by Communications Team | Aug 18, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care, Hudson Valley, New York City, Rochester, Southern Tier, Western New York
Yes, we had a disappointing weekend. It appeared that the Administration we worked so hard to elect was backing away from our strongest mandate – true health care reform through a strong public option. But every cloud has a silver lining! My group in Buffalo,...
by Communications Team | Aug 10, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care
When our members of Congress came home for recess this August they brought with them the debate over health care reform. Currently the news coverage of the health care debate is focused on the disruption not discourse crowd that has been attempting to shut down and...
by Communications Team | Jul 29, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care, New York City, Southern Tier
Local HCAN coalitions in New York City, the Capital District, and the Southern Tier held events to called on their members of Congress to pass H.R. 3200 before the summer recess. In New York City, the rally was held on the steps of City Hall. The group called on Rep....
by Communications Team | Jul 14, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care
An aide to New York Senator Schumer, a key figure on health care reform, gave an unequivocal answer to a crucial question yesterday. This was the question: “Can we count on Senator Schumer to be a bold advocate for President Obama’s health care plan and support reform...
by Communications Team | Jun 9, 2009 | Capital District, Fair Elections
Video of today’s protest. Yesterday, the Republicans attempted a coup d’etat in the New York State Senate. This action, engineered in part by Florida resident and billionaire Tom Golisano, who recently left New York to avoid paying his fair share in taxes,...
by Communications Team | Mar 18, 2009 | Capital District
Just now – photo of the human billboard on the steps of the Capitol: