Call to Action!
Everyone, we have had a setback in our quest to pass SB 562, the Healthy California Act, to provide Single Payer healthcare to everyone in California. On Friday, the Speaker of the Assembly, Anthony Rendon, announced that he would stall (and effectively kill for 2017) the bill in the Assembly Rules Committee, which he claims as due to supposed "flaws" in the bill that need to be worked out.
We need to call, email, tweet, post messages on Facebook and demand that he get the bill out of the Rules Committee onto the Assembly floor for any needed amendments and for a vote. Below is his contact info:
Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the Assembly
916-319- 2063
Twitter: @Rendon63rd assemblymember.rendon@assembly.ca.gov
District Office:
12132 South Garfield Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Tel: (562) 529-3250
Fax: (562) 529-3255
When sending an email, please send a copy to: info@healthycaliforniaact.org so they can track it as well.
Also, please call your own assemblymember and urge them to apply pressure to the speaker to get the bill out of committee for a vote and urge your representative to vote YES.
Some Inland Empire representatives in the Assembly are listed below.
District 33 (mountain area):
Jay Obernolte - 916/319-2033
District 40 (Redlands, Highland area):
Marc Steinorth - 916/319-2040
District 42 (Yucaipa to Palm Desert--huge district):
Chad Mayes - 916/319-2042
District 47 (Colton, Rialto, etc.):
Eloise Reyes - 916/319-2047
District 60 (Jurupa Valley, Corona, etc.):
Sabrina Cervantes - 916/319-2060
District 61 (Riverside, Moreno Valley, Perris):
Jose Medina - 916/319-2061
District 67 (Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta):
Melissa Melendez - 916/319-2067
In order to find your specific Assembly rep, go to: http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
Also, here are a couple of good articles about the current push:
California Fails Leadership Test on Health Care
Thank you all for your help with this!
