Update February 1, 2012: SB 810 narrowly failed on reconsideration. After reportedly receiving thousands of call urging him to support the bill, Vargas ducked the issue and did not vote.
By Miriam Raftery
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An Open Letter to the California Democratic Party:
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By Kathy Rallings
Chair, Health Care for All-San Diego Chapter
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California OneCare Campaign Reveals Massive Campaign to Gain Support to Override a Likely Veto by Governor
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July 2009 (Sacramento)--As many of you may know, I was the author of a bill to establish a Medicare-like, single payer program in California. The bill passed both houses of our state legislature in 2006 and, again, in 2008, and was vetoed both times by the current Governor. Since I termed out of the Legislature at the end of last November, the bill is being carried this year by Sen. Mark Leno (SB 810).
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Update February 1, 2012: SB 810 narrowly failed on reconsideration. After reportedly receiving thousands of call urging him to support the bill, Vargas ducked the issue and did not vote. 
By Hugh Moore, RN, El Cajon
By Kathy Rallings
by Sheila Kuehl
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