One useful conversation
Make a call.
Know what to say.
Choose one goal, find the office that represents you, and make a clear request in your own words. A staff conversation or a short voicemail can get your position on record.
Read the words below, print them, or copy a script before you call. Use only the wording you agree with.
01 / Find the right office
Your House member.
Your senators.
Use an official lookup to find your member’s name and direct office number. These federal policy scripts are for your own member of Congress.
In D.C. or a U.S. territory, use the House lookup for your delegate or resident commissioner. These jurisdictions do not have U.S. senators. Use your member’s official title in the scripts below.
Looking for state or local officials?
USA.gov’s elected-official lookup ↗ can help you find them. For Medicaid, state officials can address state implementation and choices within their authority. Changing federal Medicaid law or Medicare eligibility is a request for Congress.
You enter any location details on the official site you choose. This guide does not collect or store them.
02 / Keep it simple
One issue. One clear ask.
- Choose the wording you agree with.These are suggestions, not a pledge or a required script. Read once, then use your own words.
- Make it personal only if you want to.Add one brief, truthful sentence about why the issue matters to you. Do not invent an experience. Leave out Social Security numbers, medical details, benefit records and other people’s private information.
- Ask for a written response.Let staff record your request. If they cannot answer, ask how to follow up and use the office’s official contact process for reply details.
Be respectful and firm. Staff may have limited time. One clear request and a useful follow-up are enough; you do not need to win an argument.
02 / Social Security customer service
Ask for service people can reach.
Your ask: Support accessible service, timely decisions and public reporting that shows the whole experience of getting help.
Start with this
Your short script.
My name is [name], and I’m a constituent in ZIP [ZIP]. I’m asking your office to make Social Security customer service a priority through funding and oversight, with clear public measures of access and delays. Please record my request and send a written response with the member’s position and next step. Thank you.
Ask the switchboard for your member’s office. Use the direct number on the official website when available.
After your call, tell us what happened →More detail, useful follow-ups and sources
A fuller script, if you want it.
My name is [name]. I’m a constituent in [city], ZIP [ZIP]. I’m calling to ask [member’s name and title] to make Social Security customer service a priority through funding and oversight. People need phone help they can reach, accessible appointments, clear notices and timely decisions. Please ask SSA to report the full experience: time on hold, callbacks, calls that end before help, processing delays, unresolved requests and actual accessibility. Will the member request consistent public reporting and work to fix staffing or service limits where the evidence shows problems? This is a policy call, not a request to discuss my private benefits record. Please send me the member’s written position on service standards and oversight. If I need help with an individual case, please direct me separately to the official secure casework process. Thank you.
After your call, tell us what happened →Keep the facts straight.
We are asking for a complete, consistent measurement of service and for improvements where evidence shows problems. Ask what was measured, over what period, and whether unresolved requests and access problems are included. Advocacy and help with an individual benefits case are separate.
Sources checked November 5, 2026. Estimates and policy details can change.
03 / Medicaid protection
Protect coverage and access to care.
Your ask: Support reversing the Medicaid spending reductions in Public Law 119-21 and protect eligible people’s access to care.
Start with this
Your short script.
My name is [name], and I’m a constituent in ZIP [ZIP]. I’m asking your office to support reversing the Medicaid spending reductions in Public Law 119-21 and protect eligible people’s access to coverage and care. Please record my request and send a written response with the member’s position and next step. Thank you.
Ask the switchboard for your member’s office. Use the direct number on the official website when available.
After your call, tell us what happened →More detail, useful follow-ups and sources
A fuller script, if you want it.
My name is [name]. I’m a constituent in [city], ZIP [ZIP]. I’m calling to ask [member’s name and title] to support reversing the Medicaid spending reductions in Public Law 119-21 and protect eligible people’s access to coverage and care. The federal estimate is nearly one trillion dollars over ten years. That does not mean all of that money has already been removed. Will the member support a legislative plan to restore that funding and explain how it would protect access to care? I support preventing fraud. I also want evidence that eligible people will not lose care through paperwork or funding barriers. Please record my position and send a written response identifying the action the member will take. I understand that state administration is separate; this request concerns federal law. What is the official way to provide my reply details? Thank you.
After your call, tell us what happened →Keep the facts straight.
CRS reports CBO’s estimate of $989.7 billion less in federal outlays from the law’s Medicaid provisions over fiscal years 2025–2034, relative to the January 2025 baseline. This is a ten-year estimate, not an annual cut. The total includes a nursing-home staffing provision affecting both Medicaid and Medicare.
Sources checked November 5, 2026. Estimates and policy details can change.
04 / Medicare for All
Start with Medicare at 60.
Your ask: Support Medicare for All as the goal, starting with a plan to lower the general Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
Start with this
Your short script.
My name is [name], and I’m a constituent in ZIP [ZIP]. I’m asking your office to support Medicare for All as a longer-term goal, beginning with legislation to lower general Medicare eligibility to age 60. Please record my request and send a written response with the member’s position and next step. Thank you.
Ask the switchboard for your member’s office. Use the direct number on the official website when available.
After your call, tell us what happened →More detail, useful follow-ups and sources
A fuller script, if you want it.
My name is [name]. I’m a constituent in [city], ZIP [ZIP]. I’m calling to ask [member’s name and title] to support Medicare for All as a longer-term goal, and to make lowering general Medicare eligibility from 65 to 60 a practical first step. I know Medicare at 60 is not current law and would not by itself provide coverage for everyone. Will the member support legislation to make Medicare available starting at 60, with a clear plan for coverage, funding and provider access? Please publish a comparison of what households would pay in taxes, premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and what would happen to access and choice. I’m asking for clear tradeoffs and a concrete proposal. Please record my request and send the member’s written position, including whether they support the age-60 first step. What is the official way to provide my reply details? Thank you.
After your call, tell us what happened →Keep the facts straight.
Medicare generally begins at 65 for people who meet the requirements. Some people qualify earlier because of disability, End-Stage Renal Disease or ALS. Medicare for All and a general starting age of 60 are campaign goals, not current eligibility rules. Medicare at 60 would be a first step, not Medicare for everyone or an endorsement of a particular bill.
Sources checked November 5, 2026. Estimates and policy details can change.
If you reach voicemail
A short message is enough.
Say your name and where you live, make one request, and ask for a written response. Use the office’s official secure process for casework or sensitive information.
My name is [name]. I’m a constituent in [city], ZIP [ZIP]. I’m asking [member’s name and title] to [one clear request from the script]. Please record my position and send a written response explaining the member’s position and next steps. I will use your official website to provide my reply details securely. Thank you.
03 / Close the loop
Made the call? Tell us what happened.
Return to the video you watched and leave a comment about the office you called, the goal you raised and the response you received. A voicemail or a reply you are still waiting for can be part of your account. Say what actually happened.
You can participate without a website signup. Keep personal benefit information out of public comments.
Optional: add a private report for the website scorecard
Report only calls you personally completed with office staff or by leaving a voicemail. Do not count unanswered attempts, opening a phone link or copying a script. Report your personal daily total once per activity type; repeated confirmed reports keep the highest total.
Already reported 1 call today and made another? Report 2 total, including calls for all goals, rather than another report of 1. If your calls cover multiple goals, choose “The overall effort / more than one goal” on the report form.
Email confirmation is required for the weekly count and does not subscribe you. The public weekly scorecard still requires Dr. Ed’s approval. A completed call is participation, not proof that a policy changed.
For your own follow-up, keep a private note of the office, date, request and promised response. You do not need to submit a transcript or staff member’s personal details here.
01 / Social Security benefits
Protect the benefits people count on.
Your ask: Protect scheduled Social Security benefits and act on a specific funding plan before reserves run short.
Start with this
Your short script.
My name is [name], and I’m a constituent in ZIP [ZIP]. I’m asking your office to protect scheduled Social Security benefits and support a specific financing plan before reserves run short. Please record my request and send a written response with the member’s position and next step. Thank you.
Ask the switchboard for your member’s office. Use the direct number on the official website when available.
After your call, tell us what happened →More detail, useful follow-ups and sources
A fuller script, if you want it.
My name is [name]. I’m a constituent in [city], ZIP [ZIP]. I’m calling to ask [member’s name and title] to protect scheduled Social Security benefits and support a specific financing plan before the retirement and survivors trust fund runs short. The 2026 Trustees project a 22% shortfall for that fund in late 2032 if the law does not change. This is not a cut happening today, but families need time to plan. What legislation or funding approach does the member support to protect scheduled benefits? Please explain the timeline and how the plan would affect people who rely on Social Security. Please record my policy request and send me a written response with the member’s position and next steps. What is the best official way to provide my reply details? Thank you.
Keep the facts straight.
The 2026 Trustees project that OASI, the retirement and survivors trust fund, will exhaust reserves in late 2032. Continuing income would cover 78% of scheduled benefits then: a projected 22% shortfall if the law does not change. This is not a cut today or the projection for the separate disability trust fund.
Sources checked November 5, 2026. Estimates and policy details can change.