"One week since the historic election that brought a sea change of hope and energy to our country, we're already getting a clear picture of what to expect from new leadership in Washington in 2009," writes SEIU Healthcare Chairman Dennis Rivera today on The Hill's Congress blog.

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"And, thanks to Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, we now have a blueprint--and a powerful call to action--to fundamentally change the nation's ailing health care system."

Read the rest of Rivera's piece on The Hill.

SEIU's statement in support of Sen. Baucus's new blueprint to solve our nation's health care crisis here.