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AFL-CIO Endorses Sanders/McDermott American Health Security Act of 2011

From Labor Campaign for Single Payer

Stating that, "The fight to reform our nation's healthcare system has only just begun," AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker declared the Federation's support for companion single-payer bills submitted by Senator Sanders and Congressman McDermott. The Bills provide every American with affordable and comprehensive health care services through the establishment of a national American Health Security Program that requires each state to set up and administer a universal health care program.

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Published August 9th, 2011

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