Tell Congress: Keep America Safe
The President’s budget eliminates the CDC Injury Center, putting American lives at risk. The time to act is now.
The CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is America’s leader on preventing overdose, suicide and other injuries. Its work is irreplaceable and saves lives in all 50 states.
1. Call or write your Members of Congress
When senators and representatives hear from individuals and organizations, they learn how cuts will directly impact constituents in their state or district. Your outreach provides important local context and personal stories.
Use our phone script as a guide to use when calling Congressional offices to ask for continued funding for the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Contact info: Representatives | Senators
2. Schedule an in-district or Zoom meeting with your Members of Congress
Use our meeting toolkit to advocate for continued funding, including talking points and a one-pager summarizing our key points to leave behind.
Bring along your state fact sheet that includes specific funding amounts for your state.
3. Say thank you to those who signed the “Dear Colleague” letter to protect the Injury Center
Recently, we circulated a Dear Colleague letter to urge the continued funding for the CDC Injury Prevention Center.
Below, you will find those who signed it.
If your Representative(s) or Senator(s) are on the list, we encourage you to write a brief thank you email to them.
Contact info: Representatives | Senators
Here is a template email to get you started.
Senators
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT)
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Representatives
Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)
Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI)
Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH)
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA)
Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)
Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)
Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL)
Rep. Lizzie·Fletcher (D-TX)
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY)
Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA)
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
Rep. Jim McGovern, (D-A)
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Del. Stacey Plaskett (VI)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC)
Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA)
Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)
4. Help us spread the word!
Post about the great work of the Injury Center on social media.
Use our social media toolkit to get started!
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