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"More than 3,000 Faith
Leaders Call on Senators to Oppose Graham-Cassidy
'We, the more than 3,000 undersigned faith leaders representing Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, and Buddhist traditions, believe that healthcare is an essential human right.'
Today more than 3,000
faith leaders from all 50 states, Guam, and Washington, D.C. sent a
letter to the U.S. Senate today asking them to reject the
Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill, potentially being brought to a vote
before budget reconciliation rules expire. Their message:
“It was a tremendous
relief that Congress was working in an open, bipartisan way to
improve our healthcare system. But now, we are outraged that Congress
would abandon these efforts for another partisan attempt that would
take healthcare away from millions of our people. For the sake
of our people, please oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal and support
the reauthorization of the vital Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) and Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) program.”
The letter continues:
“To allow Graham-Cassidy
to pass the Senate – and to allow the CHIP and DSH programs to
lapse – is to allow the health of America’s most vulnerable
people to face unnecessary and immoral obstacles… As faith
leaders, it is our duty to care for and minister to people in our
communities. As Senators, you have a similar duty to care for your
constituents. Please focus on bipartisanship rather than political
posturing, oppose Graham-Cassidy, and extend CHIP and DSH funding.”
The effort was organized
by the Interfaith Healthcare Coalition, a coalition of organizations
working together on healthcare, on Wednesday September 20. In
addition to defending and improving the ACA, the coalition is also
committed to advocating for other crucial health programs, like the
Children’s Health Insurance Program and Disproportionate Share
Hospitals, which expire at the end of the month.
The letter is organized by
denomination (featuring some national leaders at the beginning) and
then by state. It includes signatures from the African Methodist
Episcopal (AME), Baha’i, Baptist, Catholic, Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ), Church of the Brethren, Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA), Muslim, Jewish, Presbyterian Church (USA),
Sikh, Episcopal Church, Unitarian Universalist, United Church of
Christ, United Methodist, and additional faith traditions. ... "
You can read quotes from
signers of the letter, the full text of the letter, and see all 60
pages of signatures from faith leaders from all 50 states ... " here
You
may be more familiar with Network organization via “Nuns on the
Bus.”
If you are not familiar with the Nuns on the Bus, primarily led by Sister Simone Campbell, check out this 1:41-minute video and it
will give you a glimpse of who they are. If you are familiar with them, check it out anyway just for fun...
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#NunTrouble (It's All About That Bus)
P.S.
Whatever the status is is Graham-Cassidy when you read this -- just know, they will be back. They always are.
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