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Action Alert: Tell Congress and President Obama to IncludeLGBT, HIV/AIDSProvisions, and a Public Option in the re-worked Health Insurance Reform Bill
-by Tommy News, Citizen Journalist
President Obama opened a bipartisan conference on health-care reform onFebruary 25th, in a last-ditch effort to secure a compromise bill, urging lawmakers on both sides of the issue to focus on areas of agreement. The version of the bill passed by the House of Representatives in December included provisions for LGBT health care reform introduced by Representative Tammy Baldwin,however, the Senate version made no provisions for LGBT health care reform whatsoever.The new version presented by President Obama also includes no LGBT provisions, and no public option.
As the bill is now being re-worked and reconciled, I urge you to call, fax, email, send web forms and postal mail to President Obama, US Senators, and Members of the House urging them to includeLGBT and HIV/AIDS health care provisions as well as a public option in the revised Health Insurance Reform Bill. Tell them to look at the Health Care System in Canada as a model for the public option.
Ask them to include Representative Tammy Baldwin's LGBT-specific language in a final version of the legislation, as well as a public option.
The time to do this is now, as the President and Congress hammer out a new agreement on Health Insurance Reform which will affect us all.
Please take action and pass this message on to everyone in your address book.
Contact Information:
US Senator Contact Information:
United States Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121Toll Free 1-800-517-5696 Ask for yourtwo Senators.
US House of Representatives Member Contact Information:
United States Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121Toll Free 1-800-517-5696 Ask for your Congressman.
White House Contact Information:
Web form:
You can also call or write to the President:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Please include your e-mail address
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
Comments: 202-456-6213
Visitors Office: 202-456-2121
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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
