Things you can do right now for universal health care in WA State

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Call your senators and representatives. Ask Senators Murray and Cantwell to support a the Sanders bill S 703. Only Congressman McDermott currently supports single payer universal health care, HR 676/ HR 1200. Lobby the others to do so, and ask Congressman McDermott to lobby the other members of Washington State’s congressional delegation.

Senator Patty Murray-- 202-224-2621, 206-553-5545
Senator Maria Cantwell-- 202-224-3441, 206-220-6400
WA-01, Jay Inslee-- 202-225-6311, 206-361-0233
WA-02, Rick Larsen-- 202-225-2605, 425-252-3188
WA-03, Brian Baird-- 202-225-3536, 360-695-6292
WA-04, Doc Hastings-- 202-225-5816, 509-543-9396
WA-05, Cathy McMorris-Rodgers-- 202-225-2006, 509-529-9358
WA-06, Norm Dicks-- 202-225-5916, 253-593-6536
WA-07, Jim McDermott-- 202-225-3106, 206-553-7170
WA-08, Dave Reichert-- 202-225-7761, 206-275-3438
WA-09, Adam Smith-- 202-225-8901, 253-896-3775

Log on to http://change.gov/agenda/health_care_agenda/ frequently, and voice your support for single payer health care. As FDR once said to A. Phillip Randolph, "You know, Mr. Randolph, I've heard everything you've said tonight, and I couldn't agree with you more. I agree with everything that you've said, including my capacity to be able to right many of these wrongs and to use my power and the bully pulpit." He said, "But I would ask one thing of you, Mr. Randolph, and that is go out and make me do it." Contact the White House frequently. http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ is the email contact form, and the comment line numbers are 202-456-1111, 202-456-1112 and 202-456-1414,

Sign the John Conyers single payer health care petition by clicking on:
http://johnconyers.com/transition)

At the state level, ask your representatives to support the Washington Health Security Trust, a single payer plan for Washington State. This year’s legislation will be enabling legislation only, without provision for funding. However, we do need to build support for universal health care at all levels. Contact information for the legislature is as http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature, and information about WHST is at http://www.healthcareforallwa.org/health-security-trust-summary/.

Join state legislative district action teams with Health Care for All-Washington http://www.healthcareforallwa.org/.

Physicians for National Health Care has a Western Washington chapter—you don’t have to be a doctor to join. http://www.pnhpwesternwashington.org/.

Join the Progressive Democrats of America’s Health Care Not Warfare campaign. http://pdamerica.org/articles/misc/2008-02-29-14-19-42-misc.php

Consumers Union, a long-time advocate of universal health care, is collecting health care stories. Tell them yours. http://www.prescriptionforchange.org/share_your_story.html