This year's biggest House vote on Obama's clean energy plan is next week -- but the bill must be fixed to create the jobs we need. So we're gathering to demand clean energy jobs. Here are the event details:   Host: john v. and your local MoveOn Council Where: Lake Oswego Farmers Market (in Lake Oswego) When: Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009, at 9:00 AM What: A delegation of MoveOn members will gather to hear speakers with firsthand knowledge of the local economy, and then deliver a petition calling on Rep. David Wu to fix the clean energy bill now.     Can you make it to the Speak-Out for Jobs?   Click here for more details and to RSVP:   I can come.    Sorry, I can't make it this time. For more info and to find other events in your area, click here. And don't worry, this email was sent through the MoveOn system, so your personal contact info is kept private.

Can you call the office closest to you? Here's a list of local office numbers for Sen. Wyden, who has a key role in shaping health care reform. Tell him: "Please support a strong public health insurance option."   Better yet, tell him to skip the public option and take us straight to single payer... 

Senator Ron Wyden District Offices:
    Bend: 541-330-9142
    Eugene: 541-431-0229
    La Grande: 541-962-7691
    Medford: 541-858-5122
    Portland: 503-326-7525
    Salem: 503-589-4555

Opponents of health care reform are pushing a disastrous proposal called the "trigger" plan that could weaken the public health insurance option and delay it by years. It's an effort to kill bold reform.

That's why it's critical that Sen. Wyden publicly support a public health insurance option that will:

• Help families and small businesses struggling in this economy. The public health insurance plan would not have to subsidize CEO bonuses or shareholder profits, so it would cost less. And the competition would cause for-profit insurers to provide better coverage at lower rates to keep up. 
• Provide a choice for all us. We'll be able to keep our current insurance or choose a new, high-quality public health insurance plan.
• Give us guaranteed, universal health care. The public health insurance option will always be there for everyone, regardless of what happens with their health or job. And President Obama has proposed offering subsidies to those who can't afford it, so it will be affordable to everyone.
  

Thanks for all you do.

–Patrick S., Laura, Michael, Matt and the rest of the team