Rochester: Rally For Childrens Healthcare (10/4/07)

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10/03/2007

Dear MoveOn member,

President Bush just vetoed health care for children. In only his fourth veto ever, he blocked health care coverage for millions of uninsured—and mostly poor—kids.1 The Washington Post is calling this "the biggest domestic policy clash of his presidency."2

Bush is totally out of step with public opinion—even 61% of Republicans support the children's health care bill.3 We need just 15 more Republicans in Congress to break with Bush to override the veto.

This is a rapid response event, so some people won't even get this email in time. That means we'll need every last person who can possibly come to help show that the public is upset about this veto. If you're reading this, please come!

Tomorrow, can you put the pressure on at our emergency "Rally for Our Children's Health Care" in Rochester?

Where: Outside Tim Walz office (in Rochester)
When: Thursday, Oct 4 2007, 6:00 PM

Click here to RSVP:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=41033&&id=11324-8299453-wMurQO&t=2

If you have kids, definitely bring them, too!

In the coming days, Congress will try to override Bush's veto with a two-thirds majority—the Senate already passed the bill with a bipartisan, veto-proof majority and the House was close. Our goal is to pressure a few more Republicans to stand up to Bush—enough to pass the children's health bill.

If not enough Republicans buck Bush to overturn the veto, the Democrats have promised to keep sending the bill to Bush, each time increasing the pressure on vulnerable Republicans to support health care for our kids.2 This battle is over the philosophical question of whether or not we should make sure everyone gets health care—and it will set the stage for fights to come.4

Please join us at a "Rally for Our Children's Health Care" to show we're outraged that Republicans are blocking health care for our children—and to set the stage for fights to come:

Where: Outside Tim Walz office (in Rochester)
When: Thursday, Oct 4 2007, 6:00 PM

Click here to RSVP:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=41033&&id=11324-8299453-wMurQO&t=3

Thanks for all you do.

If you live outside of Rochester please check the moveon.org website to find a rally near you.

–Noah, Anna, Jennifer, Marika, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007


Sources:
1. "Bush vetoes child health insurance plan," Associated Press, October 3, 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21111931/


2. "Showdown Looms as Child Health Bill Passes," Washington Post, September 28, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3021&id=11324-8299453-wMurQO&t=6


3. "Most in Poll Want War Funding Cut," Washington Post, October 2, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3031&id=11324-8299453-wMurQO&t=7

4. "Paul Krugman: An Immoral Philosophy," New York Times, July 30, 2007
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/opinion/30krugman.html