |
| John Mica | Florida |
| Mac Collins | Georgia |
| Phil Gingrey | Georgia |
| Jack Kingston | Georgia |
| John Linder | Georgia |
| Steve King | Iowa |
| Butch Otter | Idaho |
| Phil Crane | Illinois |
| Donald Manzullo | Illinois |
| Mark Souder | Indiana |
| Chris Chocola | Indiana |
| Ron Lewis | Kentucky |
| Anne Northup | Kentucky |
| David Vitter | Louisiana |
| Roscoe Bartlett | Maryland |
| Pete Hoekstra | Michigan |
| John Kline | Minnesota |
| Jim Ramstad | Minnesota |
| Kenny Hulshof | Missouri |
| Todd Akin | Missouri |
| Dennis Rehberg | Montana |
| Cass Ballenger | North Carolina |
| Sue Myrick | North Carolina |
| Lee Terry | Nebraska |
| Rob Portman | Ohio |
| John Sullivan | Oklahoma |
| Tom Cole | Oklahoma |
| Joseph Pitts | Pennsylvania |
| Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania |
| Melissa Hart | Pennsylvania |
| Joe Wilson | South Carolina |
| J. Gresham Barrett | South Carolina |
| Marsha Blackburn | Tennessee |
| Paul Ryan | Texas |
| Kevin Brady | Texas |
| Jeb Hensarling | Texas |
| John Carter | Texas |
| Sam Johnson | Texas |
| Pete Sessions | Texas |
| Michael Burgess | Texas |
| Henry Bonilla | Texas |
| Eric Cantor | Virginia |
| Joann Davis | Virginia |
| J. Randy Forbes | Virginia |
| Bob Goodlatte | Virginia |
| Jennifer Dunn | Washington |
| Tom Petri | Wisconsin |
| Mark Green | Wisconsin |
| Barbara Cubin | Wyoming |
