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Ohio Workers Make Voices Heard On Health Care

by James Parks, Aug 13, 2009

 
   

Union members in Ohio made it clear yesterday at two meetings that working people want real health care reform and they want it now. These and other workers are  fighting back against the lie-filled campaigns by extremist groups—some funded by corporate donations and backed by extremist Republican leaders who are vowing to kill health care reform.  

In Cleveland, most of the 450 people at a regular report to constituents meeting hosted by Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge supported health care reform. Outside the hall, more than 115 union members and health care reform activists drowned out about 25 opponents, some singing in German and carrying signs characterizing Obama as “Adolf Hitler.”

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