Daily Archives: September 11, 2009

health care

President Supports Public Option – White House Staff Tries to Kill Public Option

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by Jane Hamsher

The President did a great job last night making the case to the nation of the need for health care reform.  He made the moral case, and every metric indicates that people were overwhelmingly moved to support his plan. That’s the good news for the White House.

The not so good news:  the White House has been trying to get out from under the burden of supporting the public option for weeks.  The trouble is, every time they try to do it, the President’s poll numbers take a huge hit.  And so last night he came out and indicated that a public plan would be a part of his reform package.

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Over 70 Labor Organizations Call on AFL-CIO Convention to Endorse HR 676 – National Healthcare Act

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Pittsburgh, PA.   More than seventy labor organizations have submitted resolutions to the AFL-CIO Convention calling for the labor federation to endorse HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).

Resolutions were submitted by five national and international unions including the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), the International Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees (IATSE), the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), California School Employees Association (CSEA), and the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers (IFPTE).

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