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TUCSON - Local offices for Southern Arizona's congressional representatives have been flooded with phone calls, e-mails, letters and even personal visits from constituents who want to plead their case on the health care bill.

Each phone call and every protester is loud reminder that the pressure is on.

"Our phones are ringing off the hook. We come into work in the morning at 8 and sometimes leave at 6 or 7 and the phones are ringing all day long," Giffords' spokesperson C. J. Karamargin said.

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is leaning toward a "yes vote," but she has not made up her mind, at least not publicly.

More than one hundred and fifty protestors gathered outside her office Friday, attempting to push that lean into an "absolutely yes."

"Gabby, it can't wait any longer. We need to get this health care reform passed now, and we need to have Americans have health care as soon as possible," Venaranda Aguirre said at the rally.

A couple blocks away, more protesters, though a smaller crowd. This group, opposed to the health care bill, gathered outside Congressman Raul Grijalva's office.

"I'm here because I'm a constituent of Raul Grijalva's and I pretty much know how he's voting on this bill and I'm very unhappy about it," Rachel Feuerbach said.

Grijalva's not leaning at all. He openly supports the bill. Yet, in what could be the final push, constituents want him to know they do not agree.

"This bill isn't good for this country and Americans, the majority of American's do not want this bill," James Matthews said.

Along with pressure from their constituents the offices of Grijalva and Giffords say they have been getting phone calls from out of district and even out of state.