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Senator Barbara Boxer:
YES on $106 billion Iraq supplemental…
...and
NO co-sponsorship of Single-Payer Health Care Senate Bill S. 703?
Senator Boxer, we need to talk .
Join PDA on July 9 & 10th for a California Healthcare Not Warfare Action.
Warfare — Sen. Barbara Boxer cast a YES vote on the $106 billion Iraq-Afghan occupation funding on May 21st – a bad vote from normally stalwart progressive, which frustrates & dispirits the anti-war movement.
Healthcare — Boxer has NOT YET co-sponsored Bernie Sanders single-payer bill in the Senate, S. 703.
Given our progressive dismay with Boxer’s disastrous war-funding vote, we are asking Sen. Boxer to redeem some lost standing with a STRONG stance on single-payer healthcare — to co-sponsor S.703 to guarantee health care coverage for ALL.
Demand Healthcare NOT Warfare — Four easy ways to help:
1. Email Boxer July 9th and 10th regarding her YES vote on May 21st on $106 billion War-Funding supplemental for Iraq/Afghanistan occupations https://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm — then ask Sen Boxer co-sponsor Sanders S.703, the single-payer health care bill in the Senate, a companion to HR 676 in House.
2. Call Boxer’s Washington D.C. office on July 9th or 10th at 202-224-3553 or, even better, fax comments to 202-224-0454 regarding Boxer war funding Supplemental YES vote & to co-sponsor Sanders S.703. After your call, email California53@gmail.com with summary of result.
3. Call Boxer’s office this Thursday 7/9 at noon- to 1:30pm (click here for phone listings) – in support of PDA Street-Heat Rally happening outside Boxer San Diego office Thursday noon-1:30pm…
4. MEET in the STREET at Sen. Boxer’s San Diego office at 600 B Street, San Diego CA 92101 at NOON – 1:30 pm on Thursday July 9th, with Single-Payer health care signs from Carl Manaster (PDA, DFA) – and Healthcare Not Warfare fliers from Mike Copass & Dave Keeler — rally coordinator Mike Copass california53@gmail.com 619.665.9415.
Calling All Californians – your phone action helps support the street action, and amplifies the message! On Thursday and Friday
CALL and
FAX YOUR LOCAL Boxer office (see phone # at bottom of
http://boxer.senate.gov/ . ) Mention the San Diego rally, and ask for Boxer’s co-sponsorship of Sanders S. 703 single payer healthcare bill
TODAY.
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Former Congressional Candidate Mike Copass & PDA Metro San Diego thank all San Diego area current, former and future PDA SUSTAINERS who make these actions POSSIBLE. As Jon Nichols of the Nation says, PDA is the MOST VALUABLE progressive group out there. .........
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(Note that Sen. Boxer is up for re-election in 2010 and is actively campaigning – Boxer’s campaign office is reachable 323-982-0312 if you wish to discuss donations, volunteering or to contribute your thoughts.)
Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our goal: Elect a permanent, progressive majority in 2008. PDA’s advisory board includes seven members of Congress and activist leaders such as Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Thom Hartmann and Rev. Lennox Yearwood.
