With the Senate considering landmark legislation overhauling the health care system, North Carolina groups supporting Democratic proposals are stepping up their lobbying efforts.
The North Carolina chapter of Organizing for America, the grassroots effort of the Democratic National Committee, plans to have phone banks working today in Carrboro, Raleigh, Charlotte, Hendersonville, Asheville, Wilmington and Fayetteville, Rob Christensen reports. The phone banks are part of a national effort by the Obama organization to make 100,000 calls on Tuesday.
President Barack Obama is expected to talk to people working the phone banks by way of a simulcast hook up this evening.
This morning, Congressman Bob Etheridge is holding a health care discussion at the downtown Raleigh YWCA targeted at seniors and retirees. Members of the State Employees Association of North Carolina will be at several college campuses making calls to the office of Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan urging her to pass "real health care reform." Hagan has been vague as to what form of health care legislation she will support.
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Re: Support for reform forms
I didn't forget Paul.
While just today at my weekly let's blow up the Olympics, kills some doctors, send anthrax to Democrats and drive fertilizer into Federal buildings meeting I said the same thing.
Don't forget how mainstream media portrays us!