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ACTION ALERT: It’s Not Over Yet

| Ianthe Dempsey

This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the ACA repeal bill. ASAN’s statement on the bill is here, but the short version is that this final version is a disaster for people with disabilities. If passed by the Senate, this bill will:   Leave 24 million people without health...

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CALLS NEEDED – Congress votes on ACA repeal TODAY!

| Ianthe Dempsey

Congress is rushing the ACA repeal bill to a vote TODAY. Some last-minute changes have gotten them closer to having the votes they need to pass this devastating bill. Congress knows that what this bill does is wrong–and they want to pass it anyway. But they’re scared of you,...

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ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress: Hands Off Our Health Care!

| Ianthe Dempsey

Just a month after declaring that the Affordable Care Act will remain “the law of the land,” Congress is taking another swing at destroying Medicaid and taking away your health care. Their new version of the repeal bill is worse than ever, and they’re rushing it through the House...

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Tell Congress: don’t delay our civil rights!

| Ianthe Dempsey

Businesses have had 27 years to come into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the civil rights law which requires businesses to be accessible to people with disabilities. But some of them still want a pass on excluding disabled people. Right now, Members of Congress and corporate lobbyists...

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ACTION ALERT: We know what’s at stake in ACA repeal – tell Congress to vote NO!

| Ianthe Dempsey

On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office released their report on what would happen if the Affordable Care Act repeal bill passes – and it’s horrifying. Under the proposed plan, 14 million people will lose their health insurance by next year. Over the next 10 years, that number grows to...

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