This project cuts through the dense statistics, the spin and confusion, and explains the issues clearly and giving you the chance to put that knowledge into action. It's time we stop talking about better health care and actually make it happen.
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Health reform can't wait! Sign the petition... Lance Armstrong just did... http://healthcarepetition.org/familiesus
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Our nation's health care system is not meeting the needs of its people, especially those with serious medical issues like cancer. Though the fight for health care reform has not been easy, we've come too far and accomplished too much to let this effort fail.
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A reflection on Melanie's March: http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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Last week, a few of my colleagues and I had the honor of meeting up with a group of 10 dedicated health care activists from Philadelphia Unemployment Project and Pennsylvania HCAN who were finishing up the last leg of a 150 mile march from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. ...
Stand Up for Health Care After seven days of walking all the way from Philadelphia, the marchers arrive at the Dirksen Senate Building to join with over 200 advocates to demand reform!
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Stand Up for Health Care HEY ILLINOIS! Did you know that in your state alone 10,800 illinoisans have died prematurely due to lack of health insurance since 1995?
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What are you doing next Wednesday, Feb 24th? If you're in D.C. your answer should sa be "going to the march for reform in honor of Melanie Shouse!" Details below...
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Melanie's March Last Mile To Washington DC - Rally with Majority Leader Reid!
Location:Union Station (Amtrak), Washington DC
Time:12:00PM Wednesday, February 24th
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Join us in telling the senate: "DON'T FILIBUSTER MY HEALTH CARE!" http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/page
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We have worked hard over the past year to pass legislation to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable health care. And opponents have been there every step of the way to derail our progress by disrupting town halls meetings and spreading lies about the contents of the bill.
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Is your COBRA expiring, or do you know someone whose is? http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/e
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The Senate just released their scored health bill: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/health
What are your thoughts???
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Harry Reid, the majority leader, put forward his version of the health care overhaul on Wednesday, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of the uninsured.
Stand Up for Health Care Families USA takes the ambulance to Moran's health care town hall
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the truth about town halls: http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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A few nights ago, I attended Representative Jim Moran's town hall in Reston, Virginia. I arrived at South Lakes High School several hours before it was set to begin, yet little did I know that a different event had already begun outside. ...
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RNC Scare Tactics: http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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In typical RNC fashion, RNC head Michael Steele was blatantly untruthful when he recently claimed that health care reform will cut millions of dollars from the Medicare budget. Steele wants to frighten ...
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A remembrance of Ted Kennedy... http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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Through his public service, he enriched the lives of countless people --people who needed a passionate and compassionate voice in the seat of power.
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Whole Foods: The center of conservatism? http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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When you think of the grocery chain, Whole Foods, what comes to mind? How about bulk granola, 365-brand soy beans, and perhaps a prepared foods section with specialty salads and soups?
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Let's focus on the positive! http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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Lately it's been hard not to get swept up in the town hall drama. It seems like every time you turn on the news you hear a small, yet very vocal, group of people parroting rumors intended to squash health reform. ...
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here we go again.... http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/blog
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I'm flashing back to 1956, when I was a kid and 12 brave African-American teenagers faced down angry mobs in Clinton, TN, 7 miles away. In the first school integration effort in the wake of the historic ...
