Senate Candidate Rep. Tom Udall "Walks A Day In the Shoes" of CIR Doctor

On April 4, 2008, as part of SEIU’s program to ensure that candidates running for political office experience firsthand what life is like for working people, U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Tom Udall walked a day in the shoes of Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU member Dr. Elizabeth Burpee, a resident at the University of New Mexico Hospital.

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Tell the Senate to Support H.R. 5613 and Save GME Funding in Medicaid

No doubt about it–CIR was heard loud and clear in the halls of Congress. On April 16, HR 5613 unanimously passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee on a 46-0 vote.

And on April 23, the House of Representatives passed the bill 349 to 62–more than enough votes to overturn a threatened Presidential veto!

But we still have more work to do.The bill now must pass the Senate with a veto-proof margin to ensure that the moratorium on these Medicaid regulations will be extended, and GME funding will be safe for another year.

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