CALL TO ACTION
Kaedden
From: Holly Taylor <htayl...@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Subject: FW: CAll to action for week 4
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From: dbe...@sbcglobal.net
To: dbe...@sbcglobal.net
Subject: CAll to action for week 4
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:15 -0500
Hope you will call as many as you have time for. I think it will be easier to get
in this week. Thanks. Dee
SINGLE PAYER CALL FOR ACTION!
WEEK 4
Thanks to your actions (and those of countless others
from around the country),
we’re making headway in our effort to see
SINGLE PAYER health reform enacted!
SINGLE PAYER is still not exactly “on the table” but SINGLE PAYER advocates have now been “at the table” giving testimony in Congress.
Drs. Quentin Young and Steffie Woolhandler testified before the
important House Ways and Means Committee
and the Energy and Commerce Committee, respectively.
Link to Dr.Young’s testimony:
http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/june/testimony_of_quentin.php
Link to Dr. Woolhandler’s testimony: http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/june/testimony_of_steffie.php
So we are making progress!
Week 4: Call to Action!
This week’s Call to Action is again directed to the Health Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee because it is crucial that the SINGLE PAYER bill in the House (HR 676) be scored by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Two other proposals were recently found by the CBO to increase the deficit by at least $1 trillion over 10 years
--and still left millions of Americans uninsured.
(If you called last week, it's fine to call again this week since the message is updated.)
STEP 1: Review this week’s TALKING POINT:
I’m calling to tell Representative ______name_____that it’s essential for the CBO to score HR 676 to determine the costs and coverage of SINGLE-PAYER compared to other proposals. HR 676 should save $400 billion per year, but Americans need to know if that's true. HR 676 has 83 co-sponsors—more than any other health reform proposal in Congress and should be scored by the CBO! Thank you.
STEP 2: Call Rep. Rangel and several subcommittee members on Health below and deliver the TALKING POINT. (Takes about 2 minutes/call.) The more calls, the better!
(All can be reached through the toll-free Capitol Switchboard 800-828-0498.)
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Chair of Ways & Means Committee 202-225-4365
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-5065
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-4865
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-3311
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-6235
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-2611
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-5506
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-4811
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-5751
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-5965
Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-3076
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-4201
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-3031
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) Subcommittee on Health 202-225-2523
STEP 3: Reply to this email to report how many calls you made. (appreciated)
Please email dbe...@sbcglogal.net
STEP 4: Forward this email to others you think might help in the campaign.
Quick Alternative or additional Action:
Here's a link to a petition in support of
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ SINGLE-PAYER bill S 703 (very similar to HR 676):
http://sanders.senate.gov/petitions/index.cfm?uid=7fd59f2e-88e1-477a-8eaf-762a5b050809
SINGLE-PAYER is not just another proposal.
It’s the ONLY proposal that:
~ eliminates $400 billion annually in administrative waste--
enough to cover all the uninsured!
~ provides comprehensive care
(dental, mental health/drug treatment, prescriptions)
~ gives your choice of doctor—rather than your choice of private insurance plan
~ has public accountability (insurance companies are only accountable
to shareholders for profits!)
~ is based on a realistic funding plan which makes fiscal sense
Learn more at Physicians for a National Health Program: www.pnhp.org
The White House and both houses of Congress are controlled by one political party so they have the power to enact REAL HEALTH REFORM.
We must insist on it.
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