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Updated: 4:35 PM Nov 10, 2009
Rallying for Health Care
An historic vote in the House Saturday night fueled a rally at the Capitol where supporters and protestors tackled the issue of health care reform.
Posted: 6:47 PM Nov 8, 2009Reporter: Meaghan M. Norman Email Address: Meaghan.Norman@wilx.com |
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One side calls for affordable health care for all, and the other labels it a hostile government takeover.
Democrats and Republicans in mid-Michigan and across the country are split on the issue of health care reform.
Jeff McQueen, a protestor at the rally, said the current health care system works for him so there is no need to fix it.
"I do think [American] have access [to health care] right now. Anyone who's poor can walk into an emergency room and get treatment," said McQueen. "So that's a fallacy that everyone doesn't have access to health care."
Liberal organization MoveOn.org sees things differently. Without a public option there are millions of Americans who will not have proper health care. Organizers at the rally said this bill is a great step in the right direction.
"I think we can make this bill even better," said Erin Fox, coordinator for the MoveOn Lansing. "I think we can cover more Americans. I think we can ensure that everyone has access to affordable health care."
Even though the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the bill, there is still a long way to go. The Senate has to vote on its form of the legislation and then there will be a conference committee to reconcile the two bills.
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