Today's single payer post: IL Reps for HR 676
Body: Luis Gutierrez wants to pass HR 676 and impeach Dick Cheney.Jesse Jackson, Jr. has a long section on health care; but his website is set up in such a way that you can’t link directly to it.Bobby...
View ArticleChicago Single-Payer Action Network
Body: Daily Herald BriefsWant to know the status of the new county jail and sheriff's office? Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez will present an update at the Dundee Township Democratic Party monthly...
View ArticleLeague of Women voters endorses single payer health care
Body: League supports universal health careThe League of Women Voters endorse the efforts of Illinois State Rep. Mary Flowers, chief co-sponsor of HB 311, The Health Care for All Illinois Act; U.S....
View ArticleRachel Shattuck for single payer
Body: Shattuck in bid unseat Rep. Schmitz"People aren't getting the coverage they're paying for," Shattuck said. "I don't want to wait for what's going to happen at the federal level, because we don't...
View ArticleRep. Mary Flowers wants to save you $17 billion
Body: Hearing on single-payer health insurance bill draws about 30About 30 people attended a hearing Thursday on House Bill 311, which is now awaiting action in the Illinois General Assembly. The...
View ArticleSingle payer is moving forward in the states
Body: National Nurses Movement has a wonderful diary at MyDD about all the single payer bills in the states (but leaves out the legislation in Maryland). Please read about all the good news in...
View ArticleSmall business support for the public option
Body: Small Business Owners Stand Up To Giant Insurance LobbyToday, eight small business owners affiliated with the Main Street Alliance showed up at the conference with a simple question for Ignagni:...
View ArticleIllinois Senate Bill 7
Body: Fred KlonskySo, when Senate Bill 7 created a new threshold for strike authorization and limited the right to strike to salary and benefits, it didn’t take being a genius to have predicted a...
View ArticleDump Dick Durbin
Body: Durbin to propose Social Security commissionSenate Majority Whip Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning that he will introduce a bipartisan bill to create a Social Security commission tasked...
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