TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009

• Make Your Voice Heard for Real Health-Care Reform: Call Congress, Toll-Free, on November 5
• Rally for Health-Care Reform at the State Capitol, Saturday, November 14

Call Congress for Health-Care Reform This Thursday: On November 5, members of AFT and allied organizations have a chance to tip the balance in favor of real health-care reform on the national level.

We urge all members to call their member of the U.S. House on Thursday via the toll-free line to Congress provided by the national AFL-CIO, 1-877-323-5246.

House members are expected to start voting on a major health-care overhaul later this week, and debate could continue over the weekend and into next week. So your call on Thursday will be perfectly timed.

Your message can be quick and to the point: Just ask your member of the U.S. House to support:

1. full access to health care for all Americans, including those with pre-existing conditions;
2. reduced health-care costs;
3. a strong public option to inject real competition into the system; and
4. a funding mechanism that treats working Americans and their families fairly.

Rally for Health-Care Reform in Austin on November 14: Save the date! Texas AFT and its allies are co-sponsoring a rally for health-care reform on the grounds of your state capitol building on Saturday afternoon, November 14, from 1 to 3 pm. The rally, featuring a number of prominent leaders in the fight for health-care reform, will take place on the south side of the capitol building at 1100 Congress Avenue in downtown Austin.

This rally will come right in the midst of the congressional action on health-care reform. More information will follow, but mark your calendar now!