SEIU: Continue to Honor Kennedy Legacy, Pass Healthcare Reform

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.seiu.org/2009/08/seiu-continue-to-honor-kennedy-legacy-pass-healthcare-reform.php

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Published August 26, 2009 9:20 AM

Marcus Mrowka, 202-730-7759 & Mark McCullough, 202-730-7283

Washington, D.C.--Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) released the following statement by SEIU President Andy Stern on the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy:

"In Senator Kennedy's America, every family has access to affordable healthcare, every worker has a paycheck that supports their family and a secure retirement, every child has a right to a quality education, and every immigrant can achieve the American Dream.

SEIU tribute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z96gIxaek9o&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seiu.org%2F2009%2F08%2Fseiu-continue-to-honor-kennedy-legacy-pass-healthcare-reform.php&feature=player_embedded

"Senator Kennedy spent his entire adult life, through tragedy and triumph, in pursuit of this America. From his first major speech in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to his last vote on President Obama's economic recovery plan, his vision of a more perfect nation never wavered.

"Because of Senator Kennedy, millions of children have access to healthcare, crucial immunizations, Head Start programs, and grants and loans to make college more affordable. Unemployed workers have access to COBRA and low-income mothers are able to get food, healthcare and other resources for themselves and their children. People with disabilities are treated with respect and dignity and workers are protected by an adequate minimum wage.

"Senator Kennedy's America is our America. It is the America of the nurse in Pittsburgh, the janitor in Miami, and the child care provider in Maine. It is the America that SEIU members continue to fight for. And Senator Kennedy stood beside us in that fight longer than anyone else.

FULL story at link.