Midge Potts Arrested for Universal Health Care

Midge Potts US Senate 2010
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5th, 2009

US Senate Candidate Arrested in Health Care for All Sit-In Inside Senator Lieberman's DC Office



Washington DC - Thursday morning in the Dirksen Senate office building, nine peaceful protesters refused to leave Joseph Lieberman's office until the senator agreed that he would stop taking campaign contributions from the insurance industry. Among those arrested was Midge Potts, Green/Progressive Party candidate for US Senate in Missouri in 2010. The demonstration was organized by Mobilization for Health Care for All, a nonviolent campaign to end private health insurance abuse.

"A US Senator should not be taking campaign donations from corporations over which he or she has legislative/regulatory authority," said Midge Potts of Springfield Missouri. "Senator Lieberman's willingness to prioritize profits over people makes me sick, so I felt moved to demonstrate to him that the American people demand Universal not-for-profit heath care for all, now!"

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/protesters-arrested-at-liebermans-office.html

http://www.connpost.com/ci_13723300

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2009/11/nine-protesters-arrested-at-liebermans-office.html

http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/11/uconn-student-among-those-arre.html

http://rawstory.com/2009/11/protesters-lieberman-office/



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