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Healthy Kids: An Oregon Priority

This is a great week for Oregon's children. The Oregon Senate, House and Governor begin making good on a promise to put Health Care for Kids at the top of their agenda, which will guarantee secure and permanent health care for every child in Oregon.

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Oregon’s Kids Can’t Wait.

The 117,000 Oregon children who don't have health coverage don't receive the preventive care and are more likely to end up in emergency rooms. We all pay the costs in the form of higher insurance premiums. The Healthy Kids Initiative is a fair and accountable way to provide the care Oregon kids need.

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117,000 Oregon children count on us

May 29, 2007:  the Oregon Senate will hold a hearing on a referral to the voters to increase the state cigarette tax to pay for the Healthy Kids Plan.

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Testimony of SEIU President Andy Stern Before Senate Health Policy Committee

The President of SEIU delivered testimony Jan 10, 2007 before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee regarding America's health care system:

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Retirees work to plug Medicare "Donut Hole"

The Medicare Donut Hole is a gap in prescription drug coverage which leaves many vulnerable senior citizens choosing between food and prescriptions.

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Kurt Kessler
"It's the Election of 2006 that made what we accomplished in 2007 possible. Without a predominantly pro-labor legislature and governorship, the hard work we put into Lobby Days and our other lobbying programs would have produced slim results...." Kurt Kessler, Dept of Human Services, Medford CAPE Committee Member