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Urgent Vote This Week: Make Public Health a National Priority!
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored by: Trust for America's Health
CRITICAL VOTE THIS WEEK: Urge Your Senators to Vote "YES" on Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to Increase Funding for Health and Education Programs in the Senate Budget Resolution
Public health is all about preventing and reducing disease and minimizing health threats -- whether naturally occurring like pandemic influenza or the result of a bioterrorist attack. On February 6, 2006, the President released his FY 2007 budget request which significantly shortchanges our nation's public health programs.
Cuts to programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes are especially troubling, given that seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year. Allowing proposed cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency responsible for reducing disease and improving health, runs counter to Americans' desire to improve health in this country.
Senators Specter, Harkin and Kennedy have offered an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution that will increase the budget level by $7 billion, providing much needed additional funds for important programs, including those promoting the public's health.
We need your voice today - sign now to send an email to your Senators, and urge them to restore cuts to public health programs by supporting the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment. It's time that we ensure our public's health is a national priority!
Public health is all about preventing and reducing disease and minimizing health threats -- whether naturally occurring like pandemic influenza or the result of a bioterrorist attack. On February 6, 2006, the President released his FY 2007 budget request which significantly shortchanges our nation's public health programs.
Cuts to programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes are especially troubling, given that seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year. Allowing proposed cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency responsible for reducing disease and improving health, runs counter to Americans' desire to improve health in this country.
Senators Specter, Harkin and Kennedy have offered an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution that will increase the budget level by $7 billion, providing much needed additional funds for important programs, including those promoting the public's health.
We need your voice today - sign now to send an email to your Senators, and urge them to restore cuts to public health programs by supporting the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment. It's time that we ensure our public's health is a national priority!
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# 100:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Lisa Emerson, Pennsylvania
# 99:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Linda Roudebush, Ohio
# 98:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Nancy Billings, Maryland
# 97:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 96:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Rebecca Hull, Washington
# 95:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Alissa Greenwood, Washington
# 94:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Ray Pica, New York
# 93:
5:43 pm PST, Mar 14,
Michael Morris, Oklahoma
# 92:
5:43 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jackie Horton, Washington
# 91:
5:43 pm PST, Mar 14,
Amy Lippman, Arizona
# 90:
5:43 pm PST, Mar 14,
Mark Lungo, Ohio
# 89:
5:43 pm PST, Mar 14,
Ma Nava, Oregon
# 88:
5:42 pm PST, Mar 14,
Brian Craig, New Jersey
# 87:
5:42 pm PST, Mar 14,
Julie Stewart, California
# 86:
5:42 pm PST, Mar 14,
Dorothy Bambach, California
Healthy people make a healthy society. You can't seriously intend to make these cuts. Come on! You might as well kill people.
Healthy people make a healthy society. You can't seriously intend to make these cuts. Come on! You might as well kill people.
# 85:
5:42 pm PST, Mar 14,
Nathana Marunich, Pennsylvania
# 84:
5:41 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jude Hand, Florida
I grew up in two of the wealthiest counties in the United States (Westchester County New York and Fairfield County Connecticut). For the last 17 years, I've lived in what I consider to be one of the poorest, Volusia County Florida. Take away the rich folks that Winter here, the tourists and a few who've made money off of being "unique" and there is a hurting, needy population that would laugh at the word HOPE. I understand even better now. I got sick, was fired after 6 months of medical leave. The private disability ended when I ran out of money to go to more doctors to provide the agency with updated medical records. I had limited Unemployment Compensation because I'd lost 6 months of employment from which to measure benefits. I've had no real income since Septemer of 2005. I remain sick and disabled. Were it not for a Managed Care clinic, I'd either die of my disability or take my own life. Do you hear that? I am not alone. This is what happens in poverty with no support. Help these people. If your engagement in politics is because you care, help these people by accessing funding for public health. Help me. Help what could be you or a family member or a neighbor. Help!
I grew up in two of the wealthiest counties in the United States (Westchester County New York and Fairfield County Connecticut). For the last 17 years, I've lived in what I consider to be one of the poorest, Volusia County Florida. Take away the rich folks that Winter here, the tourists and a few who've made money off of being "unique" and there is a hurting, needy population that would laugh at the word HOPE. I understand even better now. I got sick, was fired after 6 months of medical leave. The private disability ended when I ran out of money to go to more doctors to provide the agency with updated medical records. I had limited Unemployment Compensation because I'd lost 6 months of employment from which to measure benefits. I've had no real income since Septemer of 2005. I remain sick and disabled. Were it not for a Managed Care clinic, I'd either die of my disability or take my own life. Do you hear that? I am not alone. This is what happens in poverty with no support. Help these people. If your engagement in politics is because you care, help these people by accessing funding for public health. Help me. Help what could be you or a family member or a neighbor. Help!
# 83:
5:41 pm PST, Mar 14,
Daphne Cheng, Illinois
# 82:
5:41 pm PST, Mar 14,
Bryan Vee, California
# 81:
5:41 pm PST, Mar 14,
Sara T, Minnesota
# 80:
5:41 pm PST, Mar 14,
Karen Becker, California
# 79:
5:41 pm PST, Mar 14,
Lisa Aden, Missouri
# 78:
5:40 pm PST, Mar 14,
Valeri Pervo, Ohio
# 77:
5:40 pm PST, Mar 14,
Tara Braithwaite, West Virginia
# 76:
5:40 pm PST, Mar 14,
Brandi Coe, Arkansas
i personally am what you call poor. my childern are on medicade. i personally can't get on it because of the fact that i am not pregnant or 65 years of age or older. which makes no sence. you want to stop abortions but yet you can't get health care unless your prgnant. go figure. we really need the funding for health and our childern they are the future
i personally am what you call poor. my childern are on medicade. i personally can't get on it because of the fact that i am not pregnant or 65 years of age or older. which makes no sence. you want to stop abortions but yet you can't get health care unless your prgnant. go figure. we really need the funding for health and our childern they are the future
# 75:
5:40 pm PST, Mar 14,
Laura Hoyt, Colorado
# 74:
5:40 pm PST, Mar 14,
Laura Harding, Texas
# 73:
5:39 pm PST, Mar 14,
William Hartshorn, Kansas
# 72:
5:39 pm PST, Mar 14,
Barbara Daniels, Florida
# 71:
5:39 pm PST, Mar 14,
Sheraz Max, Washington
# 70:
5:38 pm PST, Mar 14,
Susan Oliver, California
We need to protect our citizens from the harm of diseases that we can manage here at home...as well as wars we cannot manage in other countries.
We need to protect our citizens from the harm of diseases that we can manage here at home...as well as wars we cannot manage in other countries.
# 69:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Kim Bateau, New York
I shouldn't have to tell you why public health funding is important.You know why it is. Do the right thing.
I shouldn't have to tell you why public health funding is important.You know why it is. Do the right thing.
# 68:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 67:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Katie Mauritz, Oregon
Please help keep people healthy! Health is one of the best things to have in life...
Please help keep people healthy! Health is one of the best things to have in life...
# 66:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Kristen Floyd, Indiana
# 65:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 64:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Anthony Dyer, Tennessee
# 63:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Connecticut
# 62:
5:37 pm PST, Mar 14,
Dallas Cox, Montana
# 61:
5:36 pm PST, Mar 14,
John Kirchner, Indiana
# 60:
5:36 pm PST, Mar 14,
Gary Spainhour, North Carolina
# 59:
5:36 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Michigan
Tax Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bush, and Dick DeVos a teeny, tiny bit, and the public would have the funds that they need for public health.
Tax Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bush, and Dick DeVos a teeny, tiny bit, and the public would have the funds that they need for public health.
# 58:
5:36 pm PST, Mar 14,
Tulsi Dasi, Florida
# 57:
5:36 pm PST, Mar 14,
Susan Bechtholt, Washington
# 56:
5:36 pm PST, Mar 14,
Christina Sott, United Kingdom
# 55:
5:35 pm PST, Mar 14,
Hope Anderson, Alaska
# 54:
5:35 pm PST, Mar 14,
Steven Deterling, Texas
# 53:
5:35 pm PST, Mar 14,
Dr.Neilson Ph.D., Florida
# 52:
5:34 pm PST, Mar 14,
Amy Bondi, California
# 51:
5:34 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jackie Anderson, Texas