Campaign Update
Wednesday, Augst 22, 2007

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Tomorrow morning, the 100% Campaign, PICO California, and other supporters of kids' health will take to the Capitol to spread the message that providing coverage to all California's children can and must happen this year!

PICO will host a children's health prayer vigil at 10 a.m. on the North steps of the Capitol that will emphasize the necessity and urgency of providing health coverage for all children. All are welcome to attend.

After successful passage from the policy committees of the second houses, SB 32 (Steinberg) and AB 1 (Laird/Dymally), identical children's health coverage expansion bills, were heard in the Legislature's Appropriations Committees this afternoon.

As expected, both AB 1 and SB 32 were moved to the suspense file (a list of bills with an estimated cost of over $150,000). The Appropriations Committees must decide which bills will be released from suspense by August 31st. If AB 1 and SB 32 are released from suspense, they will move on to floor consideration, the final step before the Legislature sends the bills to the Governor's desk.

Please watch your email for updates and next steps as we continue our work to ensure that all of California's children have access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health care.

Please click here for the latest fact sheet on AB1 and SB 32.

The 100% Campaign, a collaborative effort of The Children's Partnership, Children Now and Children's Defense Fund, was created to ensure that all of California's children obtain the health insurance they need to grow up strong and healthy.
www.100percentcampaign.org

The PICO California Project is the united effort of 20 California congregation-community organizations affiliated with the PICO National Network. Collectively, we represent 350 congregations and 400,000 families statewide and are actively organizing in over 70 cities in Northern and Southern California.
www.picocalifornia.org