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Not only has Assembly member Greg Ball (who's running for Congress against John Hall) been getting government-paid, single-payer health care for most of his adult life, he also recalls how the Kennedy family paid for his health carw when he was a child.
At the link is an email from Sam Sussman, an Orange County progressive who attended Assembly member Greg Ball's first sham "town hall" last night. It's obvious that what is happening at these events is McCarthyist-style demagoguery. Please read about this misleading and hate-filled event.
Congressman Eliot Engel has joined House progressives in sternly warning the Obama administration and Senate members that no legislation will pass without a government-run "public option" plan. And look forward to health-care forums and town halls to come to Rockland County soon.
Assembly member Greg Ball (who is running against Democrat John Hall for Congress) is trying to take down health-care reform by staging his own sham town halls. There will be plenty of choreographed outrage from Ball & Friends for the media to cover. But we can stop them by attending these town halls ourselves.
Rep. Hall say that he has reservations about using an income tax surcharge on top-wage earners to help pay for public health care. Hall must understand that this is a small price compared to the financial burden that working-class Americans have shouldered over the years.
The TRADE Act sets a standard for where House Dems stand on trade and is a clear rejection of NAFTA.
Without much fanfare, Congressman John Hall has been busy on a host of progressive issues and stepping up to the plate for health care, green technologies, and alternative energy. Here's a rundown of the Congressman's agenda:
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