Come to DC tomorrow (3/9) - show the Health Insurance Execs what you think of their greed.

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Demonstration on Tuesday to confront the CEOs of the big health insurance corporations as they gather in Washington, D.C., to kill health care reform and preserve their ability to raise rates by 39% and more.

We have had enough hearings and plenty of emails and phone calls. So far, it has not stopped the brazen efforts of Blue Cross, United Healthcare and others to increase their profits at the expense of our health. Will you come and carry a sign for the public option as we surround the Ritz Carlton and confront the people who are blocking real health care reform?

Hope to have at least 1,000 folks — travel to D.C. for the day, or if you're local, take a long lunch break. This should be fun and there is no better cause.

On Tuesday, March 9, the big insurance industry CEOs and their lobbyists are gathering in D.C. These are the same CEOs who are so confident they can stop the public option and real health care reform that they brazenly raised our insurance rates even while the debate over health care rages in Congress.

It's time to fight back with a public shaming of these CEOs. Show up on Tuesday. There should be a great crowd of like-minded folks who have had enough. Why should the Tea Party crazies have all the fun?

A small number of CREDO people will be attempting a citizens' arrest of major insurance lobbyists and CEOs. More than 45,000 people die each year because they can't get the health care they need and deserve. We assume the D.C. police will not allow us to do this and in turn we will be arrested for this act of civil disobedience.

We're going to get arrested (so you don't have to), but we need you and all of your friends to join us as we surround the Ritz Carlton.

Where: Gather in Dupont Circle for a march to the Ritz-Carlton where CEOs are plotting (about 0.5 mile)
When: 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 9

Here's the link to RSVP and reserve your free "Public Option" sign from CREDO Action.

http://act.credoaction.com/event/events/event.html?even...


I hope you can join us to help send a message to Congress that they need to listen to us, not the insurance companies, and pass healthcare reform with a Public Option that works for all us.

Your pressure works! Thanks for everything you are doing to save the public option and pass real health care reform.

Michael Kieschnick, President and CEO
CREDO Action

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1. Action speaks louder than words!

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2. That's the critical point. Talking or posting or bloging alone won't do it.

We need action in the streets.