 NEW MAMMOGRAM GUIDELINES FORESHADOW FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
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 With the release of new mammogram guidelines by the US Preventive Services Task Force last week, the American public got its first taste of life with health care rationing. The new federal guidelines suggest that health care rationing will be a new tool through which the government can lower health care costs under their health care overhaul plans.
Breast cancer is the leading killer of women between the ages of 40 and 60. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. With the diagnosis of breast cancer, early detection saves lives. New guidelines released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force “recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years.” Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, called the new guidelines a setback in the fight to educate the public about the importance of annual screenings to aid in early detection.
At a speech to the National Press Club, Brinker said, “We have worked so hard to build public trust and to urge people to get screened. And now they hear that maybe they shouldn’t bother. That is dangerous,” said Brinker. “Let me say this as clearly as I can: mammography saves lives, even this report says that. Keep doing what you are doing. And always, talk with your doctor.” The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has not changed it’s guidelines which recommend yearly mammograms for women beginning at age 40. Recent data shows that over 17% of breast cancer deaths occur in women between the ages of 40 to 50.
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As health care legislation moves to the Senate over the next few weeks, the NFRW has issued a CAP ALERT on health care reform. Read more here.
UPDATE: The Senate began debate on the Obamacare bill on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is pushing for a FINAL VOTE on the bill by the end of DECEMBER!
According to Reid, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) are working on a deal that will help Democrats to obtain the filibuster proof 60 votes to end debate and move the bill to a final vote.
Moderate Republican Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine have come out against the current bill, but may end up participating in a Democratic compromise.
Make YOUR voice heard on health care reform! Every phone call, letter, email, fax, etc. counts!
CALL OR EMAIL YOUR SENATORS TODAY!
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On the Hill
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 President Obama gave a speech last night at West Point to unveil his Afghanistan strategy which involves sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next six months. His plan calls for a 2011 drawdown of troops after “weakening” the Taliban. The plan does not outline a strategy for defeating the Taliban.
Senate Democrats held a special caucus to discuss the health care bill today.
Sen. Grassley (R-IA) accused Senate Democrat leaders of making their staffers exempt from having to be part of new health insurance programs created by their health care reform bill.
President Obama has called Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to the White House for meetings.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the Senate will be working this weekend.
Secret Service officials headed to the Hill to brief members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the details surrounding the security breach at the White House State Dinner.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is holding an economic roundtable to counter President Obama’s jobs summit at the White House.
The Obama Administration continues to maintain the accuracy of the job creation statistics they claim resulted from the stimulus package.
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National Federation of Republican Women
Our Next Meeting: Saturday, December 12th, 9:00am
Washington County Republican Women will be holding our upcoming meeting on Saturday, December 12th at the Lake Elmo Inn in Lake Elmo, MN. In honor of the holidays, we will be keeping this meeting interesting, yet lighthearted. We will have a speaker from the Marine’s Toys for Tots Foundation and then end with some fun and games to celebrate the Christmas season.
We are asking members who would like to contribute to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the meeting. The WCRW officers will bring them to a drop-off location. We will definitely end with some fun games. We are bound to have a good time!
****WCRW GIVE-AWAY****
We are having another WCRW Give-Away for our meeting as well! All attendees who brings a toy to donate to Toys for Tots and anyone who becomes a member or who pays their membership fees by or/on the meeting date will be entered to win! Bring a new, unwrapped toy, serve a great cause, and get a chance to win a great prize! This week’s PRIZE will be: A nice bottle of champagne, along with a gift certificate to Domacin Wine Bar in downtown Stillwater.
YOU MUST RSVP to the meeting by Thursday, December 10th to Vice President Heidi Schumacher at: [email protected]. Cost of $15 to attend the meeting, also includes a fabulous breakfast! The meeting will begin at 9:00am sharp at the Lake Elmo Inn, 3442 Lake Elmo Avenue N. – Lake Elmo, MN.
BECOME A MEMBER: Please contact WCRW Treasurer Linda Markowitz with your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. There is a small membership fee of $22.00. You may e-mail Linda at [email protected]. See our “Become A Member” tab above for details.
The global warming debate has become an even bigger issue since e-mails were hacked from a major British research center and posted to the internet. These e-mails suggest that certain scientists have been twisting the “evidence” of global warming to their advantage and deceiving the public to provide phony research to help politicians pass more legislation and increase government control. In light of these e-mails, it is very difficult to see the U.S. proceed in attending Copenhagen in December. The Copenhagen Treaty has the potential to do great damage economically to many countries, including the United States.
The video below is of Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute being intervied by Allen Barton of PJ TV. Myron Ebell is the director of energy and global warming policy at CEI. He also serves as director of Freedom Action, a web-based grassroots activist organization and chairs Cooler Heads Coalition, which is made up of over two dozen non-profit in this country and abroad that question global warming alarmists and oppose energy rationing policies. I found this video on our friends’ Conservatives For Change blog.
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