Right now, nay-sayers and special interests are standing in the way of real health care reform.
Will you stand on the sidelines? Or will you stand up?
Universal coverage that includes a public insurance option is critically important to the almost 47 million uninsured Americans who live day to day without health care coverage. But insurance companies and the ideological opponents of reform are fighting the public option tooth and nail.
A public insurance option will ensure consumer choice and control rising costs — and make it possible for Americans who can't obtain coverage through traditional employer-sponsored plans to find health insurance at a reasonable price.
We must take action now before this defining moment slips through our fingers.
Which is why I am personally asking you to do two things today:
Call your Representative in Congress using the Capitol Switchboard (202-225-3121). Let your Representative know that now is not the time to get cold feet just because a handful of special-interest-backed protesters spread lies and make noise at public forums. You expect real leadership, and the public insurance option must be an element in comprehensive health care reform. Tell him or her to support H.R. 3200 with the public insurance option.
Support the League of Women Voters. We are not just sitting by and watching as opponents of health care reform repeatedly attempt to scare people with lies and disorderly conduct. The League continues to represent the citizenry by standing strong against opponents of health care reform and combating the deliberate misinformation they spread. Everyone deserves the choice of a government administered health insurance plan like Medicare that will compete with private health insurance plans. Our health care is too important to be left only to private insurance companies.
Last fall, voters elected a Congress and President that promised to reform our health care system. Voters made it clear that they want a change in our health care system. We must not let our elected officials forget this, and it requires immediate action from all of us.
I know you are not one to bow to political pressure … or give in to special interests … or shy away from a fight against those whose sole purpose is to scare and confuse your fellow citizens. So please, call your Representative at 202-225-3121, and then make a contribution.
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