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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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# 10,150:
4:06 pm PST, Mar 16,
Francisca Sabadie, New York
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4:05 pm PST, Mar 16,
Kenneth Meyer, Georgia
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4:04 pm PST, Mar 16,
Greg Torrales, Florida
Public Health is an issue tht should not be up for discussion as far as cutbacks are concern. How can we say we want to help other countries when we can't even help the people in our own. Please do not allow these cutbacks to happen.
Public Health is an issue tht should not be up for discussion as far as cutbacks are concern. How can we say we want to help other countries when we can't even help the people in our own. Please do not allow these cutbacks to happen.
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4:04 pm PST, Mar 16,
Theresa Crovello, Florida
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4:03 pm PST, Mar 16,
Ruth McAllister, Michigan
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4:01 pm PST, Mar 16,
Name not displayed, Colorado
I will refrain from stating the obvious.
I will refrain from stating the obvious.
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4:01 pm PST, Mar 16,
Greg Senft, Pennsylvania
This government currently in office is a disgrace to its own citizens. That this country should wage an immoral war while allowing its citizens to suffer from inadequate or in alot of cases no health care!
This government currently in office is a disgrace to its own citizens. That this country should wage an immoral war while allowing its citizens to suffer from inadequate or in alot of cases no health care!
# 10,143:
4:00 pm PST, Mar 16,
Shilo Hansen, Kansas
My nine year old son suffers from epilepsy and every month his total medication bill is well over 800 dollars, this is not including tests and trips to his neorologist. Without the help we get from health funding, it is more then likely that he would spend more time in the hospital then he does now on the basis that we would not be able to purchase his meds. and still keep a roof over his head. please dont leave my son and all the other sick innocent children of our country to suffer in pain while the rich and greedy of this world just get richer
My nine year old son suffers from epilepsy and every month his total medication bill is well over 800 dollars, this is not including tests and trips to his neorologist. Without the help we get from health funding, it is more then likely that he would spend more time in the hospital then he does now on the basis that we would not be able to purchase his meds. and still keep a roof over his head. please dont leave my son and all the other sick innocent children of our country to suffer in pain while the rich and greedy of this world just get richer
# 10,142:
3:59 pm PST, Mar 16,
Eugene Goselin, California
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3:59 pm PST, Mar 16,
Rosalie Philibert, New Hampshire
We need to do everything we can to help people and find cure for chronic diseases.
We need to do everything we can to help people and find cure for chronic diseases.
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3:59 pm PST, Mar 16,
Tim Natale, California
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3:59 pm PST, Mar 16,
Claudia N. Adamson, Arkansas
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3:56 pm PST, Mar 16,
SIERRA NAHM, California
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3:55 pm PST, Mar 16,
Laura A selesky, Illinois
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3:54 pm PST, Mar 16,
Stuart Kessler, New York
Too much money spent on war...too little spent on the wellbeing of Americans!
Too much money spent on war...too little spent on the wellbeing of Americans!
# 10,135:
3:54 pm PST, Mar 16,
Ann Hanson, Illinois
The most needy funding we cut what are they thinking or maybe thats it they don't think.
The most needy funding we cut what are they thinking or maybe thats it they don't think.
# 10,134:
3:54 pm PST, Mar 16,
Cailyn Fisher, Washington
I could imagine cutting spending on public health programs if it had been shown that we were spending way too much on a bunch of perfectly healthy people...but public health is available for people who do not have health insurance or enough to cover basic needs for them and their family. It is a shame that we are putting our own people at such a risk when spending on unnecessary items continue. An evaluation on priorities should be conducted, eliminating niceties for the most prudent necessities. Think of what you and your family would do if no insurance was available and public funding was cut.
I could imagine cutting spending on public health programs if it had been shown that we were spending way too much on a bunch of perfectly healthy people...but public health is available for people who do not have health insurance or enough to cover basic needs for them and their family. It is a shame that we are putting our own people at such a risk when spending on unnecessary items continue. An evaluation on priorities should be conducted, eliminating niceties for the most prudent necessities. Think of what you and your family would do if no insurance was available and public funding was cut.
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3:53 pm PST, Mar 16,
Rodney Schubert, Washington
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3:53 pm PST, Mar 16,
Michael Edelson, Virginia
Many people need the care provided by public health services funded as such. This program helps people with chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes! These conditions are manageable and treatable but not if funding is cut. Please support the amendment sponsored by Senators Specter, Harkin and Kennedy to ensure that funding for public health remains.
Many people need the care provided by public health services funded as such. This program helps people with chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes! These conditions are manageable and treatable but not if funding is cut. Please support the amendment sponsored by Senators Specter, Harkin and Kennedy to ensure that funding for public health remains.
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3:51 pm PST, Mar 16,
Chris Phillips, Arkansas
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3:50 pm PST, Mar 16,
Linda Klein, California
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3:50 pm PST, Mar 16,
Rosalie Byard, New York
I live in a neighborhood where hospital emergency rooms are often the only available health care site for people without insurance. We need more public health funding for basic care and screening, immunizations, care of chronic conditions of the elderly. Investment in health care makes sense for the present and for the future. What are we going to do when avian flu hits us? Isn't cutting back on public health funding at the moment like reducing money for the levees before Katrina struck?
I live in a neighborhood where hospital emergency rooms are often the only available health care site for people without insurance. We need more public health funding for basic care and screening, immunizations, care of chronic conditions of the elderly. Investment in health care makes sense for the present and for the future. What are we going to do when avian flu hits us? Isn't cutting back on public health funding at the moment like reducing money for the levees before Katrina struck?
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3:50 pm PST, Mar 16,
Maria Gregory, New York
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3:47 pm PST, Mar 16,
Steve W. Hart, South Carolina
Several of my family members will have a negetive Impact if this bill does not go thru.
Several of my family members will have a negetive Impact if this bill does not go thru.
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3:46 pm PST, Mar 16,
Scott Hegney, Oregon
IMPEACH BUSH! democrats.org
IMPEACH BUSH! democrats.org
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3:44 pm PST, Mar 16,
Florence Elliott, Washington
The whole idea of public health funding is to keep people healthy not to wait untill they are sick to offer help. Please, vote to fund public health.
The whole idea of public health funding is to keep people healthy not to wait untill they are sick to offer help. Please, vote to fund public health.
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3:43 pm PST, Mar 16,
Name not displayed, Nevada
What about cutting the health care of our Senators and Congressmen instead! Additionally I was amazed to read that Chaney had an ambulance "standing by" (undoubtedly at taxpayers' expense) when he went quail hunting. Unbelievable!
What about cutting the health care of our Senators and Congressmen instead! Additionally I was amazed to read that Chaney had an ambulance "standing by" (undoubtedly at taxpayers' expense) when he went quail hunting. Unbelievable!
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3:40 pm PST, Mar 16,
Juanita Montano, Wisconsin
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3:40 pm PST, Mar 16,
Angela Stone, California
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3:40 pm PST, Mar 16,
David Bliven, New York
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3:39 pm PST, Mar 16,
Ron DeGeorge, New York
I have $56 a month stipend to live on each month. Do you think I should get less?
I have $56 a month stipend to live on each month. Do you think I should get less?
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3:37 pm PST, Mar 16,
Kay Batt, Washington
The proposed cuts in public health are ill-advised, short-sighted and dangerous. They reflect the Bush administration's lack of interest and care for the public good of the citizens of this country.
The proposed cuts in public health are ill-advised, short-sighted and dangerous. They reflect the Bush administration's lack of interest and care for the public good of the citizens of this country.
# 10,118:
3:37 pm PST, Mar 16,
Julie Bond, Wisconsin
Sir, The proposed cuts in public health are ill-advised, short-sighted and dangerous. Thjey reflect the Bush administrations lack of interest and care for the public good of the citizens of this country.
Sir, The proposed cuts in public health are ill-advised, short-sighted and dangerous. Thjey reflect the Bush administrations lack of interest and care for the public good of the citizens of this country.
# 10,117:
3:36 pm PST, Mar 16,
Judith M Harrell, Michigan
Please stop hurting your constituents in every way you possibly can. You should be doing whats best for US!
Please stop hurting your constituents in every way you possibly can. You should be doing whats best for US!
# 10,116:
3:35 pm PST, Mar 16,
Virginia May, Michigan
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3:34 pm PST, Mar 16,
LATESHA R., Illinois
I HAVE A SON WHO IS A TODDLER WHO SUFFERS FROM BRONCHITITIS AND ASTHMA AND I MYSELF AM AN ALLERGY SUFFERER WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY BUDGET CUT OF ANY FORM IN HEALTHCARE
I HAVE A SON WHO IS A TODDLER WHO SUFFERS FROM BRONCHITITIS AND ASTHMA AND I MYSELF AM AN ALLERGY SUFFERER WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY BUDGET CUT OF ANY FORM IN HEALTHCARE
# 10,114:
3:34 pm PST, Mar 16,
Marc Newhouse, Puerto Rico
The money that we spend--especially on preventive health services and health education--saves us five to six times that amount later. It's a good investment. It is imperative that we not cut funds for public health. Simply speaking, we cannot afford it.
The money that we spend--especially on preventive health services and health education--saves us five to six times that amount later. It's a good investment. It is imperative that we not cut funds for public health. Simply speaking, we cannot afford it.
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3:34 pm PST, Mar 16,
Nora Happy, Nevada
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3:32 pm PST, Mar 16,
Judith Wilson, Texas
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3:32 pm PST, Mar 16,
Jean Burkhardt, Delaware
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3:26 pm PST, Mar 16,
Christine Brazis, California
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3:26 pm PST, Mar 16,
Wm.&juliet Saltman
, California
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3:25 pm PST, Mar 16,
Name not displayed, California
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3:25 pm PST, Mar 16,
Name not displayed, California
Why is every cut Bush wants to make is a cut that will directly hurt the people he is supposed to be working for? He should stop the tax give-a-ways he is giving to the rich and gasoline companies then he might have money to fund the things that really count.
Why is every cut Bush wants to make is a cut that will directly hurt the people he is supposed to be working for? He should stop the tax give-a-ways he is giving to the rich and gasoline companies then he might have money to fund the things that really count.
# 10,106:
3:24 pm PST, Mar 16,
Charles Simms, Texas
Texas is already extended with Katrina victems, we need the public Health funding.
Texas is already extended with Katrina victems, we need the public Health funding.
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3:24 pm PST, Mar 16,
George Youngkins, Tennessee
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3:24 pm PST, Mar 16,
Debby Tricarick, Florida
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3:23 pm PST, Mar 16,
Name not displayed, Florida
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3:23 pm PST, Mar 16,
Betty Derr, Pennsylvania
As a therapist I see the pain of so many low income people not getting their health needs met and causes so much suffering--in our country! Public health is so very important for our citizens. It needs to be a priority for our government instead of being near the bottom of the list.
As a therapist I see the pain of so many low income people not getting their health needs met and causes so much suffering--in our country! Public health is so very important for our citizens. It needs to be a priority for our government instead of being near the bottom of the list.
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3:22 pm PST, Mar 16,
Sueanne Kelsey-snyder, Florida