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Please fix what’s broken about health care, but don’t break what’s not: an open letter to my congressman

by Mar 22, 2017
Do we really want all Americans to have access to health care — effective, affordable health care? When people can’t afford to buy it on their own, should the rest of us pay? Is health care a right? Or is it privilege?

Local assembly members on opposite sides of the aisle, on opposite sides of reproductive rights bills

by Jan 19, 2017
Abortion rights and access to contraceptives were on the agenda in the New York State Assembly this week and the East End's two assembly members, on opposite sides of the political aisle, cast opposite votes on both measures.
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