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BARACK OBAMA: FIGHTING FOR AMERICA’S NURSES

 “What we have to make real today is the idea that in this country, we value the labor of every American. That we're willing to respect that labor and reward it with a few basic guarantees - wages that can raise a family, health care if we get sick, a retirement that's dignified, working conditions that are safe. . . . This is the legacy you inherit today. It's a legacy of courage, a legacy of action, a legacy of achieving the greatest triumphs amidst the greatest odds. It's a story as American as any - that at the edge of despair, in the shadow of hopelessness, ordinary people make the extraordinary decision that if we stand together, we rise together.”[Barack Obama, Speech in Chicago, IL, 8/07/06]

Barack Obama has been a consistent champion of America’s nurses. As an Illinois state senator, Barack Obama chaired the Senate Committee on Public Health and helped lead efforts to protect Illinois nurses and improve the quality of health care throughout Illinois. As a U.S. Senator, Obama serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee where he has continued his long record of advocacy for America’s nurses. As President, Barack Obama will continue to work to protect our nation’s nurses and health care providers.  Senator Obama has laid out a comprehensive nurse plan/strategy, which addresses short staffing, mandatory overtime, nurses' right to organize, and safe patient handling. 

NursesForObama.org is a group of nurses and health care providers who are committed to supporting Senator Obama’s run for the White House.  To be successful, NursesForObama.org has set a fundraising goal for the campaign, which you can see in the thermometer to the right. 

Will you click the thermometer to make a donation to support Senator Obama and NursesForObama.org?