Rally in Brooklyn

The House just passed health care reform—and now the clock is ticking for the Senate to do the same. So on Friday, we're holding a big "Countdown to Change" rally in Brooklyn to kick off a massive organizing effort. Can you come to the rally? RSVP for the rally

Dear MoveOn member,

Huge news: After decades of progressive efforts to fix our broken health care system, on Saturday night the House of Representatives made history by passing health care reform!¹

But now comes the real hurdle: the Senate. Winning there is going to take a massive organizing effort—and we're kicking it off with big rallies across the country this week to celebrate the passage of the House bill and demand the Senate do the same.

We've been pushing together for months. But now it's go time. There's a rally in Brooklyn on Friday—can you come? Click here for details and to RSVP:

http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=99456&id=17860-10220574-F7NoICx&t=3

The House bill isn't flawless. It includes a compromise version of the public option and an ugly anti-choice amendment.² But it's a huge step forward: it would expand coverage to 96% of Americans, offer more choice through a national public option, and help end Big Insurance's stranglehold on our health care system.³

And the only way we'll get anything like it through the Senate is if we all come out right now and demand it.

Less than a month ago, conservatives and Big Insurance were gloating that health care reform with a public option was dead. But millions of us showed up and spoke out, and we proved them wrong.

This week, we'll seize the momentum to move the Senate action forward. We'll thank House members who voted for reform, and call out those who voted against it. Then we'll turn to the Senate and make sure our senators know the ball's now in their court and it's time to get it done.

Can you come to the rally in Brooklyn on Friday? Click the link below to RSVP:

http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=99456&id=17860-10220574-F7NoICx&t=4

Thanks for all you do.

–Kat, Carrie, Anna, Ilya, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "House Democrats pass health-care bill," The Washington Post, November 8, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85143&id=17860-10220574-F7NoICx&t=5

2. "Abortion an obstacle to health-care bill," The Washington Post, November 9, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85142&id=17860-10220574-F7NoICx&t=6

3. "Affordable Health Care for America Act," Speaker Nancy Pelosi, November 7, 2009
http://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/legislation?id=0327

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