they are here to share their stories, stories that show exactly what is at stake as the if republicans succeed in destroying the affordable care act in america. it is my honor to welcome vicki gonzales of miami, florida, michael collins of las vegas, nevada, cathy stoddard of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and diane palmer of milwaukee, wisconsin. it is my pleasure to yield to vicki gonzales from miami, florida. and welcome all of our nurses who are with us today. thank you. thank you and good morning, speaker pelosi. my name is vickie gonzales and i am a wound ostomy nurse at jackson memorial hospital, florida s largest public hospital. my heart is overjoyed when our patients get the care they need. not too long ago, our emergency room was consistently flooded with individuals who lacked health care coverage and relied on emergency medicine for primary care. we can t turn them away, but emergency medicine costs five times more than a visit to the doctor s office. far too of
JOHN DAY — The Tuesday, Sept. 26 session of John Day city council was a busy one with discussions about council president Dave Holland’s performance as council president and an update on a complaint filed by Kathy Stoddard against the mayor for comments she’d made during fair being key highlights.
An update about a complaint filed with the city against Mayor Heather Rookstsool for comment she’d allegedly made during fair that she’d gotten rid of a problematic employee, presumably in reference to former city accountant Stephanie Allen, who no longer works for the city.
Council President Dave Holland said the city attorney had contacted him about the complaint and provided him with options as to how to proceed. The choices were to do nothing or launch a formal investigation, similar to the one the that just concluded dealing with allegations against former interim city manager Rick Allen.