COVID-19 & Healthcare

AZ House Dems vote for health care bill

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by David Safier Thanks and congratulations are due to our AZ Democratic delegation to the U.S. House. All of them voted Yes on the health care bill — Raul Grijalva, Gabriel Giffords, Ann Kirkpatrick, Harry Mitchell and Ed Pastor. Keep up the good work (he said hopefully).

Giffords op ed supports House health care bill

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by David Safier Kudos to Giffords for taking such a public stand saying she plans to vote for the House health care bill Saturday. She could try and do it quietly. Instead, she's making the case for her vote in today's Star. I have to admit, I don't know all the details of the House … Read more

The latest from Giffords

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by David Safier This is from an email reply Giffords sent after I called her office supporting the public option. I support reform that creates competition through a strong public option that lowers everyone's costs and competes with private insurers.  I also support malpractice tort reform, and I will not vote for a bill that … Read more

Rep. Giffords, please stand firm on the public option

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by David Safier My last post about Giffords and health care reform was very positive. She came out clearly for a strong public option and held firm in front of a hostile crowd at the town hall I attended. The rubber is about to meet the road on health care legislation, and I hope she'll … Read more