NM Senate Finance to Hear Health Security Act Sunday

Editor's Note: The Health Security Act will be heard in Santa Fe on Sunday, the same day the NM impeachment resolution is scheduled to be heard. If you're up there for that, try to stop in at this hearing as well. And either way, please contact the legislators noted below.

From the Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign:
Come to the Hearing This Sunday! The hearing on Senate Bill 720 (the Health Security Act) in the Senate Finance Committee is still scheduled for Sunday, February 25. The Senate Finance Committee will begin hearing bills on Sunday at 1:30 PM in Room 322 at the State Capitol.

Please come to the hearing! We really need you there! It's absolutely critical for the Senate Finance Committee to see how much public support the Health Security Act has.

It's Not Too Late to Call Finance Committee Senators!

If your senator is on the Senate Finance Committee (see list below), please call and ask him or her to support Senate Bill 720, the Health Security Act.

If you have friends or relatives in any of these senators’ districts, please ask them to call their senator to urge him or her to support Senate Bill 720, the Health Security Act. These phone calls will have a big impact on what happens in the Senate Finance Committee on Sunday!

Senate Finance Committee Members

• Sen. Timothy Z. Jennings, Co-Chair (D) – Senate District 32 (Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, and Otero counties): 986-4362
• Sen. John Arthur Smith, Co-Chair (D) – Senate District 35 (Hidalgo, Luna, and Sierra counties): 986-4363
• Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros, Vice Chair (D) – Senate District 6 (Taos): 986-4863
• Sen. Joseph J. Carraro (R) – Senate District 23 (Bernalillo and Sandoval counties): 986-4387
• Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort (R) – Senate District 19 (Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Santa Fe counties): 986-4395
• Sen. Pete Campos (D) – Senate District 8 (Guadalupe, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Torrance counties): 986-4311
• Sen. Carroll H. Leavell (R) – Senate District 41 (Eddy and Lea counties): 986-4278
• Sen. Leonard Lee Rawson (R) – Senate District 37 (Doña Ana and Sierra counties): 986-4703
• Sen. Nancy Rodriguez (D) – Senate District 24 (Santa Fe): 986-4264
• Sen. Bernadette Sanchez (D) – Senate District 26 (Albuquerque): 986-4267

Keep Up the Calls to Representatives, Too!
It still looks as though House Bill 1222 (the Health Security Act) will be heard in the House Health and Government Affairs Committee this coming week, possibly as early as Tuesday, February 27. We'll keep you updated on the hearing schedule, but in the meantime, we need you to call Health and Government Affairs Committee members.

If your representative is on the Health and Government Affairs Committee (see list below), please call and ask him or her to support House Bill 1222, the Health Security Act.

If you know anyone at all in any of these representatives’ districts, please ask them to call their representative to urge him or her to support House Bill 1222, the Health Security Act.
These phone calls are key to passage of House Bill 1222!

House Health and Government Affairs Committee Members

• Rep. Mimi Stewart, Chair (D) – House District 21 (Albuquerque): 986-4840
• Rep. Nick L. Salazar, Vice Chair (D) – House District 40 (Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos counties): 986-4433
• Rep. Paul C. Bandy (R) – House District 3 (San Juan County): 986-4214
• Rep. Justine Fox-Young (R) – House District 30 (Albuquerque): 986-4450
• Rep. John A. Heaton (D) – House District 55 (Eddy County): 986-4432
• Rep. Jeff Steinborn (D) – House District 37 (Doña Ana County): 986-4248
• Rep. Luciano "Lucky" Varela (D) – House District 48 (Santa Fe): 986-4318
• Rep. Jeannette O. Wallace (R) – House District 43 (Los Alamos, Sandoval, and Santa Fe counties): 986-4452

Not Sure Who Your State Senator or Representative Is? Here’s how to find out:

• Go to the legislature’s website: www.legis.state.nm.us
• Click on “Find Your Legislator”
• Choose “Senate” or "House" and click on “Search by Name, District or Zip Code”
• Enter your zip code (in some areas—like Albuquerque—you may need to input the extra four digits after your zip code)
• You can also call your county clerk.

If you have any questions, contact Josette at 771-8763 or jhaddad@cableone.net.