Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting urgent executive action to ensure Americans living abroad have access to COVID-19 vaccinations. There are nearly 9 million Americans living overseas, including tens of thousands of veterans, who may not have access to a vaccine.
Rep. Grijalva was joined by 26 Members of Congress as cosignatories of the letter including: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR), Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA).
The full letter can be found here.
Here are a few things you can do:
- Write to your Representative.
- Use this as your subject line: "Sign on to Rep. Grijalva's Letter asking for vaccines for Americans abroad."
- Fill in required details.
- Send the following text (or something similar in your own words): As a constituent of your district living abroad, I urge you to support efforts to ensure that all Americans, whether they live inside or outside of the United States have access to effective COVID-19 vaccines. Please sign onto the message from Rep. Grijalva to the White House and State Department regarding this issue.