#FundHIV – ABAC Social Media Campaign – Positive Women's Network

ABAC (AIDS Budget & Appropriations Coalition) Social Media Campaign

Week 1 & 2 (April 12^th through final FY2017 Appropriations) FY2017 Cuts and FY2018 Letters to Congress and POTUS Use these graphics in your tweets and Facebook posts:

General tweets on letter to Congress:

146 orgs urge #Congress to adequately fund domestic HIV/AIDS programs in FY18 http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO #FundHIV
#HIV/AIDS orgs urge Congress to fully fund critical HIV/AIDS programs in FY18 http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO @_________ #FundHIV
Read the AIDS Budget & Appropriations Coalition’s letter & tell Congress to #FundHIV to #EndHIV http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO
While we’ve made progress against #HIV/#AIDS, we must do more. Tell Congress to #FundHIV to #EndHIV! http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO
To meet the goals of the Nat’l HIV/AIDS Strategy ↑ funds, not cuts, are needed 4 #HIV http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO @______________ #FundHIV
146 orgs urge @POTUS to support all HIV/AIDS programs & reject cuts to @HHSGOV, @CDC, @NIH, & @HUDgov, & http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO #FundHIV
We need adequate funding to ↓ new #HIV infections, ↓ disparities, and provide care & treatment http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO #FundHIV
We joined 146 organizations in urging Congress to adequately #FundHIV in FY2018: http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO

General tweets on letter to POTUS:

146 orgs urge @OMBPress45 to support all HIV/AIDS programs & reject cuts to @HHSGOV, @CDCGov, @NIH & @HUDgov http://bit.ly/2oLBSoE #FundHIV
146 orgs urge @SecPriceMD to reject cuts to life saving @HHSGOV #HIV/AIDS programs http://bit.ly/2oLBSoE #FundHIV
@SecPriceMD: We urge you to reject 19% cut to @HHSGOV to ensure vital #HIV/AIDS programs can serve patients http://bit.ly/2oLBSoE #FundHIV
@SecPriceMD supports #RyanWhite, but must reject 19% cut to @HHSGOV to ensure all vital #HIV programs have adequate resources to #EndHIV
We joined 146 organizations in urging @POTUS to adequately #FundHIV in FY2018: http://bit.ly/2oLBSoE

FY17 Funding:

#Congress must reject @POTUS’ proposed $18b cuts in FY17 to vital non-defense programs, including #HIV/AIDS research and prevention
@POTUS should not balance the FY17 budget by cutting $18b from important health and research programs that work to #EndHIV
@POTUS & @OMBPress45 propose $1.2b cut to @NIH funding in FY17. Medical research should be ↑, not ↓ so we can #EndHIV http://bit.ly/2nMNjfY
The $50m proposed cut to @CDC_HIVAIDS by @POTUS is unacceptable. We need more funding to combat #HIV, not less! http://bit.ly/2oLBSoE
As #Congress finalizes the FY17 budget, we urge them to reject @POTUS’ proposed $18b cut to important programs to help #EndHIV
We urge #Congress to REJECT harmful proposed cuts to @NIH, @HHSGov, & @CDC_HIV/AIDS as FY17 budget is finalized! #FundHIV
#DYK proposed FY17 cuts could have devastating effects on #HIV research, prevention, & treatment? We urge #Congress to #FundHIV

Facebook:

Sample Post 1: 146 organizations join The AIDS Budget and Appropriations Coalition in urging Congress to maintain vital funding for FY2018 appropriations bills for #HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, research and housing in the U.S. To meet the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, we MUST #FundHIV! http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO

Sample Post 2: We’ve made significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the U.S. We know how to treat HIV. We know how to prevent HIV. We know that treatment is an effective form of prevention. But we need adequate resources for domestic HIV/AIDS and related programs to maintain our country’s commitment to ending this epidemic. #FundHIV http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO

Sample Post 3: Despite progress, there are still 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S. In order to see an end to this epidemic, adequate resources for domestic HIV/AIDS and related programs are a necessity. We joined 146 organizations in urging @POTUS to #FundHIV in FY2018: http://bit.ly/2oLBSoE

Sample Post 4: As Congress finalizes the FY2017 budget, we urge them to reject @POTUS’ proposed $18 billion cuts to vital non-defense programs that include #HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment.

To continue progress made in efforts to #EndHIV, we MUST ensure that programs like @HHS, @cdchiv, and @nih.gov continue to receive adequate funding. http://bit.ly/2oTqzsO Sample Graphics: Committee leadership handles to tweet at:

@HouseAppropsGOP – House Appropriations Committee (majority)
@AppropsDems – House Appropriations Committee (minority)
@USRepRodney – House Appropriations Committee Chair
@NitaLowey – House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member
@TomColeOK04 – House Labor-HHS Subcommittee Chair
@rosadelauro – House Labor-HHS Subcommittee Ranking Member
@SenateApprops – Senate Appropriations Committee (minority)
@SenThadCochran – Senate Appropriations Committee (majority)/Senate Cmte Chair
@SenatorLeahy – Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman
@RoyBlunt – Senate Labor-HHS subcommittee chair
@PattyMurray – Senate Labor-HHS subcommittee ranking member

Labor-HHS Subcommittee members to tweet at: House Majority

@TomColeOK04
@CongMikeSimpson
@rep_stevewomack
@RepChuck
@RepAndyHarrisMD
@RepMarthaRoby
@HerreraBeutler
@RepMoolenaar

House Minority

@rosadelauro
@RepRoybalAllard
@RepBarbaraLee
@repmarkpocan
@RepKClark

Senate Majority

@royblunt
@SenThadCochran
@SenShelby
@SenAlexander
@LindseyGrahamSC
@JerryMoran
@SenCapito
@SenatorLankford
@SenJohnKennedy
@marcorubio

Senate Minority

@PattyMurray
@SenatorDurbin
@SenJackReed
@SenatorShaheen
@SenJeffMerkley
@brianschatz
@SenatorBaldwin
@ChrisMurphyCT
@Sen_JoeManchin