Change that Works/SEIU to “Tweet” Iowa's Senator Grassley
*24 hours of Health Care Stories*Change that Works Iowa will be launching a Twitter health care story blast on Monday June 8, 2009. The idea is to hit Senator Grassley’s Twitter account with one compelling Iowa health care story per hour, for 24 hours.
The action began at 10:00 am on Monday June 8th [today] and will continue until 9:00 am on the June 9th. Stories will be distributed on Twitter through traditional posts from “CTWIowaSEIU” (which Senator Grassley follows), and through direct messages to the Senator’s username, “ChuckGrassley.”
The timing for this action corresponds with the week Change that Works
anticipates Senator Grassley’s Finance Committee will take additional action
on a comprehensive health care reform bill. The purpose is to lobby Senator
Grassley’s support for reform during this critical legislative week using
his favorite medium, Twitter.
Due to the volume constraints of Twitter (you can only post 140 characters
at a time), each new hourly story post will act as a teaser and link to the
full story, which will be posted on our website.
The theme of the stories is Iowans who’ve faced the barrier of private
insurance and high health care costs. These are important stories for
Senator Grassley to hear, as he makes his final decisions on what details of
reform he’ll ultimately support. (e.g. – whether to compromise on a public
option).
“Senator Grassley has compiled an impressive record of supporting the health
care needs of Iowans. But Senator Grassley and the Finance Committee is just
days away from drafting a new health care reform bill and the Senator has
yet to reach a compromise on an absolutely essential aspect of reform –
creating a public health insurance option available to all Americans. Our
hope is that reading these health care stories throughout the day will be a
reminder to Senator Grassley that the private health insurance industry has
failed Iowans time and time again. It’s time to give private insurers some
real competition, for the sake of all Iowans,” said Cathy Glasson, president
of SEIU Local 199.
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