Dear Congresswoman/Congressman/Senator X ,
Exactly 5 years ago we changed the State Of The Union address with a late addition for the Opioid Epidemic. Full Story. We’re asking again that on February 7th, President Biden appeal for immediate funding – this time for Fentanyl Fathers to warn every high schooler in America directly, in person, about Fentanyl’s imminent threat to their life.
As you may know, Monday (1/31/23) Cathy McMorris Rodgers held a tech roundtable on Fentanyl. Today, (2/2/23) we are meeting with Senator Tammy Baldwin’s team to consult on how best to present to Wisconsin’s High Schools and to re-introduce Bruce’s Law, which Fentanyl Father Sandy Snodgrass created last year.
While Big Tech can help, respectfully and from experience we can assure you it falls far short of solving the problem. Other wise the $6 Billion we raised in 2018 that was blown on PSAs would have put a bigger dent into this crisis. OD deaths did decrease significantly that year according to the CDC, but it was not nearly a fix. The good news is we finally figured it out. It’s not laziness by simply buying media – but hard, organized, COMMITTED work via in person school assembly presentations by bereaved parents like us.
We’re Fentanyl Fathers, Fentanyl’s MADD.org, and we need your help.
Why you?
You showed your fentanyl cards face up when you signed your name to all Naloxone manufactures.
Fentanyl killed my precious son, so I co-founded Fentanyl Fathers as a positive path forward. (My other co-founders are CC’d).
Our mission is to warn America’s High Schoolers via in person efficacious assemblies. They DO work, which we also know by experience.
The Ad Council and Meta (Facebook) are encouraging parents to ‘Drop The F*Bomb’ with their kids (Fentanyl being the F*Bomb). Respectfully, that is more of the same. 2018 called, and they want their failed strategy back. Expect only a minor decrease in deaths. It’s not enough.
BUT – our High School Assemblies blow kids away! Afterward they’re more likely to drink gasoline than they are ingest a non-prescribed pill. NO ONE has died in the schools we present to after our 1 hour “show”.
In less than an hour we cover Dead On Arrival, Parents (LIVE TESTIMONY), Facts, Q&A, Declare “I’ll never try…”, FREE Naloxone, and done. (NARCAN is behind us on this initiative, so is ZIMHI and Hikma.) It really works. Our #1 student feedback is “OMG! I had NO idea!!”
Next week we are filming (date TBD tomorrow) a typical assembly at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Michigan and we’ll will be happy to upload and share the experience with you. Media and your colleagues John James (Brother Rice Alumnus) and Senator Gary Peters have indicated they’ll attend – schedule permitting on a Monday or Friday. Minimally they’ll have a representative there. This will empower you to get behind us by endorsement and opening any other doors in the state you may feel comfortable opening for us.
If the long shot SOTU late addition doesn’t work, here is what we’ll need: 1) Fast track financing grant help to hit all 25,077 schools US Schools, starting with 50 State Directors, including your home state of X . We’re a 501c3 initiative of the National Defense Foundation. 2) Overcoming School Reluctance with either mandating Fentanyl Awareness – like San Diego County has already done, or offering a $1,000 scholarship to schools that have already experienced a student’s Fentanyl death. The scholarship will be named in the deceased student’s honor. Optimally the lost kid’s parent will deliver the assembly message, already set up for him or her with the exception of their own personal story 3) A talented sales team to recruit bereaved parents – by FAR the most effective presenters. We’ll also need data – their cell phone numbers. There were 220,000 new ones created last year from the brand new record of 110,000+ deaths in 2022.
Next steps: A zoom scheduled with your team to brainstorm solutions to our challenges for your state. Minimally we request to be heard in a meeting with you. We have to move on this and we don’t have the luxury of time. A kid dies every 5 minutes from Fentanyl. In your state of, __#__ died last year (or 2021 if only that data is available – google it).
We looking forward to a timely response – you of all people know how high the stakes are. Since you signed that Naloxone request letter in April 2022, 75,000 more Americans died. Obviously we need to move much faster.
Sincerely,
George, Paul, Ringo or John.
Assignments below:
4-12-22 “Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, along with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), led a bicameral, bipartisan group of colleagues in sending letters to seven major manufacturers of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, urging them to apply for over the counter (OTC) status for their products to help increase access and save lives.”
Team, we have 33 letters to e-mail, then follow up with a phone call to their state office (they normally answer) during business hours.
Sandy, Greg, Jamie, Bob. Tom is on on temporary injured reserve but he can see how much work we have to do here. CC all including Tom with his new e-mail. Add Bob Carey to each email. Re-read before you send. You’ll need to fill in blanks for the state name and google the number who died in that state. Our goal is a zoom meeting, which we’ll then move to in person relationships and partner with willing elected officials who can help us. Remember what Sandy got done! Jack said these people can push grant money to the top for us from agencies.
Under each name I will give the Chief of Staff’s e-mail along with State Director, scheduler, and suggested phone number from my access to these.
1) Tammy Baldwin United States Senator | Done – we have a meeting Thursday. You have invite.
2) Margaret Wood Hassan United States Senator. Sandy, part of Bruce’s Law.
Deputy Chief of StaffSen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH-S02)
T: 202-224-3324 E: kelly_boyer@hassan.senate.gov
State DirectorSen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH-S02)
T: 603-622-2204 E: jennifer_kuzma@hassan.senate.gov
Chief of Staff Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH-S02)
T: 202-224-3324 E: marc_goldberg@hassan.senate.gov
3) Brian Fitzpatrick Member of Congress | Bob
District Director Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)
T: 215-579-8102 E: kyle.melander@mail.house.gov
Chief of Staff Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)
T: 202-225-4276 E: joseph.knowles@mail.house.gov
Deputy Chief of Staff; Scheduler Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)
T: 202-225-4276 E: emery.boylan@mail.house.gov
4) Susan Collins United States Senator | Sandy
Director, Scheduling Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME-S01)
T: 202-224-2523 E: tess_haller@collins.senate.gov
Chief of Staff Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME-S01)
T: 202-224-2523 E: steve_abbott@collins.senate.gov
State Office Representative Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME-S01)
T: 207-622-8414 E: ellie_espling@collins.senate.gov
5) Carolyn B. Maloney Chairwoman Committee on Oversight and Reform NOTE: WAS REPLACED BY JERRY NADLER | Sandy
District DirectorRep. Jerry L. Nadler (D-NY-12)
T: 212-367-7350E: robert.gottheim@mail.house.gov
SchedulerRep. Jerry L. Nadler (D-NY-12)
T: 202-225-5635E: asha.armstrong@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Jerry L. Nadler (D-NY-12)
T: 212-367-7350E: amy.rutkin@mail.house.gov
6) Angus S. King, Jr. United States Senator | Bob Note: Bob Carey to supply
7) Joe Manchin III United States Senator | Jamie
State DirectorSen. Joe Manchin III (D-WV-S01)
T: 304-342-5855E: mara_boggs@manchin.senate.gov
SchedulerSen. Joe Manchin III (D-WV-S01)
T: 202-224-3954E: anne_raffaelli@manchin.senate.gov
Senior AdvisorSen. Joe Manchin III (D-WV-S01)
T: 304-342-5855E: michael_browning@manchin.senate.gov
8) Sheldon Whitehouse United States Senator | Greg
State DirectorSen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI-S02)
T: 401-453-5294E: george_carvalho@whitehouse.senate.gov
9) Shelly Moore Capito United States Senator | Sandy
State DirectorSen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV-S02)
T: 304-347-5372E: bill_bissett@capito.senate.gov
Chief of StaffSen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV-S02)
T: 202-224-6472E: joel_brubaker@capito.senate.gov
Director, SchedulingSen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV-S02)
T: 202-224-6472E: lauren_allen@capito.senate.govo
10) Lisa Murkowski United States Senator | Sandy HAS THIS ALREADY.
Chief of StaffSen. Lisa A. Murkowski (R-AK-S01)
T: 202-224-6665E: kaleb_froehlich@murkowski.senate.gov
11) Ben Ray Luján United States Senator | Bob
Chief of StaffSen. Ben Ray Luján Jr. (D-NM-S02)
T: 202-224-6621E: carlos_sanchez@lujan.senate.gov
Field RepresentativeSen. Ben Ray Luján Jr. (D-NM-S02)
T: 575-252-6188E: constance_williams@lujan.senate.gov
State DirectorSen. Ben Ray Luján Jr. (D-NM-S02)
T: 202-224-6621E: ane_romero@lujan.senate.gov
Director, SchedulingSen. Ben Ray Luján Jr. (D-NM-S02)
T: 202-224-6621E: rebekah_kirkwood@lujan.senate.gov
12) Edward J. Markey United States Senator | Bob
State DirectorSen. Ed Markey (D-MA-S02)
T: 617-565-8519E: james_cantwell@markey.senate.gov
Chief of StaffSen. Ed Markey (D-MA-S02)
T: 202-224-2742E: john_walsh@markey.senate.gov
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations; SchedulerSen. Ed Markey (D-MA-S02)
T: 202-224-2742E: sarah_butler@markey.senate.gov
13) Brian Schatz United States Senator | Jamie
Director, Constituent ServicesSen. Brian E. Schatz (D-HI-S01)
T: 808-523-2061E: jennifer_wooton@schatz.senate.gov
SchedulerSen. Brian E. Schatz (D-HI-S01)
T: 202-224-3934E: diane_miyasato@schatz.senate.gov
Chief of StaffSen. Brian E. Schatz (D-HI-S01)
T: 202-224-3934E: eric_einhorn@schatz.senate.gov
14) Patrick Leahy United States Senator | Greg
Succeeded by Peter Welch
State DirectorSen. Peter F. Welch (D-VT-S02)
T: 802-642-3193E: rebecca_ellis@welch.senate.gov
Chief of StaffSen. Peter F. Welch (D-VT-S02)
T: 202-224-4242E: alexandra_golden@welch.senate.gov
Director, Scheduling and AdministrationSen. Peter F. Welch (D-VT-S02)
T: 202-224-4242E: lindsay_wagner-oreson@welch.senate.gov
15) Peter Meijer Member of Congress Voted out, Greg hits replacement. (Michigan) replaced by Hillary Jeanne Scholten
SchedulerRep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03)
T: 202-225-3831E: matt.campbell2@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03)
T: 202-225-3831E: craig.kwiecinski@mail.house.gov
District DirectorRep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03)
T: 616-451-8383E: anissa.eddie@mail.house.gov
16) Mariannette J. Miller-Meeks, M.D. Member of Congress | Sandy
SchedulerRep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01)
T: 202-225-6576E: tara.pinette@mail.house.gov
District DirectorRep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01)
T: 563-232-0930E: aaron.mckay@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01)
T: 202-225-6576E: tyler.menzler@mail.house.gov
17) Elizabeth Warren United States Senator | Greg
State Scheduler; Special Projects CoordinatorSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA-S01)
T: 617-565-3170E: dana_larkin@warren.senate.gov
SchedulerSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA-S01)
T: 202-224-4543E: ami_kutzen@warren.senate.gov
Chief of StaffSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA-S01)
T: 202-224-4543E: jonathan_donenberg@warren.senate.gov
18) Amy Klobuchar United States Senator | Jamie Note: NO INFO – Need Bob Carey to get it.
19) Richard Blumenthal United States Senator | Greg
Mr. Joel Kelsey
Chief of StaffSen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT-S01)
T: 202-224-2823E: joel_kelsey@blumenthal.senate.gov
Mr. Joel Kelsey
Chief of StaffSen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT-S01)
T: 202-224-2823E: joel_kelsey@blumenthal.senate.gov
Mr. Richard Kehoe
State DirectorSen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT-S01)
T: 860-258-6940E: richard_kehoe@blumenthal.senate.gov
20) Sherrod Brown United States Senator | Jamie
State DirectorSen. Sherrod C. Brown (D-OH-S01)
T: 216-522-7272E: john_ryan@brown.senate.gov
Acting Chief of Staff; Director, CommunicationsSen. Sherrod C. Brown (D-OH-S01)
T: 202-224-2315E: trudy_perkins@brown.senate.gov
Director, Scheduling; Executive AssistantSen. Sherrod C. Brown (D-OH-S01)
T: 202-224-2315E: diana_baron@brown.senate.gov
21) Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator | Sandy
alison_macdonald@shaheen.senate.gov
22) Mark DeSaulnier Member of Congress | Jamie
Ask for a meeting with
Chief of Staff; Director, CommunicationsRep. Mark J. DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)
T: 202-225-2095E: betsyarnoldmarr@mail.house.gov
Director, SchedulingRep. Mark J. DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)
T: 202-225-2095E: brooklyn.alcott@mail.house.gov
23) Katie Porter Member of Congress | Sandy
Chief of StaffRep. Katie Porter (D-CA-47)
T: 202-225-5611E: nora.walsh-devries@mail.house.gov
24) Jim Cooper Member of Congress | Bob
He retired. Ogles took over. Ask for
Chief of StaffRep. Andy Ogles (R-TN-05)
T: 202-225-4311E: grant.henry@mail.house.gov
25) Peter Welch Member of Congress | Bob
Chief of StaffSen. Peter F. Welch (D-VT-S02)
E: patrick_satalin@welch.senate.gov
26) Cori Bush Member of Congress | Greg
Ms. Rachell Nord-Roseau
District DirectorRep. Cori Bush (D-MO-01)
T: 314-955-9980E: rachell.nord-roseau@mail.house.gov
Director, Operations & SchedulingRep. Cori Bush (D-MO-01)
T: 202-225-2406E: stephanie.herndon@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Cori Bush (D-MO-01)
T: 202-225-2406E: abbas.alawieh@mail.house.gov
27) Ayanna Pressley Member of Congress | Bob
Chief of StaffRep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07)
T: 202-225-5111E: sarah.groh@mail.house.gov
28) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress | Jamie
District DirectorRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)
T: 718-662-5970E: naureen.akhter@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)
T: 202-225-3965E: gerardo.bonilla@mail.house.gov
Manager, OperationsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)
T: 202-225-3965E: alejandra.escobarserrano@mail.house.gov
29) Rashida Tlaib Member of Congress | Greg
Executive AssistantRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)
T: 202-225-5126E: amanda.kaye@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)
T: 313-463-6220E: larissa.richardson@mail.house.gov
District Staff AssistantRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)
T: 313-463-6220E: julianna.wozniak@mail.house.gov
30) Jimmy Gomez Member of Congress | Bob
Chief of StaffRep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34)
T: 202-225-6235E: carlos.paz@mail.house.gov
+ Outspoken supporters of the Fentanyl Crisis Marjorie Taylor Greene | Sandy,
Chief of StaffRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14)
T: 202-225-5211E: ed.buckham@mail.house.gov
Speaker Kevin McCarthy | Jamie
District SchedulerRep. Kevin McCarthy 1SG (R-CA-20)
T: 661-327-3611E: chris.duncan@mail.house.gov
District DirectorRep. Kevin McCarthy 1SG (R-CA-20)
T: 661-327-3611E: robin.lake-foster@mail.house.gov
Chief of StaffRep. Kevin McCarthy 1SG (R-CA-20)
T: 202-225-2915E: james.min@mail.house.gov
and David Trone | SANDY
Chief of StaffRep. David Trone (D-MD-06)
T: 202-225-2721E: lane.lofton@mail.house.gov
Example below using Senator Hassan – I’ll list 3 key people posted under each name.
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