No picture in this post. I just faxed this to my congressman.
Disclaimer: Does not represent an official stance of the Salem Commission on Disabilities.
Short and I hope to the point:
Congressman John Tierney
2238 Rayburn
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Tierney,
I’ve followed the news on the health care bill and I understand that you’re undecided on it.
I urge you to vote yes tomorrow.
In your home town you may be familiar with the Salem Commission on Disabilities. We represent the interests of all of Salem’s citizens, businessmen and visitors with disabilities.
20% of the citizens of Salem have a disability.
Health care, and access to health care, are critically important. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 70%—this is a brutal statistic!
Many people on SSI or state welfare are trapped there, lest they lose their health coverage. More, still, become disabled and lose their jobs when their employers get the word and the premium hikes come—they can’t afford to keep people with health issues!
I am an unrepentant supporter of single-payer health care. But the current bill is probably as far as we’ll be able to get. There’ll always be another chance, if President Obama can be courageous.
I realize that, outside Salem, in the rest of your district, this is not a popular stance.
But it’s the courageous one.
You opposed the Iraq war, and expressed that opinion and got through it. You’re still in office.
I ask you to take a stand again, no matter how loud the opposition gets.
David Moisan
Commissioner, Salem Commission on Disabilities
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