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Health CareThere's Pandering, And There's ThisPublished: Oct 15, 2010 by Will Urquhart
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Representative James Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, while on the Tom Joyner's show said, "Reelect me, keep Democrats on the field. And when we come back next year, maybe we will get to the public option."
Hail mary!!! Please stop. Please stop treating us like imbeciles. No one in their right mind thinks the public option is getting passed next year, regardless of the outcome this November. Yet, Rep. Clyburn expects us to believe that, although they could not muster the political will necessary to pass the public option with an almost super majority, they will pass it with slim majorities. I have a few questions for our House Majority Whip. If you succeed in passing the public option in the House, how on earth do you expect to overcome a filibuster in the Senate? Maybe the question I should be asking is, how on earth do you expect to get 51 votes for the public option in the Senate? Last I checked the progressive whip counts (last winter), we had 51 votes in the Senate, at most. So, House Majority Whip, how do you propose to pass the public option if Democrats retain the House and Senate with smaller majorities? The simple truth is this: Congressman Clyburn knows full well that any hope of passing a public option next year is unfounded. This is a rather lame attempt to get progressives to the polls by misleading them. Sir, the time to campaign on the public option is passed. We gave you the largest majorities the House and Senate has seen in some time and you failed to pass the public option. That hurt. We felt that loss. It is, simply, insulting for you to throw that at us weeks before an election when you know full well that it is a pipe dream at best. If you want our votes, treat us with some respect. Give us the honest truth about what you will do and why it is better than what your opponent will do.
Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index 2010Published: Jun 24, 2010 by Will Urquhart
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David Waldman - Filibuster Reform at America's Future Now! 2010Published: Jun 21, 2010 by Will Urquhart
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originally posted on 6/10/2010
Thanks to our friend Jeremy Koulish, who spent the first half of this week filming and livetweeting the America's Future Now! Conference, we get to bring you some highlights from the event. Celebrating One Year Of Grassroots VideoPublished: Jun 21, 2010 by Will Urquhart
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originally posted on 5/13/2010 Today, Thursday May 13th 2010, marks one year since we signed the paperwork to register Sum of Change. We did not know what to expect when we started but we are proud of what we have accomplished so far. We feel privileged to be able to do this work and wake up every day more appreciative of this opportunity. Below we have compiled links to many of our best projects for you to enjoy. Below that, we present our plans for the coming year, of which you are a major part. Please take some time this weekend to watch and digest as much as possible, then let us know what you think and what you would like to see in the future. National Nurses United Rally for Nursing-Ratio LimitsPublished: Jun 21, 2010 by Will Urquhart
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originally posted on 5/12/2010 About 1,000 nurses, with a handful of doctors mixed in, rallied today on Capitol Hill for National Nurses Week to "press the case for moving beyond insurance reform to improving the quality of care in U.S. hospitals and other healthcare settings."
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