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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 bill this weekend.
Chris Scoville [...]
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 care as a [...]
Palin hype machine back in high gear
Buffalo News
Buffalo, NY
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/864201.html
Igniting political passions anew, the woman who could have become VP re-emerges with a book — and a lot of chattering about her future
By Robert J. McCarthy
NEWS POLITICAL REPORTER
Updated: November 17, 2009, 8:32 AM
If you thought America was obsessed with Sarah Palin when she ran for vice president in 2008, get ready for [...]
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 disappointment with his vote. [...]
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 a majority of his constituents [...]
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 to the House [...]
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 freshman, is the first [...]
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 $16,000 in debt after learning [...]
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 the Bronx and Westchester.
Engel [...]
