06-22-20 South Bend Common Council to Consider Medicare for All Resolution

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Henry Davis, Jr. 2nd District Council Member ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. Rm. 441 Office: (574) 235-5983 FAX: (574) 235-5575 County-City Building South Bend, IN Voicemail: (574) 235-5983 TDD: (574) 235-5567 46601- 1830 Email:.HDAVIS@SOUTHBENDIN.GOV carry the torch until all Americans are insured. Health care is a right and Medicare for All is the right choice for America.” said Councilman Davis, Jr. Groups that pushed for the resolution include Public Citizen, Our Revolution Michiana, Black Lives Matter South Bend, Northern Indiana Democratic Socialists of America, and Sunrise Movement South Bend. “As local activists, we are proud to support the first Medicare for All resolution in Indiana,” said Noelia Rodríguez, Our Revolution fellow and organizer at Our Revolution Michiana, who worked with the broad local coalition to build support for the resolution. “We believe that no one should have to forgo preventive care, postpone needed medical procedures, or go bankrupt, as a result of our immoral, for-profit health care system that disproportionately burdens people of color and the poor. We call on our members of Congress to act on the bill that will guarantee health care as a right to all.” Other cities, including Detroit, Philadelphia, Seattle, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Knoxville also have passed resolutions in support of Medicare for All. “Momentum is growing for Medicare for All,” said Melinda St. Louis, campaign director for Public Citizen’s Medicare for All campaign. “People across the country are sending a message to Congress that health care should be guaranteed for everyone, and that it’s especially important in a pandemic.” ###