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Jul 23
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A National AgendaPosted by: Bruce Robinson on Jul 23, 2009 Tagged in: speaker , seniors , Santa Rosa , politics , policy , nonprofit orgs , news , medicine , media , legislation , healthcare , Health , government , employment , economy , drugs , Congress , business , budget , activism
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Health Care reform and a forward-looking energy policy are not competing subjects in need of Congressional action, but interlocking national priorities, said speakers at a Santa Rosa rally yesterday.
Sebastopol City Council member Kathleen Shaffer (left), spoke out strongly in support of the health reform plan endorsed by President Obama, and the much maligned "public option" within it.
Photos courtesy of John Hartong
Another speaker at the rally, Sonoma County Supervisor Efren Carrillo, defended proactive climate change legislation as a potential engine for economic, as well as environmental benefits.
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The Santa Rosa rally was one of many scheduled across the country yesterday by MoveOn.org.
