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If Senators walked the halls of Children’s Hospitals

September 21, 2017
I work in a children’s hospital. The same children’s hospital that has provided the complex care my children have needed. Today, I found myself looking at the families in the halls, knowing that their children by virtue of being here would be negatively impacted by #GrahamCassidy. For my family,...
Rylin Rodgers's picture

Head Smacker: They're trying to repeal the ACA...again

September 20, 2017
Senate leaders are trying one more time to repeal the ACA and strip coverage from millions, and they’re trying to do it in the next 1.5 weeks. Act now.
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Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Would Be a Disaster for Women, Moms and Families

September 20, 2017
The most recent effort to roll back health care harms women, moms, children and our economy. It is unconscionable and destructive. It’s time for President Trump and the Republican leaders in Congress to listen to what their constituents and the data are saying: Improve health care, don’t destroy it...
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#5Actions of the Week: September 20

September 20, 2017
Did you see the news? Health care is under attack AGAIN! Don’t worry. It’s YOU to the rescue! Buckle your seat belt and join us for this week's line up of priority actions below! We're talking about health care (of course!), early learning, healthy schools, overtime pay, and tax reform. You'll...
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U.S. Senate Republicans are VERY close to repealing our health care! (Call now!)

September 20, 2017
Yikes! Health care is under attack again—and we need to do everything we can to protect our health care! This is an emergency: The new Cassidy-Graham bill that’s being proposed is even more harmful and destructive to our health care than previous bills and would take away coverage from tens of...
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#ProtectOurCare! How and Why to Call your U.S. Senator RIGHT NOW

September 19, 2017
Not on OUR watch will we let health care coverage be rolled back for more than 20 million people! It's time to make some calls...again... TODAY ... because health care is on the chopping block yet again: ***Call your US Senators at: 1-888-496-4842 and tell them #ProtectOurCare! --> People have...
Felicia Burnett's picture

Tell your U.S. Senator: “Vote NO on any bill that repeals Obamacare!

September 19, 2017
It’s not yet October, but it seems that some extremists in the U.S. Senate and Pres. Trump are bringing out the zombies—in the form of yet another ridiculous and damaging Obamacare (health care) repeal bill! Boo. **We can’t let this bill pass! Sign on now to tell your U.S. Senator: Protect our...
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My Son Lived For 8 Good Years; Stand Up For the Law That Helped Him Live Better.

September 19, 2017
I never thought much about people with disabilities until my son was born. As far as I was concerned, they existed in a different universe from the one I occupied. Then Ethan came into my life. He was perfect and I loved him unconditionally….and within a few weeks of his birth I found out he was...
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No tax cuts for wealthy corporations!

September 13, 2017
Right now, many of us have our eyes trained on Hurricane Irma, concerned about people in the path of its progress. When it rains, it pours. There’s a storm of a whole other kind brewing in our nation’s capitol—it’s one that’s not being tracked by radar on national news, and doesn’t have a catchy...
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On Health Care: Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Bill Is Reckless and Harmful

September 13, 2017
In yet another partisan, secretive attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Senators Lindsey Graham, Bill Cassidy, Dean Heller and Ron Johnson today introduced a bill that would strip Medicaid funding, weaken protections for those with pre-existing conditions and lead to massive numbers of people...
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