Last Thursday, CCAG, Citizens for Economic Opportunity, and others united under the Health Care For America Now! banner to visit CBIA and Gov. Jodi Rell in Hartford. Our question to them?
After our group assembled at Union Station in Hartford and got fired up, our first stop was at the headquarters of CBIA, which purports to represent the interest of businesses large and small in Connecticut. However, when it comes to health care reform they always represent their own interests first: CBIA joined with big insurance companies like Anthem to lobby Gov. Rell with enough misleading information to convince her to veto the health care pooling bill (HB 5536). The pooling bill would have enabled small businesses, non-profits, and municipalities to buy into the state health insurance pool.
Once CBIA heard us, we followed the money over to the Capitol, where we delivered a letter to Governor Rell. She was not available to receive it in person, so we look forward to hearing back as to which side she is on.
As you can see in the pictures, in spite of the downpours leading up to the roving rally, attendance was good. Zachary Abramson covered the event for the Hartford Courant (link|scan) as did Scott Whipple for the New Britain Herald (link|scan).
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