Let's Get Political Presentation #1

Let’s Get Political

Jess Zeisloft, Jen Bourlier, Mazzen Saab

We want to help concerned citizens

stay involved with political issues by

developing an app that tracks the

progress of legislation and helps our

users contact their representatives.

Three Issues

1. Keeping people informed

2. Making sense of complicated processes

3. Simplifying contacting a legislator

US Health Care

American

Health Care

Act (AHCA) -

March 2017

Developed

in the

House

Withdrawn

before vote

AHCA +

MacArthur

Amendment -

April 2017

Developed

in the

House

Passes

51-49

Better Care

Reconciliation

Act (BCRA) -

July 2017

Developed

in the

Senate

Defeated

43-57

Obamacare

Repeal

Reconciliation

Act (ORRA) -

July 2017

Developed

in the

Senate

Defeated

45-55

Health Care

Freedom Act

(HCFA) - July

2017(“skinny repeal”)

Developed

in the

Senate

Defeated

49-51

AHCA +

Graham -

Cassidy

Amendment -

Sept 2017

Developed

in the

Senate

Withdrawn

before vote

Competition

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Solution

Timeline

We want to help concerned citizens stay

involved with political issues by

developing an app that tracks the

progress of legislation and helps our

users contact their representatives.

Questions?