All Entries Tagged With: "20091112"
Health Care Debate Heats Up Outside Rep. Murphy’s Office
Fox 23 (WXXA) Albany, NY http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Health-Care-Debate-Heats-Up-Outside-Rep-Murphys/kZ8LH839vECamdBM4aRBiw.cspx Congressman Scott Murphy may not have been in his Clifton Park office Thursday night but a big crowd gathered outside from both sides of the health care debate. Citizen Action and moveon.org originally organized a protest outside the Congressman’s office urging him to vote for the house version of the health care [...]
On bill, Murphy still on fence
Post-Star Glens Falls, NY http://www.poststar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_11802330-d655-11de-8f11-001cc4c03286.html GLENS FALLS – People with healthy lifestyles would receive discounts on health insurance under a provision in the latest health care reform bill that comes up Saturday for a key vote in the U.S. Senate. “The House bill didn’t do this,” said U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy. Murphy, D-Glens Falls, said the [...]
Health care reform a moral issue
Press & Sun Bulletin Binghamton, NY http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20091121/VIEWPOINTS02/911210306/1120/Health-care-reform-a-moral-issue What’s going on with health care reform and why should we care? Recently the Rev. Philip Keane – author, professor of moral theology and health care ethics consultant – visited Blessed Sacrament Church in Johnson City and First United Methodist Church in Endicott, addressing the issue of health [...]
Murphy defends health care vote
The Saratogian Saratoga Springs, NY http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2009/11/13/news/doc4afcc97cd86b0136079581.txt CLIFTON PARK — Rep. Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, surprised protestors angered by his recent “no” vote on the House health care bill by returning to his Clifton Park office and explaining his vote in person. Thursday night’s rally was called by former supporters like MoveOn.orgto show Murphy the level of [...]
Murphy Health Care Rally
Fox 23 News (WXXA) Albany, NY http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Murphy-Health-Care-Rally/6N7GYmJxzU2K87OoNyCr4w.cspx “What do we want? Health care! When do we want it? Now,” yelled protestors outside Congressman Scott Murphy’s office. A week after first rallying outside his office, the mantra hasn’t changed. But after Congressman Scott Murphy’s vote on HR 3962, the urgency has. “Despite hearing us, despite hearing from [...]
Join or Die
The New York Observer New York, NY http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/join-die When it comes to outspokeness, can anybody compete with health care advocates? Here are two signs that caught my attention during their rally on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, which invoked “death panels” and September 11th.
Pressuring McMahon (Updated)
The Daily Politics New York, NY http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2009/11/pressuring-mcmahon.html A coalition of labor leaders and Democratic activists gathered on the steps of City Hall today to thank members of the city’s congressional delegation who voted “yes” on health care reform and pressure the lone “no” voter, Rep. Mike McMahon, to change his mind when the final version comes [...]
Health Care Advocate Warns McMahon of Trouble With the Base
The New York Observer New York, NY http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/health-care-advocate-warns-mcmahon-trouble-base At a press conference at City Hall, supporters of the federal health care legislation that narrowly passed the House this weekend singled out Rep. Mike McMahon for opposing the bill, and said he may have “political problems with his base” if he keeps opposing it. McMahon, a [...]
Rod Watson: Putting a face on need for public option
The Buffalo News Buffalo, NY http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/858628.html Forget Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. Forget the tea parties. Forget “socialized medicine.” Think instead of Michael Zak, 25, a college student and self-employed construction worker from Cheektowaga. After getting a viral infection and spending five days in the hospital recently, the Erie Community College humanities student finds himself nearly [...]
Engel Goes After McMahon on Healthcare
The New York Observer New York, NY http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/engel-goes-after-mcmahon-health-care Mike McMahon is the only member of Congress from New York City who opposedthe healthcare bill narrowly passed by the House earlier this week. Now the Staten Island Democrat is the target of a protest from healthcare advocates, who will be joined by one of McMahon’s colleagues, Eliot Engel of [...]
