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In 1969 [[Ellen Shaffer]] age 20, from Somerville, Massachusetts, was a member of the first [[Venceremos Brigade]] to Cuba.<ref>THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMUNISM IN 1972 ([[Venceremos Brigade]]) PART 2, hearings before the Committee on Internal Security 92nd Congress oct 16-19, 1972 pages 8132-8135</ref> | In 1969 [[Ellen Shaffer]] age 20, from Somerville, Massachusetts, was a member of the first [[Venceremos Brigade]] to Cuba.<ref>THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMUNISM IN 1972 ([[Venceremos Brigade]]) PART 2, hearings before the Committee on Internal Security 92nd Congress oct 16-19, 1972 pages 8132-8135</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1994 [[Jim McDermott]], [[John Conyers]] and [[Paul Wellstone]] promoted a "single-payer" health care bill (HR1200/S491).<ref>Dem. Left, Jan./Feb. 1994, page 2</ref> [[Ellen Shaffer]], a member of Wellstone's staff told the [[People's Weekly World]] that the authors had been "working closely" with [[Hillary Clinton]]. "She knows what they are doing" Shaffer said.<ref>PPW, March 13, 1993, page 1</ref> | ||
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First Venceremos Brigade
In 1969 Ellen Shaffer age 20, from Somerville, Massachusetts, was a member of the first Venceremos Brigade to Cuba.[1]
Single-payer Bill
In 1994 Jim McDermott, John Conyers and Paul Wellstone promoted a "single-payer" health care bill (HR1200/S491).[2] Ellen Shaffer, a member of Wellstone's staff told the People's Weekly World that the authors had been "working closely" with Hillary Clinton. "She knows what they are doing" Shaffer said.[3]
"Single payer" book
A book, "Caring for the Uninsured and Underinsured A Better-Quality Alternative: Single-Payer National Health System Reform" was released in 1994 by the Physicians for a National Health Program Quality of Care Working Group, Contributors included;
Gordon Schiff; Andrew Bindman; Troyen Brennan; Thomas Bodenheimer; Carolyn Clancy; Oliver Fein; Ida Hellander; David Himmelstein; Linda Rae Murray; T. Donald Rucker; Ron Sable; Jeffrey Scavorn; Ronald Shansky; Ellen Shaffer; David Slobodkin; Steve Tarzynski; Steffie Woolhandler; Quentin Young.
References
- ↑ THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMUNISM IN 1972 (Venceremos Brigade) PART 2, hearings before the Committee on Internal Security 92nd Congress oct 16-19, 1972 pages 8132-8135
- ↑ Dem. Left, Jan./Feb. 1994, page 2
- ↑ PPW, March 13, 1993, page 1