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LEGISLATIVE ALERT

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Senate Healthcare Reform

The Senate is moving toward a pivotal vote Saturday 11/21 to stop efforts to block passage of its deeply flawed healthcare legislation. As currently drafted, senate healthcare legislation:

• includes federal funding for abortion (inclusion of the Stupak amendment wording was defeated) by funneling massive subsidies to both public and private insurers

• levies a new “abortion premium fee” in the govt run plan (pg 118, beginning on line 7, section 1303-Voluntary Choice of Coverage of Abortion Services). The Health & Human Services Secretary is given authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government run plan.

• does not protect insurance companies that do not want to cover abortions

• like HR 3692 which passed the House, this bill understates its actual cost by excluding provisions to prevent a 21% drop in physicians slated to take effect in January. Its real cost will exceed $1 trillion.

• includes penalties for employers who don’t provide coverage and for individuals who do not carry insurance

Before the legislation can be debated in the Senate, Senator Harry Reid must marshal 60 votes to oppose a filibuster against the motion to proceed.

Call NM senators TODAY. Tell them to vote against the motion to proceed!

Senator Jeff Bingaman
Phone: 202-224-5521
Fax: 202-224-2852
Email: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Senator Tom Udall
Phone: 202-224-6621
Fax: 202-228-3261
Email: http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Thank you for your unwavering commitment to the defense of life, marriage and families!

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2 Reasons To Call NM Senators

LEGISLATIVE ALERT



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David Hamilton-Nominee for 7th Circuit Court of Appeals


As early as Monday 11/16, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely file a procedural motion to clear his nomination.



Call NM senators (contact info below). Tell them to VOTE NO on David Hamilton’s nomination for the reasons below.



You may recall our alert about his appointment back in May. There was ENORMOUS public outcry against President Obama’s nomination of this former executive director of NARAL and ACORN fundraiser. In addition, he:

* was called “not qualified” by the American Bar Association
* ordered the Indiana Speaker of the House to cease prayers using Jesus’ name at the opening of the legislative sessions
* ruled that praying to Allah was acceptable in opening prayers
* has a long history of overt judicial activism, stating a judge’s primary job is to “write footnotes in the Constitution”
* blocked reasonable abortion informed consent laws



Senator Jeff Bingaman
Phone: 202-224-5521
Fax: 202-224-2852
Email: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Senator Tom Udall
Phone: 202-224-6621
Fax: 202-228-3261
Email: http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Senate Healthcare Bill


Next week the senate will resume writing their final version of healthcare reform legislation.



Call NM senators and urge them to insist on the following:

* insert the language of the Stupak Amendment, which appears in HR 3962 and passed in the House last week. It ensures NO FEDERAL FUNDING for abortion. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) plans to offer the Stupak Amendment language for a Senate vote.
* protection of conscience regulations for healthcare workers
* tort reform for medical malpractice suits



Pointing out the following would also help improve the legislation:

* as currently drafted healthcare reform will impose rigid control on private health plans, amounting to government run healthcare
* there is currently no protection to prevent rationing of care resulting in the hastening of death for elderly Americans



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Thank you for your steadfast commitment to protect life, marriage and families!



Sincerely,



The Traditional Values Action Committee-NM

www.tvacnm.com

Email: tvacnm@gmail.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/tvacnm