HB 1660/SB 400

Action Alert: Health care rally in Harrisonburg PA on Oct 20

Fri, 09/18/2009 - 10:28am — DCblogger

History-Making Rally, Tues., Oct. 20, 10-12 noon, State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA

HealthCare4ALLPA, a non-partisan, state-wide, all-volunteer citizen campaign educating Pennsylvanians and State Legislators on theSingle Payer Solution(HB1660 and SB400), calls for a massive rally on the steps of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, PA, on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. Join thousands of single payer supporters --patients and providers, workers and owners, mothers and fathers, children and retirees, and with diverse co-sponsors:

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