For immediate
release:
August 19, 2009
MEDINA Rep. Dennis Kucinich will keynote a healthcare reform
discussion with Donna Smith, PDA Healthcare NOT Warfare co-chair and
California Nurses Association community organizer, Chuck Pennacchio,
Healthcare 4 All Pennsylvania executive director, and Katie Robbins
coordinator for Healthcare NOW! The panel discussion, Medicare for All:
From Washington Across the Nation, will take place in Medina, Ohio on
Saturday, Aug. 22. The event is sponsored by Progressive Democrats of
America.
The discussion will cover the Kucinich amendment,
retaining it in the final language of HR 3200, and moving forward to
pass single-payer healthcare at the state level. Six states are now
considering their own single-payer bills: California, which has twice
passed the bill to be vetoed by the governor, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois, Colorado and Massachusetts.
The event will be held at the home of Dave and Chic Kelley and is open to the public; registration is required. Find a link to the registration form at the top of the PDA web site: http://pdamerica.org. Unruly or disruptive persons will not be admitted.
"While the healthcare debate appears to be going in different
directions, PDA remains committed to Medicare for All," said Tim
Carpenter, PDA's national director. "This forum is an opportunity for
single-payer advocates to come together to discuss our next steps in
ensuring that all Americans have access to high quality healthcare that
controls costs, preserves the doctor patient relationship, is portable,
and covers everyone."
Progressive Democrats of America is one of the nation's fastest-growing
grassroots political organizations; it recently celebrated its fifth
anniversary and has active chapters in 45 states. PDA is dedicated to
reviving the progressive tradition of the Democratic Party through
grassroots organizing and working with elected Democrats to advance
peace, justice and social, economic and environmental responsibility.
More information is available at: http://pdamerica.org.
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For more
information contact:
Laura
Bonham, PDA Communications Coordinator
Laura@pdamerica.org, (435) 336-2123
Tim Carpenter, PDA National Director
Tim@pdamerica.org, (413)-320-2015
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