by Sylvia Moore | Mar 9, 2012 | News
From LaborNotes Blog: Angry activists pointed to the fact that five of the six errant Democrats had received money from the insurance industry and Big Pharma, ranging from $100,000 to over $250,000. Three of the six senators had been endorsed by the California Labor...
by Jeanne Ertle | Feb 10, 2012 | News
Dear Supporters, The California Senate was only two votes short of passing SB 810 last week. But six Democrats refused to support the bill when it was put to a vote in the California Senate. You may have been one of the thousands of Californians who called these...
by Sylvia Moore | Feb 1, 2012 | News
From The Union (Western Nevada County): The Campaign for a Healthy California on Wednesday denounced the failure of the California Senate to pass SB 810, the California Universal Care Act. The bill died when it remained two votes short of passage. Democrats fell short...
by Sylvia Moore | Jan 31, 2012 | News
Today SB 810, “Medicare for All” single payer legislation, was killed on the California Senate Floor. The vote was: 19 YES, 15 NO (including Dem. Calderon and Dem. Correa) and 6 ABSTAIN (which is actually a NO vote and included Dems. Padilla, Vargas,...
by Sylvia Moore | Jan 13, 2012 | News, Video
On Jan. 9, healthcare providers, medical students, activists and concerned citizens held marches and rallies in Los Angeles and Sacramento in a renewed fight to extend health coverage to all Californians. Despite the lofty rhetoric coming out of Washington about the...