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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 |
Democracy for NYC sent the following press release in reponse to the attacks directed at Howard Dean by the White House.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2009
Contact: Bernadette Evangelist 212-608-3213
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DEMOCRACY FOR NYC APPLAUDS HOWARD DEAN
Democracy for NYC is proud to stand with Gov. Howard Dean in support and appreciation of his courage in challenging Congress and the White House to actually provide the American people with the affordable healthcare they need—and that they elected Democrats to get. Dean reflects the views, frustration, and sense of betrayal of DFNYC members along with other progressive healthcare advocates, and ordinary citizens who have hoped and believed that their voices would be heard in the crafting of this so-called healthcare legislation.
Along with the Governor, we call on our Senators and Representatives to hold strong on their promises to us. They should not send a bill to the President unless it has a way to control costs and keeps health insurance affordable to all by including a strong public option or some other mechanism to provide competition with the insurance industry and pharmaceutical companies. Without this, we agree with Gov. Dean that the "individual mandate" should be removed from the bill.
Dean is reminding Congress that they work for the people, and the people aren't interested in compromise after compromise until "reform" is a giveaway to private insurance companies at the expense of the American people. We agree.
Democracy for NYC (DFNYC) is a volunteer driven, non-profit political action committee and part of a national coalition of local groups committed to the ideals espoused by Democracy for America, the organization founded by Howard Dean.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 December 2009 )
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