by Roger Hickey | Dec 13, 2009 | Blog
On Monday morning, wealthy hedge fund mogul Peter Peterson and his Commission on Budget Reform will hold a press conference to issue a "Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt." Their scary promotional material declares, "The ever-growing federal debt is...
by Roger Hickey | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog
The following statement was released by Roger Hickey and Diane Archer The Campaign for America's Future declares our strong public support for the "Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009" (H.R. 3962). While we would’ve preferred stronger provisions in some key...
by Roger Hickey | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog
“New Life for the Public Option” is the headline of Dan Balz’s excellent article in Sunday’s Washington Post. It’s not an accident that this powerful idea has made yet another comeback. And it is not surprising that public and...
by Roger Hickey | Oct 19, 2009 | Blog
This is the moment when Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Majority Leader Harry Reid (and President Obama) should make history by producing a Senate health reform bill that makes health insurance truly affordable for all Americans, creates a strong...
by Roger Hickey | Sep 8, 2009 | Blog
When President Obama speaks before the Congress on Wednesday night, he will tell the nation in more specific detail what he wants to do to make the health care system work for everyone. He’d had better pledge to make sure good health insurance is...