Today’s single payer post: Virginia Democrats for HR 676
Two of Virginia’s Democratic Representatives, Bobby Scott and Jim Moran
, are supporters of HR 676.
Bobby Scott sponsored the All Healthy Children Act. He also sponsored H.AMDT.568, an amendment to prohibit use of funds for the Random Student Drug Testing Program.
You can see a video here of his exchange with Monica Goodling.
Congressman Jim Moran is a strong advocate for expanding health care to the country’s uninsured and underinsured residents. He believes that, at a minimum, health insurance should be available to every child in the United States, and that catastrophic coverage should be available to every adult. He supports the statewide insurance program recently adopted by Massachusetts which requires all families and individuals residing in the state to obtain health insurance, provides insurance coverages that will be reduced in scope and in cost, and subsidizes those who are unable to pay the full premium cost.
The Congressman is a firm supporter of federal embryonic stem cell research, and opposes the President’s decision to withhold federal support for research on additional stem cell lines. He believes that stem cell research will lead to significant breakthroughs in treatment for many debilitating diseases, such as Parkinson’s, cancer and diabetes, and that the federal government must become a major player in stem cell research. The Congressman was an original cosponsor of the Stem-Cell Research Enhancement Act, which would have enabled the government to play such a role.
On the local level, the Congressman has helped expand the availability of medical care to Northern Virginia’s uninsured resident by obtaining federal funds for community-based health delivery programs, including the Arlington Free Clinic and the Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services program. He also has been instrumental in obtaining assistance for Children’s Hospice International, a new model of treating children with life-threatening conditions, which is based on the delivery of a continuum of care to both children and their families, from the time of diagnosis through bereavement in cases where a cure is not achieved.
More politicians would take the right stand if they saw that they would be rewarded for it. It is important to recognize and thank your friends.