FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 15, 2009



NCLR URGES CONGRESS TO INCLUDE THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN MEANINGFUL HEALTH CARE REFORM

Nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization hand-delivers thousands of signed postcards from constituents throughout the nation to Nancy Pelosi’s office

Washington, DC—NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today hand-delivered thousands of signed postcards to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office to urge Congress to do everything possible to ensure that all Americans have affordable health care.

The postcards are personal stories that describe the urgent need for health care signed by community members, advocates, and Latino leaders from throughout the country. They are part of a national campaign initiated by NCLR to make sure the voices of communities of color are heard in the health care reform debate at a time when the House of Representatives and the Senate are getting closer to voting on their versions of the bill.

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