Rep. Costa Wants to Tax Your Health Care Benefits - Take Action and Send a Letter Today!

Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) is the only Democratic Congress member in California who refuses to stand with working families and support real, comprehensive health care reform that includes a public option. Costa has even spoken out in favor of taxing our health care benefits, a counter-intuitive notion that would make health care even more unaffordable than it already is.

Rep. Costa really needs to change his tune, because a whopping 41 percent of people in Costa’s district have no health care at all, and many more are severely under-insured. The 20th district also has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, which means more and more people are losing their employer-based health care and they need another option -- a public option.

Congressman Costa still supports the idea of 'incremental reform' over a real, comprehensive health care reform bill, and it's up to us to convince him otherwise. Please take a minute today to send a letter to Rep. Costa, and urge him to support the House health care plan that includes a public option and doesn't tax our benefits. Personalized letters are always the most effective, so please feel free to modify the letter to include your own personal health care story.

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Dear [ Decision Maker ],

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I'm writing in support for H.R. 3200, the House health care reform bill that includes the vital public option, and doesn't impose any new taxes on our health care benefits.

The health care crisis has spiraled so far out of control that incremental health care reform simply isn't enough. We need real, comprehensive reform that will ensure all working families have access to quality, affordable health care, and HR 3200 would do just that, without taxing our benefits.

Forty-one percent of people in the 20th Congressional district are currently uninsured, and that doesn't include the countless others who are severely under-insured. As the unemployment rate continues to increase and more and more workers are losing their employer-based health care, we need a public health care option now more than ever.

The majority of Californians support a public option. We're counting on you to stand up for the interests of the working families you represent and vote for HR 3200 when it comes up on the House floor.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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