Month: April 2011

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Penn Action volunteer responds to Rep. Fitzpatrick’s attack

  By Health Care, Penn ACTION

As you know, in March, the Congressman fled from constituents standing the legally mandated distance from his office to celebrate the anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act.  Shortly after that, a story about his avoidance of us ran in the Bucks County Courier Times.  In response, his office placed a guest opinion attacking Penn Action and volunteer, Barbara Stakes.  Barb is a Bucks County resident and tireless advocate for health care justice.   She’s told her story countless times at events to educate the public about the Affordable Care Act.   She continues to fight to protect it from defunding at the hands of the new Congress.  Her response to the Congressman’s attack ran in the Courier on April 25.  You can read it here.  From Barb’s guest opinion: In October, I qualified for the PA Fair Care Highmark Blue Shield program made possible by the ACA’s… Continue reading

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Work till you die events around Pennsylvania

  By Penn ACTION, Social Security

The Save Social Security Coalition, which is led in PA by Action United and Penn ACTION is holding four events around Pennsylvania this week to say no to efforts to  end Medicare as we know it and to reduce Social Security benefits. We are going to call out members of Congress–including Representatives Barletta, Dent, Fitzpatric, Gerlach,  and Meehan, who have voted for proposals to replace Medicare with a voucher that after ten years will provide only a third of the benefits seniors get today; who have voted for a $1.7 billion reduction in Social Security; who have voted to slash 1.4 trillion from Medicaid which provides health care fo seinors, women, children and people with disabilities; and who voted to give another $1.1 trillio ntax cut to the riches Americans and cut their tax rate and the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%. SE PA:  Chester April 28th 10:45… Continue reading

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Congressman Fitzpatrick’s diversionary tactics

  By Health Care, Penn ACTION

One of the most effective speakers of our citizen’s rally in Harrisburg was Barb Stakes of Bucks County. Look for her in the video. For years, she went without health insurance because of a pre-existing condition. The cheapest insurance offered to her would have cost $10,000 a year. Now, because of the ACA, she has good health insurance for $283 a month. The day after we were in Harrisburg,  our Program Director, Robin Stelly, along with Barb Stakes and other activists demonstrated outside the office of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, who voted to repeal the ACA. Congressman Fitzpatrick, to our disappointment, saw us but got in his car and drove away. When a video of his doing so appeared on the website of the papers and on youtube, the Congressman, had his district director write an op-ed attacking Robin and Barb. Congressman Fitzpatrick attacked us for being funded by George Soros.… Continue reading