HELP SEIU RESCUE
HEALTH CARE REFORM

By Andy Stern
SEIU President
January 25, 2010

     We're at a critical moment. SEIU members have fought for nearly a decade on health care.
     Now, some in Congress want to turn us back. They want to pass a scaled-back version of the health reform bill, and as one blogger put it, "hack it to pieces."
     A comprehensive bill is the only way to fix the health care system - from expanding Medicare benefits and lowering health care costs, to improving rural care and home care services. Scaling back health reform will not help real working families.
     President Obama delivers his State of the Union address this Wednesday evening, and before then, we have a 72-hour window to rescue comprehensive health reform. Our union has a reputation for bold leadership in times of crisis - and this is one of those times. Members like you need to give Congress the political courage to finish the job.
     When we began our "72 Hours of SEIU Voices" pledge drive earlier this month, we thought we'd be mobilizing to win key improvements to a health care bill in Congress. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Now we're in a position of having to rescue comprehensive health reform. If anyone can do it, it's 2.2 million SEIU members.