Geri Jenkins

Co-president, California Nurses Association

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Practicing nurse and co-president of the California Nurses Association

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The Obama White House says it's in “a listening mode,” but as recently as yesterday, some invitees to today's  Los Angeles forum on healthcare  didn't know if they'd be asked to speak…

White House Forum on Healthcare Reform Comes to Town

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