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POSTED: October 21, 2009
UPDATED: November 4, 2009
Perelandra Health Watch Alert
A NEW CALL TO ACTION FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM
by Machaelle Wright
Perelandra, Center for Nature Research
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November 4, 2009
For those of you interested in continuing to support healthcare reform, here is the latest from Mitch Stewart of Organizing for America:
The House's first full vote on health reform legislation may come as early as this week. It'll be the first time in more than 60 years that the full body votes on comprehensive reform, and we expect it to be very close.
But with just a few days before the vote, the insurance industry and their allies are putting extraordinary pressure on every representative to defeat it. We know that their expensive lobbyists will be dashing to each congressional office, attempting to twist arms. The only question is whether the phones will be ringing off the hook with constituents supporting reform while that happens.
Can you call your representative right now and tell them to vote in favor of real health insurance reform?
The House bill incorporates the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans to guarantee security and stability for those with insurance, provide affordable options for those without — including the choice of a public insurance option — and reduce costs for families and small businesses, all while decreasing the deficit.
Many representatives are standing with the President and fighting hard for reform. They need to know that they have our thanks and our support.
And we need to remind the rest of Congress that Americans need them to rise above partisan divides and stand up to the special interests.
It's down to the wire. Your hard work helped bring us to this historic moment. Now let's bring it home.
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This is for those of you who wish to do something to help get a strong Healthcare Reform bill passed by Congress.
On Monday night, Organizing for America sent out the following email:
Jenny U. from Missouri did what any parent would: When her son needed a kidney, she donated one of hers. But she didn't realize insurance companies would use her kindness as an excuse to never cover her again, calling her donation a "pre-existing condition."
Now, insurance companies are spending millions on a campaign of lies to kill health reform that would help folks like Jenny. So, today, with crucial negotiations taking place in Congress, we're raising our voices and making it clear: It's time to deliver on reform.
We've set a big goal: 100,000 calls to Congress made or committed to in a single day. To hit it, we'll need your help — will you take 3 minutes to call Congress now?
Health insurance reform is finally ready for consideration by the full Congress, and hundreds of insurance company lobbyists on Capitol Hill are working overtime to kill it. Calling is quick and easy, but effective — and your voice has tremendous power at this critical moment.
After you make your call, tell the staffer who picks up where you live and that you're counting on Congress to deliver on health reform. Let them know that Americans like you support the President's plan — and that if your representatives are working to pass it, they have your thanks.
If we hit 100,000 calls made or committed to, we'll send an unmistakable signal that this time, families must come before insurance companies. We'll be tracking progress toward our goal publicly — make sure to report your call back to us so we can count it:
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
It's not too late to call and join in this action that is going on right now. And that goal of 100,000? Well, that was surpassed by 2:15 P.M., EST on Tuesday. So they upped the goal to 200,000. They surpassed this goal by 6:03 P.M., EST on Tuesday. By 1:58 Wednesday morning they had 314,526 calls and were still counting. And it was reported yesterday that "congress was getting completely crushed" with calls for Healthcare Reform. So join the crowd with this easy and effective action for Healthcare Reform.
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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this paper
is complete and accurate. However, neither the publisher nor the author are engaged
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