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- From: dsonntag@cc.utah.edu
- Subject: President-elect Clinton and Health-care reform
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.215503.1@cc.utah.edu>
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- Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
- Date: 17 Nov 92 21:55:03 MDT
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- TO: Clinton-Gore Committee (CLINTON-GORE-DOM)
- 112 West Third Street
- Little Rock, AR 72201
-
- Domain Name: CLINTON-GORE.ORG
-
- Administrative Contact:
- Krause, Bill (BK87) billk@CLINTON-GORE.ORG
- (501) 372-1992
- FROM: David M. Sonntag, MSPH
- SUBJ: An open letter to President-Elect Clinton:
-
- CC: Cross-posted to several internet Lists, usenet groups, local
- papers, several special interest groups in the .org domain,
-
- Mr. President:
-
- I would like to congratulate you on your victory in the recent election.
- While I did not vote for you, I, like many in the country, feel hopeful
- that your administration will indeed bring new ideas, and with them,
- new changes. Change does not come easily. It requires all of us to
- commit ourselves to do what we know is right for the country.
-
- You have spoken of the need to reform our health-care system, and I
- sincerely hope that your administration will be able to do so.
-
- I am an Industrial Hygienist, working to prevent occupational and
- environmental health hazards from causing unnecessary burdens on
- our human and economic resources. In my daily work, I constantly
- strive to minimize workers' exposure to toxic substances in the
- working environment. And yet, the same workers will go on break,
- and light up their tobacco, exposing themselves and others to
- levels of carbon monoxide, benzene, and many other toxics, at
- levels well in excess of what the Occupational Safety and Health
- Administration has established as working Permissible Exposure
- Limits (PELs).
-
- Thus, I was deeply troubled when I saw a picture of you playing golf
- with a cigar between your teeth. Sir, I believe that you can offer
- a wonderful role-model to our nation, and the world, by publicly
- commiting to quit smoking. If more people would quit smoking,
- the savings to our health-care system would be immense. I believe
- that your public example would be an important statement from your
- administration that would reflect highly your commitment to
- make positive changes in our healthcare system.
-
- I look forward to your acceptance of this challenge.
-
- Truly,
-
- David M. Sonntag, MSPH (MS, Public Health)
- Clearfield, Utah
-