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	Edwards Continues Poverty Tour into Appalachia	861 days ago
	Today, the Road to One America poverty tour runs through Appalachia where Senator Edwards will emphasize the importance of strengthening families and improving access to health care. In the last 25 years, 470 hospitals have closed in rural America, leaving 9 million rural Americans currently uninsured. Help bring attention to the one in eight Americans who live in poverty; sign our petition: http://johnedwards.com/1-in-8/ In Wise, Virginia, Senator Edwards sat down with the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteers Corp. Over the course of three short days, the RAM volunteers will provide health care services to over 8,000 people from Wise and the surrounding areas. In many cases, it is the only health care they receive all year. Several people joined John for a roundtable discussion about rural health care and the challenges these communities face. John met with extraordinary medical professionals whose commitment to helping rural Americans runs deep. A perfect example of that strength and courage is the story that John heard from James Lowe, a 51-year old coal miner who had lived with a cleft palate. Lowe was unable to speak for the first 50 years of his life because he could not afford the $3,000 operation to treat the problem. Last year a volunteer orthodontist with RAM performed the operation. Traveling Press Assistant Mark Kornblau described the encounter, remarking that rather than being angry or complaining, Lowe was grateful. "It was remarkable humility," he said. He said Lowe reminded John of the men who worked at the mill with his father in South Carolina. Kornblau wrote, "Senator Edwards was enraged that James and people like him are often invisible to George W. Bush." -Team Edwards Read more about John Edwards' plan for universal health care: http://johnedwards.com/issues/health...
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