Whereas: We spend over $2 trillion (about $5800 per capita) for healthcare in the US, yet millions are still not covered or receiving the care they need;

Whereas: We spend 40% more than any other industrialized nation per capita each year, but despite our gigantic health care budget, we rank behind thirty-seven other countries in health status, according to the World Health Organization. We already spend enough money to cover everybody with excellent comprehensive coverage;

Whereas: A bill has been proposed in Congress, HR-676, that outlines a national health care program that will provide guaranteed affordable quality health care and prescription drugs to everyone in the country;

Whereas: Over 12,000 thousand doctors have signed on in favor of this plan, including two former U.S. Surgeons General and thousands of nurses nationwide support this plan;

Whereas: Under H.R. 676 we can pay for a comprehensive national health care program without spending additional money, cover every single person in the United States, and control deficit spending for healthcare;

And Whereas: The bill provides money for retraining those whose jobs as administrators in the insurance industry would be lost as a result of this shift;

Be it Resolved That: We call on our members of Congress to pass HR 676 so our people and our nation can have the excellent health care system we deserve. Health care is a human right, and we call on our members of Congress to recognize that right.

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