South Thomaston activist arrested in Washington, D.C.

Call is a co-founder of the Midcoast Health Care Reform organization and Maine Healthcare Reform. He said he and other protesters wanted to bring attention to the fact that no advocates of a government-run single-payer health-care system were represented at the Senate Finance Committee's round-table discussions on health-care reform. Instead, he said, only lobbyists and special interests with drug companies and insurance companies were invited to the table.

Capitol Police confirmed Thursday that he and four others were arrested and charged with "disruption of Congress" after they interrupted the hearing. A police spokesman said it was a misdemeanor charge.


http://knox.villagesoup.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=158781


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Thanks for posting. Didn't know that. I'm trying to help get some action on single payer at the national level and came across his name and website. Didn't know that he was among those arrested. Gives him even better cred.