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AFSCME Members Will Participate in a Rally to Push for a Health-Care System that Offers an Option for Public Health Insurance
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MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN
WASHINGTON, D-C, ON THURSDAY [JUNE 25TH], FOR A LARGE-SCALE RALLY
ON BEHALF OF "HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW"--THE LARGEST
HEALTH-CARE CAMPAIGN IN THE COUNTRY. AFSCME PRESIDENT,
GERALD MCENTEE, HAS MORE...
(MCENTEE):
"AFSCME
MEMBERS HAVE ALWAYS STOOD FOR HEALTH-CARE REFORM THAT PROVIDES REAL
COMPETITION AND CHOICE. THOUSANDS OF AFSCME MEMBERS WILL STAND
TOGETHER ON THURSDAY, ON CAPITOL HILL, TO SUPPORT A HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM
THAT OFFERS A PUBLIC-HEALTH-INSURANCE OPTION--AND THAT DOES NOT TAX
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS THAT THEY HAVE EARNED. 72-PERCENT OF
AMERICANS SUPPORT A PUBLIC-INSURANCE PLAN; NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION!"
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"MAKE-AMERICA-HAPPEN"-DOT-COM.
