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     At today's meeting of the Fort Bend Democrats Club, it was requested that we compile a list of Senate Democrats who are wavering on health care.  It would be productive to contact these United States Senators to let them know that you support President Obama's Health Care Plan.  Or, if you know people who live in these states, ask them to contact their Senators to tell them to they support health care reform. 
     Click READ MORE at the bottom on this entry to get the list of all 15 Democratic Senators who need contacting.   

Fort Bend Democrats Club took an active role in the very successful health care rally in Houston on September 3rd.  Click here to see pictures from the event.  We were proud to provide the candles for the event.  A big thank you to Navid Zanjani, Amber Goodwin, and Kathy Soltani for helping us get involved!

Fort Bend Democrats Club is joining with hundreds of folks from the Greater Houston Metropolitian area as they speak out in favor of National Health Care Reform. Participating organizations include: Organizing for America, HCAN, ACORN, AFL- CIO, The Harris County Democratic Party, Houston Federation of Teachers, SEIU HOPE, SEIU Justice for Janitors.

Time: Thursday, September 3 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Steps of Houston City Hall
900 Smith Street Houston, TX 77002

Please join us there!

Congressman Al Green will hold a Health Care Reform townhall meeting on Tuesday, August 25th at The Power Center, 12401 S. Post Oak Rd., Houston The townhall will start at 6:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m.

Congressman Green encourages everyone to attend to make their voices heard in the health care debate.  For more information, you can contact Congressman Green at 713-383-9234

     The Democratic National Committee has issued a television ad about the well-orchestrated mobs who have no ideas of their own but want to destroy President Obama's health care plan.

     Fort Bend Democrats Club once again made headlines in the Fort Bend Focus Magazine.
     Our Gumbo Gala was a financial and social success, bring help to our campaign funds for the upcoming election and giving everyone some fun time to get to know each other.
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     Dr. Richard Murray, a recognized expert on political demographics in the Texas area, predicts that Democrats can win in Fort Bend in 2010.
     Pictured here are Geri Wells, Vice President of Fort Bend Democrats Club, along with our guest speakers -Steve Brown and Dr. Richard Murray.
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Fort Bend Democrats Club has donated five fans to Fort Bend Seniors' Meals on Wheels program.  The need for the fans was learned though a press release by the Meals on Wheels program for seniors who cannot afford air conditioning.      The club officers voted to make the emergency expenditure during the unseasonably hot weather we've been having so that the fans could be distributed before  the upcoming weekend.

We also encourage individual members to donate new or gently used fans on their own to the Meals on Wheels program. You can contact Kristin Weiss at 281-633-7057 for the donation location closest to you.

Now is the time to contact the president and Democratic Leaders in Washington urging them to support a single payer health insurance program for all.  The following provides background information.  The bottom line is that the large health insurers and pharmaceutical companies, have joined with Republicans to launch a major campaign, spending millions of dollars, to discredit the public health insurance initiative.

Mismanagement, incompetence, greed and scandal have characterized many segments of the private sector in recent years.  Business interests unanimously criticize government intervention on the one hand while they hold out the other hand for unprecedented bailouts and government help.  This country cannot allow private for profit corporations to control the future of health care for all Americans.

Senator Max Baucus made a public statement several weeks ago that is still bouncing around the country like an echo fading off into the distance:

“Without question a single payer national insurance program would not be part of any new health care initiative.”