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Harry & Louise Return, This Time Advocating for Healthcare Legislation
Last updated: August 17, 2008 - 7:21pm
Fourteen years after health insurance providers created Harry and Louise to question why the government should be getting involved in healthcare, in spots aimed at defeating First Lady Hillary Clinton's effort to remake healthcare, the couple is being re-enlisted for a new set of healthcare-related ads. This time a 30-second ad to run on cable and Sunday talk shows during the Democratic and Republican conventions come from health groups and hospitals. It takes a far less confrontational tone in suggesting that maybe it is time for Congress to look at healthcare. The groups backing the ad include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Hospital Association, the Catholic Health Association, Families USA and the National Federation of Independent Business.

