REPUBLICANS TARGET ARIZONA REPRESENTATIVE  THIS WEEK with millions of robo calls to voters asking them to convince Democrat Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick to abandon her support for health care reform.

Ann Kirkpatrick has voted for health care reform and Progressives are asking for calls to Kirkpatrick’s office to offset Republican robo call targeting.  Arizona Progressives are urging callers to tell Kirkpatrick to continue with her support of healthcare reform because it is good for themselves and others, citing that reform could not be more urgent.  

Several instances of insurance premium hikes exceeding acceptable limits are being reported locally:   A Village of Oak Creek resident cites a 50% increase, a Sedona self-employed small businessman had his premiums raised from $800 monthly to $900.  

Progressives offer these key points about the President Obama’s healthcare reform proposal, which they believe combines the best of both the House and Senate bills:    The plan will reduce the deficit by $100 billion over the next ten years and by about $1 trillion over the next twenty years by cutting government waste, fraud and abuse.    It will cut Medicare prescription costs, but otherwise not impact it.   Small business owners will receive tax credits to help pay for employees’ insurance.

Arizona citizens are urged to call Representative Kirkpatrick’s Flagstaff or Washington office and tell her that ”We need Health Care Reform NOW.”

Congressional Representative Ann Kirkpatrick’s offices in Flagstaff AZ (928-226-6914) and Washington DC (202-225-2315) are staffed to receive calls, letters and or comments.

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