Action #1: Labor Unions Support #Coverage4All
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"Several politically powerful unions have sent a letter to state leaders in support of legislation that would expand state-funded health care to undocumented New Yorkers."
@GovKathyHochul, NYS Union support #Coverage4All!
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/03/letter-state-leaders-unions-back-immigrant-health-care-expansion/363458/

Action #3: Share Video from Champions
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"Here in New York, a lot of our essential workers, especially during COVID are immigrants and giving them real health coverage will help keep them out of emergency rooms."
👏🏽👏🏽THANK YOU, @DickGottfried, for championing the fight for #Coverage4All!

 Action #2: Editorial Board of Buffalo News on #Coverage4All
​"While the plan would cost $375 million a year, it would save $700 million by providing routine care to immigrants, who often use expensive emergency room services." - Editorial Board of @TheBuffaloNews

☑️#Coverage4All is the RIGHT thing to do for NY!

https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/the-editorial-board-on-health-care-and-ethics-albany-has-the-opportunity-to-serve-entire/article_662c446a-a940-11ec-94fb-bf3c2e3623b7.html
📰IN THE NEWS: "It’s a valuable measure that would go a long way toward providing universal health coverage at an affordable cost. Again, support is broad." -Editorial Board of @TheBuffaloNews
@GovKathyHochul, #Coverage4All has broad support across NY.
https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/the-editorial-board-on-health-care-and-ethics-albany-has-the-opportunity-to-serve-entire/article_662c446a-a940-11ec-94fb-bf3c2e3623b7.html

​Wednesday, March 23, at 2pm​
Join NYIC later today for a Member Briefing webinar focused on the NYIC's education policy work. The briefing will cover: an introduction to the NYIC's Education Policy team and Education Collaborative.

Please join in support of full funding for immigration legal services in the New York State Budget! The NYIC will send a letter demanding $24.4 million for this critical work to Governor Hochul, Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie the MORNING OF THURSDAY MARCH 24. Please sign on here if your organization has not already joined.
 
Organizations who joined the letter supporting the Access to Representation Act have been automatically added. Please email Nicole & Pat from NYIC by EOD today (Wednesday, March 23) if you would like to remove your organization’s name.

Join the next Access to Representation Act/Legal Services Funding Coalition Meeting tomorrow, March 24, at 1:00 pm! 

• The Zoom link is here.
• The agenda is here.