Sam (
l33tminion) wrote2009-10-06 11:38 am
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If You Want a Public Option, Oppose Baucus-Grassley
From
cos, a post explaining why the Baucus-Grassley proposal is bad and arguing that the best bet for those who want healthcare reform is to have it killed in committee. The summary version:
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- The bill doesn't include a public option, the more traction it gets, the easier it will be for the Blue Dogs to preempt a bill that did have a strong public option.
- The bill has a lot of concessions that are simply bad ideas and won't win any bipartisan support anyways.
- The "free rider" provisions in the bill will encourage employers to avoid employing those who need employment the most (low-income people, especially those with families).
- A majority of both the House and Senate are willing to support a public option.
- Including the Senate Majority Leader.
- Thank the representatives who demand a public option.
- If one of your senators is on the Finance Committee, call them and tell them to vote no on the Baucus-Grassley bill. In particular, the Democrats on the committee who voted for Schumer's public option amendment:
- Massachusetts: John Kerry - 202-224-2742
- New York: Chuck Schumer - 202-224-6542
- New Jersey: Robert Menendez - 202-224-4744
- Delaware: Tom Carper - 202-224-2441
- Michigan: Debbie Stabenow - 202-224-4822
- West Virginia: John D Rockefeller - 202-224-6472
- New Mexico: Jeff Bingaman - 202-224-5521
- Florida: Bill Nelson - 202-224-5274
- Washington: Maria Cantwell - 202-224-3441
- Oregon: Ron Wyden - 202-224-5244