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New
York StateWide Senior Action Council joined with Citizen Action
and NYSUT retirees to rally against the Senate Medicare-prescription
drug bill at the New York State Capitol at noon on Monday,
June 23, 2003. Stinky the Skunk joined the group to highlight
that the drug bill "stinks" in providing poor coverage
with a huge gap in coverage and attempting to force seniors
into private plans. The bill also threatens New York State
EPIC beneficiaries |
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500
Seniors March Down State Street in Albany to the Legislative
Office Building from Emmanuel Baptist Church where they heard
Senator Joseph Bruno on Grassroots Senior Citizens Day, May
7, 2003 |
Mike
Burgess, StateWide Board member Michael Widzowski and Senator
Joe Bruno at Emmanuel Baptist Church on May 7th before the
March down State Street |
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March
25 press conference on nursing home staffing issues. Eduardo
Standard, a resident of Cardinal Cooke home in New York City
speaks about the conditions he sees everyday. |
A
representative of the New York State Nurses Association speaks |
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March
5 press conference in the Capitol announcing Seniors Election
forum: Joan Cooney of the Retired Public Employees speaks |
March
5 press conference in the Capitol |
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November
New York City rally and press conference to get Governor Pataki
to sign bill making funeral insurance illegal in New York
State |
November
New York City rally |
