Fw: Health Care for All Senate Bill Action Alert ANS

Hi everybody -- I have been emailing with Shannon Miller, vice-chair of Health Care for all, and I asked for an article about it to send on to you all.  This is what she sent back.  An article may follow, but please consider taking this action toward Single-Payer Health Care for all in California.  It would cover all of us and save the state some money.  It turns out some of the legislators who voted "for" it before, did so because they knew Schwartzenegger would veto it. Now they are going back on that stance, and we can't let them. 
Insurance companies add no value to health care, they just add to the expense.  Please help. 
--Kim

Hi Kim,

This isn't an article, but it is the most urgent action that we need for Single-Payer in California.  We need Californians to call and fax letters of SB 810 endorsement to Rubio and Hernandez before May 4th.

Thanks,
Shannon Miller, Vice-Chair
Health Care for All - California

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 This is the second message we have sent in less than one week and unfortunately extraordinary circumstances have created this need. 

Action Alert!

Senate Bill 810 is at risk in the Senate Health Committee (to be introduced on May 4).

In particular, Senator Rubio has indicated that he will vote "no" and Senator Hernandez (committee chair) is undeclared.

We are urging you to contact these two Senators in as many ways as possible.  If you live in their districts please visit them.

All of us should fax and phone them urging their yes vote, regardless of whether we are in their district or not (the fact that they sit on a committee means that they represent ALL Californians, not just those in their district).

If you do not have access to a fax please feel free to respond to this message with your message and I will make sure it is faxed in.

Here is the contact information:

Senator Ed Hernandez, District 24

District Office

100 S. Vincent, Ste. 401

West Covina, CA 91790

Phone: (626) 430-2499

Fax: (626) 430-2494

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 4085

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4024

Fax: (916) 445-0485

Senator Michael J. Rubio, District 16

Bakersfield Office

1800 30th Street, Suite 350

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Phone: (661) 395-2620

Fax: (661) 395-2622

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 2066

Sacramento,  CA  95814

Phone: (916) 651-4016

Fax: (916) 327-5989

What follows is an abbreviated message you may use when you contact the Senators:

We are calling/visiting to seek your support of SB 810;

While there is considerable focus on the recent national health reform legislation, it does not provide health care to every Californian. It is important that the California State Legislature continue its focus of getting all Californians insured with a single standard of care. It’s just like an improved Medicare For All;

SB 810 will finally get healthcare costs under control, which will improve California’s budget crisis;

SB 810 will save California’s General Fund millions of dollars in the first year of implementation.

Please vote "Yes" to move SB 810 towards passage.