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Actress Edie Falco of Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" was in Washington D.C. pushing for health care reform on a day when the pressing issue and all other news were eclipsed by the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
A breast cancer survivor, Falco is a member of Health Care for America Now, which has launched $1.1 million in television ads in 10 states supporting President Obama's vision for universal healthcare. The group was in Washington urging lawmakers to address the estimated 47 million Americans who are without health insurance.
“I’m here because I’ve traveled through the health care system and there are some holes. I’m here because I care about the people in this country and I know that we can do better, that we must do better,” she told the crowd of several hundred at the Thursday rally on Capitol Hill.
"I work in a business where they take great care of you if you are working," said Falco, a three-time Emmy winner for her role on HBO's "The Sopranos."
"It’s bad enough the emotional impact of not having a job," she said. "But to get sick on top of that, and worry every day that your symptoms are not getting better, figuring out what you’re gonna have to do without so you can afford a doctor’s visit — I am far more familiar with that than I am with my situation these last number of years."
Falco joined labor leaders and other supporters of the President's effort at the afternoon rally. Hours earlier, she appeared on CNN's "American Morning" to promote the cause. Click here to watch her interview with Kiran Chetry.
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