by Communications Team | Oct 29, 2009 | Health Care
Speaker Pelosi just announced the Affordable Health Care for America Act! Our message needs to get to Congress right now: New York needs health care reform. Call you member of Congress now!
by Bob Cohen | Oct 27, 2009 | Education, Health Care
On October 15th, Governor Paterson initiated what has unfortunately become almost a new ritual in Albany – telling us that he has to make further “mid-year” cuts to the existing severe state budget. The details are mind-numbing – $686 million in aid cuts...
by Communications Team | Oct 27, 2009 | Health Care
Yesterday, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that a public option will be included in the Senate’s health care reform bill – a big victory. But, what the news isn’t mentioning is that Senator Schumer has been central to these negotiations and gave...
by Communications Team | Oct 23, 2009 | Health Care, New York City
On Tuesday, October 20th, President Obama visited New York City and delivered a speech about health care reform. Citizen Action, along with members of Health Care for America Now, held a rally outside to tell the President that we are standing with him in fighting for...
by Jessica Wisneski | Oct 15, 2009 | Health Care
This morning’s NY Times article, Public Option Is Next Big Hurdle in Health Debate, gives all the clear and simple reasons why we must focus our house members and President Obama on staying strong on public option. The fact that the House’s version of the public plan...
by Communications Team | Oct 10, 2009 | Health Care, Western New York
On Friday, activists gathered in downtown Buffalo to call out the private health insurance industry and their practices of denying coverage in order to increase profits. This action was one of three events across New York this week that focused on the...
by Jessica Wisneski | Oct 6, 2009 | Health Care
Years back, when I was about to graduate college, I remember my father’s great concern that I find a “good job.” His fears weren’t about pay or my ability to survive on my own. He was worried about me having health care benefits. At that time, he knew, as soon as I...
by Communications Team | Oct 5, 2009 | Health Care
A good friend of mine, who constantly reminds me that she is more liberal than I am (which is pretty darn left), just posted this video on Facebook. It is a powerful reminder in just over 2 minutes of how long we have been fighting this fight – and how far we...
by Communications Team | Oct 2, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care
This past Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee became the first congressional battleground for the public option. The public option continues to be the most contentious element of the health care reform packages being discussed and what we see as the key reform piece...
