Got this e-mail from Congressman Eric Massa:
I am writing you now to update you on one of the most important fights taking place in the Congress today. It is perhaps the most important fight of our generation- the fight over Health Care reform.
When you look around this country of ours, and see 50 million uninsured Americans, you know that we need change. When sick children are denied access to life-saving medical care, we can all recognize that something is very wrong with the current system, and it is up to us to pick up this fight, carry it forward, and push through real Health Care reform for the first time in a generation.
The insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies will not give up easily, however. They have been busy influencing the votes of lawmakers, and they have very deep pockets. Let me say this clearly though, I will not be influenced by them. Ever. I stand with people like you. And today, I need you to stand with me. If 100 people donate $50 today, we will have raised as much money as a single insurance or pharmaceutical company contribution to my opponents. Lets fight them dollar for dollar!
Will you help out our efforts with a $50 or $100 contribution today? (click here)
Since I first ran for Congress in 2006, I have stood my ground in saying that the only real solution is a single-payer plan. Now, as a member of the 111th Congress, I flatly refuse the Congressional Health Care plan, and will continue to do so until all Americans have access to the very same benefits that I would as a member of Congress. This is not an issue that I take lightly, and it certainly is not an issue that I will remain silent on! I have been traveling the country, speaking to groups of people, helping to create the tidal wave of support that will be required to push this type of reform through. Just yesterday, I was interviewed on the Ed Schultz show on MSNBC. Please take a few minutes to watch the clip (click here) . I ask you today to join with me today in this historic effort to fix Health Care once and for all.
A $100 or $50 contribution today will help keep me in Congress, keep me fighting for the changes we need, and keep me focused on the work at hand. (click here)
Thank you for all that you do.
Most Sincerely
Eric Massa
Commander US Navy (ret.)
Congressional Candidate, NY-29