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Releases & Statements

AFSCME Provides First Aid Kit to Protect Public Against Deadly Opposition to Health Care Reform
Cures Any Doubts About Republican Alliance With Insurance CEOs Over the Needs of the American People
As Congress Faces Historic Vote on Health Insurance Reform This Week, New TV Ad Hammers the Insurance Industry and Their Premiums Run Amok
Joint Effort from AFSCME and Americans United for Change Part of Major $11 Million Final Push from Pro-Reform Coalition, Sending Message to Congress: “Stand With Your Constituents, Not Big Insurance – and We’ll Have Your Back”
Health Care for America Now and Partners Launch New Ad Campaign As Congress Nears Final Votes for Reform

Help for Haiti
As news traveled around the world that a major earthquake had struck Haiti, so many of us bowed our heads in sorrow. There is no appropriate way to measure its impact on that already-impoverished country. (1/15/10)
Finish Reform Right - Don't Tax Health Benefits
Working families are struggling with the high cost of health care, yet the health care bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Christmas Eve would tax their health care benefits. That's a terrible mistake. (1/8/10)
Standing for Meaningful Health Reform
The Senate Finance Committee is getting ready to debate a health care bill that does not come close to meeting the needs of America’s working families. Nor does it meet the standards President Obama laid out in his address last week to Congress. (9/15/09)
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