July 3 update

Because of the holiday weekend we didn't have a global call last night.

On the domestic call today I learned that the results of the healthcare survey showed a majority of RESULTS volunteers who took the survey showed interest in a single-payer plan, but there was some trepidation as to whether RESULTS should back single-payer now or wait. Douglas says that, depending on the outcome of the Board meeting (he is a member of the RESULTS Board), RESULTS will probably back single-payer first. There is a summary of the survey coming soon.

Expanding Child Tax Credits passed the House in May and is currently active in the Senate. If it is still active at our July meeting, contacting Grassley and Harkin will be one of our options for action.

A mom was preparing pancakes for her two sons, Ryan, 5, and Spencer, 3. While she was prepping the breakfast, she overheard the boys arguing about who was going to get the first pancake. She decided to teach them a moral lesson. She went to the table and told them, "If Jesus were here, he would say, 'My brother, I want you to have the first pancake.'" Ryan then said to Spencer, "My brother, I'll give you the first chance to be Jesus."