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City of Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 41 million Americans do not have health care coverage; and
WHEREAS, 8 out of 10 of the uninsured are in working families that cannot afford health
insurance and are not eligible for public programs; and
WHEREAS, uninsured Americans live sicker and die younger because they are forced to
go without the health care they need; and
WHEREAS,a slow economy, higher unemployment and rising health costs mean that more
Americans are becoming uninsured in our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
. proclaim March 10-16, 2003 as
COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK
in the city offort Collins and urge all citizens to recognize the urgency of seeking solutions to one
of America's greatest problems.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 4th day of March, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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