On
Tuesday October 6th,
Healthcare for America Now (HCAN), the nation's largest health care
campaign protested United Healthcare's putting Wall Street-driven
profits before people's health care needs. For years, American
insurance companies have been more about corporate greed than patient
need. Insurance executives have lined their pockets at record rates
while our health insurance premiums went up three times faster than wages and four times faster than general inflation.
It's a crime that 64% of all bankruptcies are caused by medical debt.
It's a crime that every 12 minutes someone dies because they can't afford the escalating cost of health insurance.
During Arpaio's racial profiling sweep last weekend, another of his deputies
grabbed the camera of activist and radio host Carlos Galindo and erased his
footage. Fortunately, Galindo had the techie know-how to be able to recover the
footage. Sheriff Joe knows that the documentation of his actions by our
volunteer activists has been getting him into to trouble. He is determined to
keep on engaging in unconstitutional actions without being inconvenienced by the
First Amendment, or any other constitutionally guaranteed rights.
Please contact your members of congress, Secretary Napolitano, the Department of Justice and President Obama. Tell them:
We need their help to stop Arpaio's efforts to make Maricopa County a "Constitution Free Zone."
He cannot continue to go unchecked.
Revoke his 287(g) authority
Find your members of congress here Call Secretary Janet Napolitano's comment line at 202-282-8495 Call the Department of Justice at 202-514-2001 Contact President Obama at http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/
Enough is Enough!
It is time for the flawed 287(g) program to end and for Sheriff Joe to be reigned in. Tell Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano that we demand a break from Bush Administration policies. It is time for Comprehensive Immigration Reform NOW! Sign the petition.
Phone Bank for a Strong Public Option Congress
is in recess. Our members are back in Arizona. NOW is the time for them
to hear from us about health care reform. The insurance industry is
spending a fortune on fake grassroots (astro-turf) protests to protect
their profits by shutting down debate. We need to fight back and make
sure that our representatives know we support HR 3200 with a STRONG
PUBLIC OPTION because it makes health care more affordable for everyone
and supports the choice of a public option or private insurance. Join
us as we call your friends and neighbors asking them to reach our to
their member of Congress in support of a strong public option as part
of health insurance reform.
Saturday, August 22th
9am to 12pm or 12pm to 3pm Downtown Phoenix, location to be announced RSVP by Tuesday, August 18th
Rush-Hour Overpass Action With each passing week the stakes get higher as the Insurance-Industrial-Complex
throws more of your health insurance premium dollars toward derailing health
insurance reform. So we're upping the ante, too. The People may not have the
money the Insurance Industry has, but we are determined to get our message out
using all avenues, including freeways. We need dozens of volunteers for a
three-day action during morning rush hour on Wednesday through Friday August
12th to 14th. Please join us!
Wednesday
August 12th, Thursday August 13th and Friday August 14th 6:30am to 9:30am Central Phoenix as we walk slowly on freeway overpasses
carrying large signs
Tell
Congress to Support Health Care Reform NOW! National Call-in Day Tuesday July 28
The health insurance industry and their fellow profiteers are swamping
congressional switchboards with calls opposing
any reform. The stakes are so high and the pressure so great that we
must reach all Members of Congress. We are urging Representatives to vote for HR 3200 because it
will provide comprehensive benefits we can count on at an affordable cost, with
the choice of a public plan or private insurance. The bill is paid for
responsibly, partly by an income tax surcharge limited to the wealthiest 1.2
percent in America, and by savings within the health care system. Millions of
the uninsured would be able to get care. Small businesses, now paying more per
worker than large firms for health insurance, would have access to good care at
lower cost. Insurance companies would not be able to deny coverage for
pre-existing conditions. Please join us by calling on your Representative to
support HR 3200; don't be drowned out by powerful interests.
Call the Congressional
Switchboard Toll-Free: 1-888-436-8427 or 1-877-264-HCAN (4226)
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