Last week's reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program was touted by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as an important first step to fix health care. It was our first glimpse of what happens when both parties come together around improving access to quality care.

This was also our first opportunity to show the strength of the movement we're building and to test our ability to mobilize quickly online around important legislation. In short, the results were impressive.

Here are a few statistics about the work you did in support of the Children's Health Insurance Program:

· Online activists made 1,023 calls to members of Congress leading up the votes in the House and Senate. That equated to 4,500 minutes on the phone with 259 different lawmakers.

· Sixteen of the House Republicans we contacted ended up voting in favor of the bill; and 6 of those Representatives had previously been opposed to or undecided on the legislation.

· Online activists also contacted eight of the nine Senate Republicans who voted in favor of the bill.

· After the legislation passed both the House and the Senate, over 1,120 of you sent letters to President Obama through SEIU.org - thanking him for his support of this legislation and letting him know we're going to lead the way on health care for all Americans.

· Our movement is still growing, too. Over 650 of you sent letters to your friends after you contacted President Obama, inviting them to do the same.

We should be proud, and Congress deserves praise for taking immediate steps to protect the health of America's kids. But it doesn't make the health of the other 42 million Americans without insurance any less critical. Congratulations on an early victory; let's not let it take our eyes of the finish line.