Another one signs on!
The Community Choice Act has another co-sponsor!
Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] - 4/22/2008
I want to send shout-outs to New Castle, PA ADAPT for what they had to go through to get this guy on. Here is their story, in thier words:
April 18, 2008
Today Members of New Castle PA ADAPT took action to get a commitment from Congressman Jason Altmire (Representative PA 4th District) to sign on as a co-sponsor to Community Choice. Pennsylvania now has 13 of 19 Representatives signed on. Six more to go.
Twenty members of New Castle ADAPT stormed into Altmire’s field office located in New Castle, PA, and demanded that he sign on. His Caseworker in New Castle, James Ferruchi met us with hostility and disrespect. Four members made their way into his office and blocked both exits. At one point Altmire’s caseworker threatened to piss on Vivian LaCamara if she did not move out of the doorway. Her answer was ” I have been in a Nursing Home and I have been pissed on abused and neglected so go ahead”
He quickly backed off when he saw the commitment displayed by the ADAPTERS. It only took two hours and Altmire caved like a marshmellow in an ADAPT fire. We left his office with this e-mail and a signed Faxed letter on letterhead of his commitment to support Community Choice:
From: Komendant, Erik
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:19 PM
To: Brown, Charles
Cc: Werner, Sharon ; Butler, Mike ; Ferruchie, James; Mullen, Tess
Subject: Community Choice Act
Charles -
Can you add Congressman Altmire to the Community Choice Act (H.R. 1621)?
- Erik
—
Erik Komendant
Legislative Director
Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-04)
RA’s Note: As you can see, four days later, he was signed on!
You folks are the Bomb!!!!!