Single payers protest at Pelosi's office

[joeycola]

This was 2 days ago but I missed it and maybe others have also. Glad to see this happening.




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http://www.politico.com/livepulse/1109/Single_payers_protest_at_Pelosis_office_.html



November 03, 2009


Single payers protest at Pelosi's office

About 50 single-payer activists and labor union members held a sit-in at House Speaker Pelosi's San Fransisco office today where 11 people were arrested, said Chuck Idelson, spokesman for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.

The group was protesting Pelosi's decision to strip the health care reform bill of a provision that would let states set up single-payer systems and withold a vote on Rep. Weiner's amendment to create a national single payer system.

The amendment to create a national single-payer system would have likely failed, but it would have allowed liberal members to go on record with their support. The provision to allow states to create a single payer system would have been a small victory for a movement that has seen little but defeat so far in this debate.

UPDATED: Idelson says that Weiner met with Pelosi last night so it's not certain that the amendment is dead.

From today's Pelosi event:

(Photo: Jaclyn Higgs):bounce: