Join our National Day of Action NOW! Your voice can help protect cures for millions.

Please ask your elected officials in Washington to increase federal funding for lifesaving medical research. Now is the time to make sure America’s fight for cures is funded.

How to Call Your Member of Congress.

  1. Identify who your Member of Congress is and your Member’s office phone number at: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members.

    • You can also call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121, but you may need to wait on hold.

  2. Once connected with your Member’s office, use the call script to the right to request that your Member support increased federal funding for lifesaving medical research.

  3. Remember to call both your Representative and two Senators!

Call-In Script.

(You should always use your own words – this is meant to be a starting point.)

  • Hello, my name is [FIRST NAME], and I am calling from [CITY].

  • I am calling today to ask the [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to increase funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health in this year’s final budget.

  • [SHARE A SENTENCE OR TWO ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL STORY/EXPERIENCE AND WHY RESEARCH FOR CURES/TREATMENTS IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU]

  •  That’s why funding for research at NIH is so important to me.

  •  Will the [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] support increasing funding for medical research at NIH in this year’s budget?

  •  Thank you.

 Staff may ask you for your zip code.