Get on the bus ! July 30, Rally and Lobby in DC for HR 676

Written by: JOANNE O'Neill on Jul 21, 2009 10:52 AM EDT

Linked to groups: DFA New Jersey, Lower Merion Grassroots, Progressive Democracy South Jersey, Jersey Shore DFA, Ocean County DFA/PDA

Medicare:

Made in America Rally and Lobby Day

 July 30th - Washington D.C.

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July 30th is Medicare's 44th Birthday.

We want you to help us celebrate that event in Washington in a way that will make Congress understand that the new legislation to reform health care that is coming out of Congress isn't acceptable. It leaves private insurance in the mix, won't insure millions of the uninsured, won't give us our choice of doctors, won't control costs, won't provide relief to fiscally strapped state and local governments, and won't end discrimination based on age and income. We want Medicare Expanded and Improved to cover everyone.

CHOICE OF BUSES

New Jersey: For seats,please contact Deepak Kumar at 856-630-8774 or e-mail him at kumard99@students.rowan.edu.  

·         The cost is $20/seat.

·         Make checks payable to New Jersey One Plan, One Nation Coalition.

·         Deepak will tell you where to send the checks.

New Brunswick - will leave at 8:00 AM from the Labor Education Center at Rutgers .

Directions: http://maps.rutgers.edu/directions.aspx?id=179

Cherry Hill (South Jersey) - will leave at 7:30 AM from the Cherry Hill Mall, Rt.38, meet at northeast corner near Penny's

Pennsylvania:

Philadelphia: To register for bus go to    https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5488/t/3442/l/eng/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=7538

•   First come, first served.
•   Round trip bus ticket is $30.
• Leaves Philadelphia at 7 AM and returns 7 PM that night.
•  For more information, contact Joan Martini at (215) 242 - 4057 or hcap.members@gmail.com.

Medicare: Made in America rally and lobby day

• Download a flyer for the rally http://www.healthcare-now.org/docs/july302.pdf .
• If not riding one of the buses : Download Transportation Guide  http://www.healthcare-now.org/docs/july30busguide.pdf
• If you are part of an organization that might want to co-sponsor the event ,scroll down and you will see Cosponsorship Form: http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally/ 
• plus there are other options for you to choose,  if you can help at the event, give a donation towards the buses, or towards the rally, wish to help advertise the event ..... your help would be greatly appreciated !!!!!

Rally starts at 1 pm - 2 pm in the Upper Senate Park

9am - 11:30 am Volunteers needed for morning drop to all Members of Congress. Meet in Room 2138 Judiciary Committee Room of Rayburn House Building for materials to deliver to every member of Congress! Email info@healthcare-now.org if you plan to help with the morning lobby visits.

2pm onward - Activists will take to the hill for meetings with Members of Congress. If you need help in setting up a meeting with your Member, please email info@healthcare-now.org. Lobby materials will be available in the Judiciary Committee Room for pick up on the day of the meetings.

Featured speakers include:

·         Dr. David Scheiner - President Obama's personal physician

·         Sidney Wolfe, MD - Acting President of Public Citizen (you might have seen him on Bill Moyers' recent Frontline show)

·         Terry O'Neill - the newly elected national President of the National Organization for Women

·         Jos Williams - President, AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Labor Council, AFL-CIO

·         Senator James Ferlo - Pennsylvania State Senator

·         Sameer Dossani - Demand Dignity Campaign Director, Amnesty International

·         Barbara Ehrenreich - Feminist, sociologist, political activist, and author of  "Nickled and Dimed"

·         Congressman John Conyers, Jr - Chair, House Judiciary Committee, and sponsor of HR 676

·         Medea Benjamin - Cofounder of Code Pink and Global Exchange

·         Tim Carpenter - Progressive Democrats of America, Executive Director

·         Donna Smith - of SICKO fame, California Nurses Association. 

Medicare has successfully provided care to seniors and people with disabilities for almost half a century.  Its single payer structure with only 3% administrative costs stands in sharp contrast to the 20% and higher wasted by the private insurance companies on administration and profits.  As Washington struggles to fund health care reform, an expanded and improved Medicare shows the way to do it!

Hope to see you on the bus!

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