Everybody In and Nobody Out (Health Care For All) Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD Chair, Health Care Justice – NC First United Methodist Church • 501 N. Tryon St. Park in garage. Entrance on Ninth St. between Tryon St. and Church St. Bring your parking ticket inside for validation For more information Go to …
from Huff Post, by Emma Gray. McCain cast the unexpected vote, but Murkowski and Collins never wavered. Senator John McCain made headlines early Friday morning when he cast an unexpected “no” vote against the Senate GOP’s Health Care Freedom Act (a.k.a. “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act). His vote was indeed surprising and decisive, and therefore newsworthy. But it was Senators Lisa …
CPCs target poor, underserved women. This year the NC General Assembly has budgeted more money, $1.3 million, for the so-called crisis pregnancy centers (CPC). CPCs have been around since the 1970’s as a key part of the effort to end access to abortion. The information included in this posting is from NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina …
Charlotte Observer, by LaVendrick Smith. Protesters unhappy with the Senate’s health care bill held an unusual demonstration outside North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ home on Lake Norman Friday. Members from the group Progress NC and North Carolina residents who support the Affordable Care Act sailed in front of the Republican senator’s lake house in multiple …
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AHCA SENATE VOTE CALL YOUR SENATORS. Trumpcare is not dead, just delayed. Call Senators Tillis and Burr and tell them you do not like the Senate version of the bill any better than the House version. ASSAULT ON BIRTH CONTROL CALL Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney, 202/395-3080 HHS Secretary Tom Price, 202/205-5445 to object to the …
CALL YOUR SENATORS Tell them: “I don’t like Trumpcare.” Trumpcare can be stopped if three Republican Senators stand up and say NO. You can make this happen by calling NC Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis ASAP (or if you live in SC: Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott) and let them know that we do not like the Senate …
It’s here — and it’s as bad as we thought. Thursday, U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled their health care bill, and plain and simple: this is the worst piece of legislation for women in a generation. For the past month, mostly men have been working behind closed doors on the secret health care bill, and it’s …
With all of the focus on Russia/campaign investigations, along with the tragic shooting of Republican Representatives in Alexandria VA, little seems to be getting done in Congress EXCEPT that the Senate is still working in secret on their version of a health care bill with a goal of passing it before the July recess. Our …
A Message from ACOG President Haywood L. Brown, MD – We’re Seeing a Deep Disregard for Women’s Health. June 7, 2017 Newsletter. Recently, a leaked document confirmed that the Trump Administration may soon move to dismantle one of the most effective aspects of the Affordable Care Act – no cost access to contraceptive coverage. If …
We only have one call this week and it’s a priority for every member of Charlotte Women’s March. Call your Senators to strongly urge that the Senate version of health care reform legislation be made public, receive a Congressional Budget Office score, and include time for the public review and comment before a vote. …
W.E.M.A.D We are Energized to March, Act, Demonstrate Newsletter #7 June 7, 2017 Calendar Updates…. Monday, June 12 Our Immigrant Community: Education about Rights and Law Enforcement St. Alban’s Church 301 Caldwell Ln, Davidson, NC 28036 with Police …
By David Leonhardt, Op-Ed Columnist, New York Times, June 8, 2017 Chances rising Senate will take away health insurance from millions. James Comey’s testimony today will reveal President Trump’s blatant disregard for the rule of law, and Nick Kristof’s column offers an excellent preview. I realize it will be hard to pay attention to any other political …
Congress heads back to Washington this week for four weeks of D.C. work before another recess in July, and they’re going to do everything they can to continue rubber-stamping Trump’s dangerous agenda. Republicans will try to push through their priorities so they can go home and tout their wins to their constituents, but the work …
Welcome to week 10 of Inside Your Legislative Body. Just weeks after the Senate unveiled their anti-women’s health budget earlier this month, the NC House introduced their budget, which will make it even harder for the women of North Carolina to receive expert medical care. State Budget Update Earlier this month, the Senate budget saw …
The AHCA, which passed the House on May 4 with a vote of 217-213, was scored by the Congressional Budget Office on Wedneday. (It had not been transmitted from the House to the Senate because it had not been scored by the CBO.) The bill will leave 23 million people uninsured. We must call our senators and …
