Democrats Gear Up New Push for Universal Health Care
A coalition of liberal groups that includes major labor unions such as the Service Employees International Union and the activist group MoveOn.org announced today it will spend $40 million to make health insurance a major issue in the campaign, with Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, as the one of the group’s main spokespersons. The group, which has dubbed itself “Health Care for America Now!”