The Doctor is in and Health Care reform is the issue
Last night, DFA Rochester and friends gathered at a house in Brighton to celebrate DFA’s 5th anniversary and to welcome Howard back. The enthusiasm was palpable as we listened to Howard speak to us by conference call. He is glad to be back and his call to arms is to reform this nation’s health care system. Today he sent out an email, requesting that we sign his petition so it can be brought up before congress. Here is some of the text:
First, I want to say thank you. The outpouring of support and excitement over my return to Democracy for America has been incredible. I am honored to work with you and the rest of the DFA community again.
Last night, I announced our biggest and perhaps most important campaign yet on an issue very close to my heart: Healthcare Reform.
We can guarantee healthcare for all if we give every American the freedom to choose between keeping their private insurance - if they have any - and a universally available public healthcare option like Medicare.
President Obama campaigned on a healthcare plan that included a public option, but for-profit insurance companies and HMO’s are already working hard to strip it from any upcoming healthcare bill. They don’t want Americans to have a choice and they will stop at nothing to kill real reform.
Today, we draw a line in the sand.
A public option is the only way to guarantee healthcare for all Americans and its inclusion is non-negotiable. Any legislation without the choice of a public option is only insurance reform and not the healthcare reform America needs.
This is just the start. We need your help to generate broad based support for a public option. We will need to canvass our neighborhoods, call our elected leaders, and arrange meetings with members of Congress in the coming months.
We need 250,000 signatures by the time this bill is introduced in Congress. As a start, can you help me get to 10,000 by the end of the day today?
Let’s do it.
Related posts:
[...] by Congressman John Conyers, co-sponsored by Congressman Massa and 93 others. Howard Dean issued a call to reform health [...]
[...] Howard Dean calls for Health Care reform. Meanwhile Senator Bernie Sanders introduces a Single Payer health care reform bill in the Senate. [...]