{"id":13702,"date":"2023-10-09T15:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texansforvaccinechoice.com\/?p=13702"},"modified":"2024-07-15T08:29:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:29:30","slug":"the-special-session-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texansforvaccinechoice.com\/the-special-session-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"TFVC IS BACK IN ACTION AT THE CAPITOL!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ACTION ALERT: SENATE HHS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS BANNING PRIVATE COVID VACCINE MANDATES<\/strong><\/p>

A third special legislative session began on October 9, and Governor Abbott thankfully added \u201cprohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers\u201d as a priority legislative issue. On Tuesday, October 10, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will proactively meet to consider such legislation.<\/span><\/p>

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY CONTACTING THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TODAY!<\/strong><\/p>

1- Email the Committee Members<\/strong><\/p>

lois.kolkhorst@senate.texas.gov, charles.perry@senate.texas.gov, cesar.blanco@senate.texas.gov, bob.hall@senate.texas.gov, kelly.hancock@senate.texas.gov, bryan.hughes@senate.texas.gov, morgan.lamantia@senate.texas.gov, borris.miles@senate.texas.gov, kevin.sparks@senate.texas.gov<\/p>

*You are welcome to copy and paste all of the emails above in the TO: field of your draft to send just one email to all committee members at one time. Sample message is below.<\/p>

2- Call the Committee Members\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Chairwoman Kolkhorst \u2013 512-463-0118
Vice-Chair Perry \u2013 512-463-0128
Sen. Blanco \u2013 512-463-0129
Sen. Hall \u2013 512-463-0102
Sen. Hancock \u2013 512-463-0109
Sen. Hughes \u2013 512-463-0101
Sen. LaMantia \u2013 512-463-0127
Sen. Miles \u2013 512-463-0113
Sen. Sparks \u2013 512-463-0131<\/p>

SAMPLE MESSAGE:<\/p>

Dear Senator,<\/p>

I am writing to you today to ask you to please vote SB 7 swiftly out of the HHS Committee to prohibit private employer COVID-19 mandates.\u00a0<\/p>

\u00a0Thank you,
[YOUR NAME]<\/em><\/p>

Or use your own personal experience in your email to the committee regarding COVID vaccine mandates.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Want to participate in person and testify orally at the hearing?<\/strong>
We make it easy! Promise! After reviewing TFVC\u2019s How to Testify PowerPoint<\/a>, you can write your own two minute testimony or we can provide speaking notes for you. Email Michelle today to get more information about submitting oral or written testimony: Michelle@texansforvaccinechoice.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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