SEIU members and leaders responded strongly to statements by congressional Democrats that health care reform is unlikely in the new Congress.

“This is a moment of change, and voters sent these politicians to Washington to get results, not to make excuses,” said SEIU President Andy Stern. “In every poll, in nearly every evening newscast, in every state across the country, we see the effects of America’s health care crisis and voters’ demands for a solution. Senators Obama and Clinton have plans, and Congress should be planning now how they’re going to get it done.” Read More.