Section 202 Call-In: Tell Sen. Murray How Important Funding is for FY2013: 866-898-2624
by Barbara Gay
Published On: Jun 10, 2011Updated On: Mar 26, 2012 The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencices (THUD) is set to take up its FY13 funding bill and make its recommendations for program funding.
As a provider (or supporter) of senior housing, we need you to call 866-898-2624 to tell Congress how important Section 202 new development is for seniors!
What to tell your senator
- U.S. Senate: "I am calling today to ask the senator to restore funding for the Section 202 program to fund the development of new units. I strongly urge the senator to fund this important program at $600 million in FY2013 for the nation's poorest seniors."
A focus on Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (@PattyMurray) is the chair of this committee. We need her support to restore funding for the Section 202 new development program.
Next week, Sen. Murray and her colleagues will determine how much money is allocated to each program at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs for FY 2013.
As a provider of senior housing, we need you to call 866-898-2624 to tell Congress how important Section 202 new development is for seniors!
Section 202 Social media campaigns
Below are some of the messages that you can share via social media.
Facebook and LinkedIn
You can share this page on your LinkedIn or Facebook pages: http://www.leadingage.org/call_congress.aspx
Twitter
You can post a tweet about the call-in. We encourage you to create your own (please include #Section202), or use 1 of the tweets below:
Example Tweets:
- Calling on Sen. @PattyMurray to increase federal funding for #Section202: 866-898-2624 http://bit.ly/pMgBR5 #SeniorHousing
- Today we're joining @LeadingAge in telling @PattyMurray to increase funding for #Section202: 866-898-2624 http://bit.ly/pMgBR5