At least a thousand unionists and their allies surrounded the hotel where the nation’s health insurance firms were meeting inside, demanding a citizens’ arrest of company CEOs and their lobby for greed, corruption and 45,000 deaths a year.
At least a thousand unionists and their allies surrounded the hotel where the nation’s health insurance firms were meeting inside, demanding a citizens’ arrest of company CEOs and their lobby for greed, corruption and 45,000 deaths a year.
The labor movement is pissed off, in so many words, at the Obama administration -- and, some leaders say, they’re only reflecting views of their members.
“There are millions of people who think we just don’t get it,” Biden said of both politicians and union leaders. "This president gets it,” he declared.
People are going to take to the streets in DC tomorrow to place health insurance executives under citizens' arrest. The plan is to gather at DuPont Circle and march down to the Ritz Carlton hotel, where members of the Association of Health Insurance Providers (AHIP) is holding its conference. And Howard Dean is going to speak, if that makes a difference to you.
Democracy for America has a petition asking Harry Reid to bring back the public option using the budget reconciliation process. Reid and Senate Democrats face enormous pressure from insurance lobbyists not to do this, but public support can keep this option alive. Here is a summary of how budget reconciliation could bring real health care reform.