Reflecting on last week’s election results, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said the American public wants “members of Congress who will listen and they want things to get done.”

Getting things done sounds…. refreshing!  Why not? :)

We’ve got a hugely popular, bipartisan issue that Congress can get done ASAP: continuing funding for the successful, life-saving Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Over 20,000 MomsRising members have already signed our open letter urging Congress to extend CHIP funding.  

Add your name to our letter so we can deliver 25,000 or more signatures when MomsRising members and staff deliver our letter to Congress next week. http://action.momsrising.org/sign/chipra_2014/

Democratic and Republican lawmakers created CHIP together in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children’s health and future. They were right! Thanks to CHIP, and it’s companion coverage Medicaid, the uninsured rate for kids has dropped by 50%. Today, more children have health coverage than ever before in our history. For this reason CHIP has earned the support of 83% of Americans.

Now, Congress must act soon to extend CHIP funding before millions of children who have CHIP coverage lose their health coverage. If Congress waits much longer to approve funding for CHIP, the states who oversee CHIP coverage won’t have the money they need to pay providers and insurance plans. And children will start to lose the health coverage they need to stay healthy and in school.  

Extending CHIP funding is a top concern for people and organizations who care about kids. Earlier this month, MomsRising joined 1,200 leading national, state, tribal, and local organizations urging Congressional leaders to take action before the end of the year to continue funding for CHIP. Now, your Congressional members need to hear from YOU!

Add your voice! Sign your name to call on Congress to continue funding for CHIP kids’ health coverage: http://action.momsrising.org/sign/chipra_2014/

CHIP is an economic lifeline that delivers peace of mind for millions of working families. Many parents rely on CHIP coverage for their children when employer coverage isn’t available or affordable. With this program, working parents also know that a job loss won’t mean losing health insurance for their children, and a sick child won’t mean bankruptcy.

The more of us who make our voices heard, the bigger the impact we'll have together. Please take a moment to share this information with all the moms in your life, and post this action link on Facebook and Twitter: http://action.momsrising.org/sign/chipra_2014/