Make calls for PFML benefits expansion!

Call on the DC Council to make the paid family and medical leave benefits expansion retroactive! When we can't visit the Council in person, a personal phone call is the next best thing.

Today we're calling Councilmembers Allen, Henderson, McDuffie, and Cheh. These calls should take less than a couple minutes.

Use the script below as a guide, but feel free to share any personal reasons for why you are making this phone call.

To call CM Allen: (202) 724-8072
To call CM Henderson: (202) 724-8105
To call CM McDuffie: (202) 724-8028
To call CM Cheh: (202) 724-8062
(If you get voicemail instead of a staffer, please hang up and try back in a few minutes if you can. If you call a few times and still keep getting voicemail, feel free to leave a message using the script below.)

Hi, my name is ______, and I live in (Ward # or neighborhood). I’m calling to ask that the Council include in the FY23 budget language to make expanded PFML benefits retroactive from July - October - and the funding to pay for it. I hope that Councilmember [name of councilmember] will support an amendment to the Budget Support Act toward those ends. I am advocating for this because no one should have to lose their income in order to care for themselves or the people they love [or a different reason for why this is important to you]. Thank you for taking my call.

Remember to thank the staff you talk to - they work hard and are fielding a lot of our calls!

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION!
Email jenna.israel@jufj.org if you have any questions.