FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Iowans To Thank Rep. Boswell For His Historic Health Care Vote
Small Business Owners, Seniors, Students and Others To Explain How Health Care Law Helps Them
Des Moines, Iowa April 5, 2010 -- On Tuesday, April 6, Iowans will have the opportunity to thank Representative Leonard Boswell personally for his historic vote on health care reform. Spokespersons for small business owners, older adults, senior citizens and students will gather with other Iowans at Drake University Law School to thank the Congressman and explain how the new law affects them.
Representative Boswell will be in attendance and will give his perspective on this groundbreaking legislation.
Who: | Tonya Keith, Owner, Simply for Giggles Retail Store Don Brown, Alliance for Retired Americans Devin Boerm, Iowan State Senator Jack Hatch |
What: | Thank You Event |
Where: | Drake University Law School 2621 Carpenter Avenue, Room #205 Des Moines |
When: | Tuesday, April 6, 2010
5:30 pm |
Co-sponsored by:
The Iowa Main Street Alliance is a project of Iowa Citizen Action Network. The over 500 members are small business owners/ entrepreneurs/ farmers from across the state who are dedicated to giving a voice to small business.
Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is a national grassroots campaign organizing millions of people in America to win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care for all. Iowa coalition membership includes: AFSCME Council 61, Alliance for Global Justice, Alliance for Retired Americans, American Medical Student Association Des Moines University Chapter, American Medical Student Association University of Iowa Chapter, Change that Work, Child and Family Policy Center, Communication Workers of America, Iowa Caregivers Association, Every Child Matters Iowa, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Iowa Community Action Association, Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, Iowa Main Street Alliance, Iowa Planned Parenthood Affiliate League, MoveOn.org, Progressive Action for the Common Good, Progressive Coalition of Central Iowa, Quad Cities Federation of Labor, Service Employees International Union, United Food and Commercial Workers , Visiting Nurse Services Polk County, and Working Families Win
Organizing for America
The Drake University Democrats
Contact:
Sue Dinsdale
515-480-3240
sdinsdale@iowacan.org
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