clipped from: www.coverallfamilies.org When Members of Congress return to Washington, DC today they'll be getting an earful from industries with financial interests in the health care reform legislation that Congress is writing this month. One staffer told us she was meeting with 8-10 health care lobbyists a day!
In this "David vs. Goliath" moment, we have a secret weapon: there are more of us than them.
PICO encourages you to tell your Members of Congress that, as a person of faith, you're following the health care debate closely, and want to make sure that legislation makes health care affordable to all families by including a strong Affordability Standard. Click here to see a sample phone script.
An Affordability Standard in health care reform legislation would guarantee good quality benefits and set family contributions on an affordable sliding scale based on income. Learn more at www.coverallfamilies.org/affordabilitystandard.