May 28, 2009
Obama, Politics, U.S. Law and Policy, Women
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Born and raised in a South Bronx public housing project to Puerto
Rican parents, Sotomayor has distinguished herself in academia, as a
big-city prosecutor, and as a leading figure on the federal bench. If
confirmed, Judge Sotomayor would start with more federal judicial
experience than any new Justice in 100 years.
First appointed to the Federal District Court by President George
H.W. Bush, and then elevated to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals by
President Bill Clinton, Judge Sotomayor is widely admired as one the
finest legal minds in America today. As a trail-blazing Latina whose
career has spanned nearly every aspect of the law, Judge Sotomayor will
show fidelity to the Constitution while bringing to the Court a common
sense understanding of how our laws affect the daily realities of
people’s lives.
May 21, 2009
American Voices, Health Care
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President Obama is sending out his message too.
I like the digital fource that is being pushed out there.
Keep it up Mr. President & MoveOn.org
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The chance to finally reform our nation’s health care system is here.
While Congress moves rapidly to produce a detailed plan, I have made it
clear that real reform must uphold three core principles — it must
reduce costs, guarantee choice, and ensure quality care for every
American.
As we know, challenging the status quo will not be easy. Its defenders
will claim our goals are too big, that we should once again settle for
half measures and empty talk. Left unanswered, these voices of doubt
might yet again derail the comprehensive reform we so badly need.
That’s where you come in.
When our opponents spread fear and confusion about the changes we seek,
your support for these core principles will show clarity and resolve.
When the lobbyists for the status quo tell Congress to hold back, your
personal story will give them the courage to press forward.
Join my call: Ask Congress to pass real health care reform in 2009:
http://my.barackobama.com/HealthCareOrganizing
After adding your name, please consider sharing your personal story
about the importance of health care reform in your life and the lives
of those you love.
I will be personally reviewing many of these signatures and stories. If you speak up now, your voice will make a difference.
http://my.barackobama.com/HealthCareOrganizing
American families are watching their premiums rise four times faster
than their wages. Spiraling health care costs are shackling America’s
businesses, curtailing job growth and slowing the economy at the worst
possible time. This has got to change.
I know personal stories can drive that change, because I know how my
mother’s experience continues to drive me. She passed away from ovarian
cancer a little over a decade ago. And in the last weeks of her life,
when she was coming to grips with her own mortality and showing
extraordinary courage just to get through each day, she was spending
too much time worrying about whether her health insurance would cover
her bills. She deserved better. Every American deserves better. And
that’s why I will not rest until the dream of health care reform is
finally achieved in the United States of America.
Please add your name to join my call. Then share your personal story about why you too will not rest until this job is done.
http://my.barackobama.com/HealthCareOrganizing
Last November, the American people sent Washington a clear mandate for
change. But when the polls close, the true work of citizenship begins.
That’s what Organizing for America is all about. Now, in these crucial
moments, your voice once again has extraordinary power. I’m counting on
you to use it.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
Donate: https://donate.barackobama.com/HealthCareDonate1
May 20, 2009
Health Care, Obama, U.S. Law and Policy
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Dear MoveOn member,
Breaking news on health care: The Washington Post is now reporting that
insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield “is putting the finishing touches
on a public message campaign aimed at killing a key plank in Obama’s
reform platform.”1
The Huffington Post sums it up as “Insurers Planning on Double-Crossing
Obama.”2
We knew the insurance companies would eventually turn on the president,
but this is much sooner than expected. And they’re targeting the public
health insurance option–the crucial piece that will help cover everyone.
So we’re immediately launching a rapid-response campaign to go toe-to-toe
with Blue Cross Blue Shield and win quality health care for all
Americans.
We need to raise $150,000 in the next two days. It’s a lot, but we’ll need
every penny to take on Goliath. We’ll run ads, hold events, and work like
crazy to get the real truth out to voters. AND we’ll keep the pressure on
Congress to make sure they don’t get bullied into gutting the president’s
plan to guarantee health care coverage for everyone. Can you chip in
$20 right now to make it happen?
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/blueshield.html?id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=9
The public health insurance option is a key provision in Obama’s plan to
help cover all of us. It would finally give everyone the choice between
keeping our current insurance or switching to a new, high-quality public
plan. And under a public health insurance plan our premiums wouldn’t
subsidize CEO salaries or stockholder profits (or in this case, misleading
attack ads), so we’d all save a lot on health care costs.
Plus, if we had the choice of a public plan, private insurers would have
to lower rates and improve quality to compete, so they’re dead set against
it. Today’s news just confirms that fact.
In the past, Blue Cross Blue Shield has been sued for underpaying doctors
and fined for refusing to cover necessary medical treatments for their
customers.3 Now, with what watchdog group Media Matters calls a “desperate
attempt to deceive,”4 they’ve gone one step too far.
Can you chip in $20 to help stand against Blue Cross Blue Shield and
pass health care reform with a strong public option?
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/blueshield.html?id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=10
Thanks for all you do.
–Patrick S., Joan, Michael, Ilyse and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “North Carolina’s Blue Cross Blue Shield Trying to Kill Key Plank of
Obama Plan,” Washington Post, May 18, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51432&id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=11
2. “Harry and Louise Are Back: Insurers Planning on Double-Crossing
Obama,” Huffington Post, May 18, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51433&id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=12
3. “BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina’s Desperate Attempt to
Deceive,” Media Matters, May 19. 2009
http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200905190001
4. Ibid.
References
Visible links
. https://pol.moveon.org/donate/blueshield.html?id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=9
. https://pol.moveon.org/donate/blueshield.html?id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=10
. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51432&id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=11
. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51433&id=16165-9659800-wO2Gsex&t=12
. http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200905190001
May 13, 2009
Health Care, Obama, U.S. Law and Policy
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Just landed in my inbox a letter from the president of the United States:
Pretty cool.
Good afternoon,
You are receiving this email because you signed up at WhiteHouse.gov. My staff and I plan to use these messages as a way to directly communicate about important issues and opportunities, and today I have some encouraging updates about health care reform.
The Vice President and I just met with leaders from the House of Representatives and received their commitment to pass a comprehensive health care reform bill by July 31.
We also have an unprecedented commitment from health care industry leaders, many of whom opposed health reform in the past. Monday, I met with some of these health care stakeholders, and they pledged to do their part to reduce the health care spending growth rate, saving more than two trillion dollars over the next ten years — around $2,500 for each American family. Then on Tuesday, leaders from some of America’s top companies came to the White House to showcase innovative ways to reduce health care costs by improving the health of their workers.
Now the House and Senate are beginning a critical debate that will determine the health of our nation’s economy and its families. This process should be transparent and inclusive and its product must drive down costs, assure quality and affordable health care for everyone, and guarantee all of us a choice of doctors and plans.
Reforming health care should also involve you. Think of other people who may want to stay up to date on health care reform and other national issues and tell them to join us here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/EmailUpdates
Health care reform can’t come soon enough. We spend more on health care than any country, but families continue to struggle with skyrocketing premiums and nearly 46 million are without insurance entirely. It is a priority for the American people and a pillar of the new foundation we are seeking to build for our economy.
We’ll continue to keep you posted about this and other important issues.
Thank you,
Barack Obama
P.S. If you’d like to get more in-depth information about health reform and how you can participate, be sure to visit http://www.HealthReform.gov.
Not sure, but the way hat $2500 is worded may only break down to $250 per year per family. Not the Big reform I’m looking for, but getting every American Insured is what needs to happen.
Maybe with a $250 deductible along with more taxes taken out of our checks to pay for health care instead of being ok with borrowing more from other countries. We as Americans should start paying for the things we want and not using credit or other nations’ “goodwill” policies.
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