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• Resolution National Health Care

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the United States is the only major industrialized country without a universal system of health care; and Whereas the United States spends more money on health care per capita than any other i Read More >

• Resolution Health Care Price Transparency

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas there is a strong tradition of secrecy regarding price information for health care services; and Whereas health care providers have little incentive to disclose prices because health care serv Read More >

• Resolution Electronic Medical Records

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas electronic medical records, as part of a secure national network of health information that is accessible by patients and health care providers, will improve health care quality and efficiency, Read More >

• Resolution Supplemental Security Income

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides basic safety net protection for over 7 million low-income aged, blind, and disabled adults and children with few resources; and Whereas Read More >

• Resolution Budget and Tax Policy

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas in January 2001 the Congressional Budget Office projected a budget surplus of $5.6 trillion from 2002 to 2011; in 2006 the baseline for the same period is projected as a deficit of $2.7 trillion; Read More >

• Resolution Workers’ Right to Organize

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 states: “Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his inter Read More >

• Resolution The Right to Vote

  September 06, 2006: Adopted September 6, 2006 Whereas the right to vote is fundamental to democracy; and Whereas the United States, the world’s oldest continuous democracy, has expanded the franchise throughout her history; and Whereas voter Read More >