Subject: [big campaign] PRESS CALL TRIFECTA ON HCR - TODAY
From: Adam Jentleson <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]'" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:27:07 -0400
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A trifecta of press call action is coming to a phone near you today:

At 1:00 PM ET today, legal scholars Erwin Chemerinsky and Simon Lazarus from the American Constitution Society and health care expert Judy Feder from the Center for American Progress will explain why health care reform is on solid Constitutional ground, and why legislative attempts at repeal are unworkable and ill-advised.

Echoing Jacki, at 1:30 PM ET today, Chairman Harkin will join HCAN's Richard Kirsch and Families USA's Ron Pollack to discuss why voting against amendments equals voting FOR health care reform, and release a letter from over 100 labor, community, and progressive advocacy organizations urging the Senate to pass reconciliation with NO AMENDMENTS.

At 3:00 PM ET today, Doctors for America will host Ohio Reps. John Boccieri, Rep. Marcia Fudge and Ohio Dr, Arthur Lavin to discuss several items that will directly impact Ohio, including funding for Community Health Centers included in the bill that will nearly double the number of patients seen by the centers over the next 5 years (beginning in Fiscal Year 2010).

Please join for any and all, and as usual, any help getting attention to these would be much appreciated!

Advisories for all three are below.

-Adam

For Immediate Release
March 24, 2010
Contact
Jason Rahlan, 202.481.8132
[email-masked]<https://mail.americanprogress.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=a89591f914434981b6fae083e2c4e365&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmail.americanprogress.org%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d6ce1741c201f4c0e8c1030a17b693d37%26URL%3dmailto%253ajrahlan%2540americanprogress.org>

PRESS CALL: Legal Experts Affirm Constitutionality of Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Wednesday, March 24 at 1:00 PM ET, the Center for American Progress and the American Constitution Society will host a press call to explain why health care reform is on solid Constitutional ground.
The call will feature Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean and distinguished professor of law at University of California, Irvine School of Law, Judy Feder, Senior Fellow<http://www.americanprogress.org/experts/FederJudy.html> at the Center for American Progress, and Simon Lazarus, public policy counsel to the National Senior Citizens Law Center and author of the ACS Issue Brief<http://www.acslaw.org/pdf/Lazarus%20Issue%20Brief%20Final.pdf>, "Mandatory Health Insurance: Is It Constitutional?" They will explain opponents legal attacks on health care reform are misguided and explain why the reform does not violate the Constitution.
Also see a recent piece<http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/03/activist_judges.html> from Center for American Progress' Ian Millhiser on erroneous conservative claims that the health care bill is unconstitutional.
What: Experts Affirm Constitutionality of Health Reform Press Call
When: TODAY, Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 1:00 PM EST

Who: Erwin Chemerinsky founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine School of Law
Judy Feder, Senior Fellow<https://www.americanprogress.org/experts/FederJudy.html>, Center for American Progress
Simon Lazarus, Public Policy Counsel to the National Senior Citizens Law Center and author of the ACS Issue Brief<http://www.acslaw.org/pdf/Lazarus%20Issue%20Brief%20Final.pdf>, "Mandatory Health Insurance: Is It Constitutional?"

Call-in: (877) 210 - 8943
Conference ID: 64865311
**PLEASE NOTE, THIS CALL WILL BE RECORDED.  BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CALL, YOU CONSENT TO RECORDATION.**
Please RSVP to Jason Rahlan at [email-masked]<https://mail.americanprogress.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=a89591f914434981b6fae083e2c4e365&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmail.americanprogress.org%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d6ce1741c201f4c0e8c1030a17b693d37%26URL%3dmailto%253ajrahlan%2540americanprogressaction.org>.

MEDIA ADVISORY                                           Contact:        Jacki Schechner 202-454-6196
For TODAY March 24, 2010 at 1:30pm ET

***Please Note Time and Number Changes***

Senator Harkin and Health Reform Advocates to Hold National Press Call to
Endorse "No Amendments"
Senator Harkin Joins Pro-Reform Leaders to Explain Why 'Yes" to Any Reconciliation Bill Amendments in Senate is Bad for Reform

Press Call TODAY at 1:30pm ET    Number: 800-895-0231    Code: 7HEALTH

Washington, DC - As the Senate begins the work of passing the health care reform reconciliation bill already voted through the House, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee - joins health care reform movement leaders to hold a national press call TODAY - Wednesday March 24th - at 1:30pm to discuss why it's imperative the Senate pass the reconciliation bill without amendments.

Also participating in the call will be Richard Kirsch, National Campaign Manager, Health Care for America Now<http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org> and Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USA<http://www.familiesusa.org/>.<http://www.familiesusa.org/>

During the call, Kirsch and Pollack will release a letter signed by more than 100 labor, community, and progressive advocacy organizations also urging the Senate to pass reconciliation without amendments.

WHO:     Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
                 Richard Kirsch, Health Care for America Now
                 Ron Pollack, Families USA

WHAT: National call to support Senate passage of reconciliation bill without amendments.

WHEN: Today - March 24th - at 1:30 pm ET

CALL IN: 800-895-0231     CODE: 7HEALTH

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For Immediate Release
March 24, 2010
Contact
Megan Smith, 202.481.8219
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

PRESS CALL TODAY: Ohio Doctors, Members of Congress Praise Immediate Benefits of Health Reform

Cleveland, OH -Representative John Boccieri, Representative Marcia Fudge and Dr. Arthur Lavin will discuss the immediate benefits of health care reform for patients and doctors today, March 24th at 3:00 pm.  Representative Boccieri and Representative Fudge both voted for health reform this weekend in part because of discussions with health providers like Dr. Lavin, who has worked with thousands of his colleagues over the past year to draw attention to the broken health care system in Ohio.
They will discuss several items that will directly impact Ohio, including funding for Community Health Centers included in the bill that will nearly double the number of patients seen by the centers over the next 5 years (beginning in Fiscal Year 2010).
Dr. Lavin is Ohio State Director of Doctors for America, and has worked with various other health care provider groups to raise the level of discussion around health care reform.  He traveled to the White House last fall to stand up for health reform legislation.   Dr. Lavin grew up in Rep. Boccieri's district, and lives and practices now in Rep. Fudge's district.

Doctors for America is a grassroots group of over 16,000 physicians in all fifty states committed to passing meaningful health reform legislation.  The group works to convey the ideas and experiences of physicians in order to achieve reform that provides high quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans.

 WHO:   Rep. John Boccieri, Rep. Marcia Fudge, and
             DOCTORS FOR AMERICA's Dr. Arthur Lavin

WHAT:  Reaction to Health Reform Vote, Discussion of Immediate Benefits for Ohio
WHEN:  Today, March 24th at 3:00 pm Eastern

WHERE:  Call-In: (877) 210-8943
                    Code: 65036033#

***Please note that this call will be recorded. By participating in the call, you consent to recordation.***

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For more information about Doctors for America, please go to our Web site at:  www.drsforamerica.org<http://www.drsforamerica.org/>

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Adam Jentleson
Communications Director, Progressive Media
Center for American Progress Action Fund
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
ajentleson (AIM)
202-247-8614 (cell)

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