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Lancaster Pa. City Council Unanimously Endorses Pa. Single-Payer Bills HB 1660/SB 400

email received 11/10/09:

It is with great pride that I pass on the wonderful news that the Lancaster City Council tonight unanimously passed Council Resolution No. 74-2009, urging the PA General Assembly to support the passage of HB1660 and SB400.

Lancaster joins the City Councils of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wilkes Barre, West Reading and Reading and the Allegheny County Council in moving the state of Pennsylvania one step closer to becoming the first state to pass single-payer legislation. Together, these councils represent over 3 million Pennsylvanians and more than 25% of the population of Pennsylvania.

I am proud of having played a role in bringing this about, but I am prouder of the Lancaster City Council and the citizens of Lancaster who knew that this was the right thing to do and made it happen.

Jerry Policoff
Lancaster
www.progressives4pennsylvania.com
www.healthcare4ALLPA.org

Posted: November 11th, 2009 under Health, Medical, Social Security.
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