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Health care reform is now being debated in Congress. In the House, the so-called Tri-Committee ( made up of Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and the Committee on Education & Labor) produced a health care bill a couple of weeks ago, which is being "marked up" (debated and modified) as we speak. The committee members will take a break next week for the 4th of July holiday, then resume deliberations for another week before the bill goes up for a vote before the August recess.

Essentially, whatever comes out of this committee will be what we end up fighting for in reconciliation after the August recess, mostly because whatever comes out of the Senate will be much weaker. It's imperative that activists do everything we can to get the best bill possible out of the committee process.

We will be phone banking to constituents in those California districts who have members on the Tri-Committee, and will ask those constituents to tell their congress members the following:

• You support a strong public option (or single-payer) as part of health care reform.

• You support a public health care option (or single-payer) that is available to ALL Americans on Day One. No “trigger”. No delay.

• You support a public health care option (or single-payer) that is national, available everywhere, and accountable to Congress.

• You support a public health care option (or single-payer) that can bargain for rates from providers and big drug companies.

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Please bring your cell phone and a charger.

We will be grilling as well as phoning! We supply the burgers, you supply the side dishes!