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House Proposal: Big Step Toward REAL Health Care Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement by Deepak Bhargava, Center for Community Change
Friday, Jun 19, 2009Contact:
Germonique R. Ulmer; gulmer@communitychange.org 202-339-9331
Washington- Today, the chairmen of the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor Committees released their draft of a health care reform bill. Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change released the following statement:
“Large majorities of Americans support a public health
insurance option. Today, the People’s House answered their call and put forward
real reform that will give all of us a choice between public and private
insurance. Only when we have a choice,
will cost be controlled, quality be increased and universal coverage achieved.
Private insurers will have no incentive to change without
competition.
“We commend the House of Representatives and call on the
U.S. Senate to follow suit.”
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Since 1968, the Center for Community Change has strengthened the leadership, voice and power of low-income communities nationwide to confront the vital issues of today and build the social movements of tomorrow. www.communitychange.org
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