From OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird: This past week, we saw what change looks like. And now, it’s time to celebrate. After a year of non-stop work from OFA volunteers like you — reaching out to friends and neighbors; going to countless phone banks, town halls, canvasses, and rallies; placing millions of calls and emails to Congress; and so much more — health care reform is now the law of the land
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"Year after year, we’ve seen billions of taxpayer dollars handed out as subsidies to the bankers and middlemen who handle federal student loans, when that money should have gone to advancing the dreams of our students and working families. And yet attempts to fix this problem and reform this program were thwarted by special interests that fought tooth and nail to preserve their exclusive giveaway. But this time, we said, would be different
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Last night, the House of Representatives passed a final health insurance reform bill by a vote of 220 to 207, bringing a year-long legislative process to an end. The bill makes final improvements to the historic health reform President Obama signed into law on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Times reports: The end came after a grueling night and day of roll-call votes as Republicans sought to derail the bill
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From OFA Director Mitch Stewart: We knew that power concedes nothing. So did President Obama. So did the members of Congress who courageously voted for reform, knowing that the special interests and the extreme right wing would retaliate swiftly.
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Moments ago, President Obama sent out the following email to OFA supporters: For the first time in our nation’s history, Congress has passed comprehensive health care reform. America waited a hundred years and fought for decades to reach this moment. Tonight, thanks to you, we are finally here.
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From OFA Political Director Addisu Demissie: In just a few hours, the House of Representatives will cast their final vote on health reform. The outcome is still uncertain.
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From OFA Director Mitch Stewart: Tomorrow, we can extend coverage to millions. We can end insurance-company abuses forever. We can finally give Americans control over their own health care.
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Earlier today, the House Rules Committee posted the final health reform legislation online, a 153-page bill that makes a number of changes to the Senate bill that was voted on in December. The Washington Post reported : The House Rules Committee on Thursday posted the final element of President Obama’s health-care package, clearing the way for a climactic vote in the House, which will most likely occur on Sunday. The Congressional Budget Office reported earlier in the day that the legislation would provide health insurance coverage for 32 million people by 2016 at a 10- year cost of $940 billion.
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Today marks the fifth day of the Final March for Reform. All weekend long, OFA volunteers have been gathering at phone banks across the country to call voters in critical districts, asking them to call their representatives in support of health reform. On Thursday, Florida Congressman Hank Johnson posted to his official Twitter and Facebook accounts: "My office is receiving dozens of calls per hour in favor of Health Care Reform
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