Two Young Stars Urge Young Americans to Rock the Vote for Health Care Reform
Two young stars are urging young people to “rock the vote any way you can” for health care reform in a new video for Rock the Vote. Eva Amurri of Showtime’s Californication and Zach Gilford from NBC’s Friday Night Lights suggest some unconventional ways of getting young people and their representatives in Congress to pay attention to their needs in the health care reform debate. The video was produced by Funny or Die and featured live on their homepage www.funnyordie.com.
The video can also be viewed at www.rockthevote.org and contains some explicit content.
“As health care reform makes its way through Congress, we want to remind young people that they have a stake – and a say – in the debate,” said Heather Smith, president of Rock the Vote. “Young people are the most uninsured age group in America and are living and dying with this issue every day. More Americans under that age of 30 voted in the 2008 elections than people over the age of 65. And we need to keep rocking the vote so that politicians pay attention.”
Rock the Vote, a non-partisan non-profit, has been engaging young people in the health care debate and fighting to make sure that health reform is a good deal for people under 30. More information at www.rockthevote.org
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