Pass the Community Choice Act – H.R. 1670
On March 24, 2009 Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) reintroduced the Community Choice Act (CCA) [H.R. 1670] in Congress. Families are in crisis, pass the Community Choice Act now! People with disabilities and their families will no longer tolerate being forced into selecting institutions. It's time for Real Choice.
Who supports H.R. 1670?
The following Federal Representatives from Pennsylvania support the Community Choice Act:
- Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
- Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
- Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
- Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]
- Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
- Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
- Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]
- Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
- Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
- Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-PA]
- Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]
- Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
- Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
- Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
- Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]
- Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
- Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]
- Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Don't see your Representative on the list? Visit the Pennsylvania Hall of Shame to see what you can do.
The Community Choice Act is about individual choice. It allows an individual to choose to receive their care in the community, rather than in an institutional setting. We can no longer deny our citizens the right to live where they choose.
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