Save RIte Care: Come Lobby at the State House this Wednesday!

Hey everyone,

Welcome back from spring break. If you have been reading the newspaper or watching the news, then you know that Rhode Island is at a major crossroad. We have a large deficit, and the governor has proposed major cuts to RIte Care--the insurance program that covers low-income families.

If the supplemental budget, which is up for vote sometime in the next month, passes, then thousands of kids in RI will lose their health insurance. A few of us second years have been lobbying state legislators over the past few months, but we need more help (especially since we will have less time now with the boards and all). It would also be awesome if some people were able to take on the task of coordinating our collaboration with Ocean State Action, the organization that helps us lobby.

So please, please come out and lobbying for RIte care this Wednesday, April 2nd. We will be meeting in the BMC at 3:00 pm and carpooling to the State House where we will be speaking with legislators and hopefully changing their mind. This is a great opportunity to get involved with advocacy at a statewide level and keep kids insured and healthy.

If you have never lobbied before, don’t worry. We usually approach the representatives in groups of two, and we will have some information and pointers before we start. Please email juan_vasquez@brown.edu if you plan to join us.


-Juan and Margret