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| Date: From: Subject: | 11/20/2009 11:01:05 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA: Urgent!--Calls Needed to Stop Intrusive Health Care Bill |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== November 20, 2009 Senate Will Vote on Health Care Bill Creating Home Visitation Programs--Urgent Calls Needed! The U.S. Senate will vote at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 21, on whether to proceed regarding H.R. 3590. If 60 senators vote for cloture, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will then substitute his 2,074-page bill, "The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act," in place of H.R. 3590. This bill will become a shell for the Senate's version of health care reform, which it will debate and may ultimately approve. Majority Leader Reid's bill, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act," is the fifth of six health care bills created by leaders in Congress that has included federal funding for new home visitation programs. While HSLDA does not normally urge its members to act on legislation relating to health reform, we see the "Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act" as a serious threat to parental rights. This $848 billion bill calls for home visitation programs which would empower government officials to teach parents how to raise their own children. Although these programs will not be mandatory, parents may feel pressured to participate, allowing the federal government unprecedented access into private homes and involvement in early education. To read more on how "The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act" threatens your right as a parent to raise your children as you see fit, please see our preliminary analysis on the bill at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7260 . ACTION REQUESTED Please call your senators today and urge them to vote against cloture on "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" in H.R. 3590. You do not need to identify yourself as a homeschooler. You can use some or all of the following message: "I am opposed to 'The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,' substituted in H.R. 3590 because Section 2951 creates home visitation/early education programs through grants to the states. Parents, not federal or state officials, should make child-rearing decisions for their children. Please vote no on cloture." You can reach your two U.S. senators by calling the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Or find contact information for your senators by using HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox . Sincerely, J. Michael Smith, Esq. President, HSLDA William A. Estrada, Esq. Director, Federal Relations Departme ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can get a little latte or a lotta legal. With our new payment options, you can join HSLDA for as little as $10/month, less than the price of a cup of coffee a week. 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