Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Can't stress it enough

Call our representatives and tell them we want a public option. Our representatives have a choice in their healthcare. If our insurance industry is so good, why do they choose a government backed plan? A plan that doesn't cancel them if they have a pre-existing condition? A plan that isn't cancelled if they use it? A plan that doesn't increase premiums by 78 percent? A plan that doesn't deny treatment or specialists because insurance companies feel it's unnecessary (too expensive to pay for)?

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Tell Senator [Name] that we DO NOT want the 7-year trigger for the public option and take it off the table, and that we want him to support an affordable strong, robust Medicare-like public option. We NEED a strong, robust Medicare-like public option NOW OPEN TO ALL AMERICANS AND AFFORDABLE, not more of the SAME broken system that's given us unaffordable premiums, little private insurance coverage, and rising co-pays. Also, DON'T TAX OUR EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFITS. Instead, follow the proposal by President Obama to tax the wealthy above $250,000, eliminate the overpayments in Medicare Advantage, and put tax capital gains to help fund health care reform. TELL OUR SENATORs NO ON THE SCHUMER COMPROMISE AND NO ON THE CONRAD CO-OP COMPROMISE.

These are the members of the HELP Committee to CALL today:
Tom Harkin (IA): (202) 224-3254
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD): (202) 224-4654
Jeff Bingaman (NM): (202) 224-5521
Patty Murray (WA: (202) 224-2621
Jack Reed (RI): (202) 224-4642
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT): (202) 224-5141
Sherrod Brown (OH): (202) 224-2315
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA): (202) 224-6324
Kay Hagan (NC): (202) 224-6342
Jeff Merkley (OR): (202) 224-3753

Then PLEASE CALL the rest of the Democratic Senators to urge them to support a strong, robust Medicare-like public option in health care reform!
Please CALL Senator Max Baucus at (202) 224-2651
Please CALL Senator Olympia Snowe at (202) 224-5344
Please CALL Senator Charles Schumer at 202-224-6542
Please CALL Senator Edward Kennedy at (202) 224-4543
Please CALL Senator John Rockefeller at (202) 224-6472
Please CALL Senator Ron Wyden at (202) 224-5244
Please CALL Senator Kent Conrad at (202) 224-2043
Please CALL Senator Jeff Bingaman at (202) 224-5521
Please CALL Senator John Kerry at (202) 224-2742
Please CALL Senator Blanche Lincoln at 202-224-4843
Please CALL Senator Debbie Stabenow at (202) 224-4822
Please CALL Senator Maria Cantwell at 202-224-3441
Please CALL Senator Bill Nelson at 202-224-5274
Please CALL Senator Robert Menendez at 202-224-4744
Please CALL Senator Thomas Carper at (202) 224-2441
CALL the White House at: 202-456-1111 and E-MAIL them as well!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Mark Sanford (R-Cheating Lying Dickhead)

In the ongoing saga of Mark Sanford, today he announced that he will try to reconcile with his wife even though his mistress is his soulmate.
Way to kick Jenny in the teeth, Governor Dickhead!

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Adventures of Mark Sanford

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My contribution to the Mark Sanford soap opera. You just know all the other Republicans are wishing they were him, with his hot Argentina Chica...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Computer Issues

Will update with more Healthcare and other news when computer issues settle down.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Healthcare wanted (part 4)

There's a rally June 25 to provide us with a voice about healthcare.

WHEN: June 25

WHERE: Upper Senate Park, Constitution and Delaware avenues, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002
Closest Metro: Judiciary Square (Red Line)
Town Hall Meetings: TBD

SCHEDULE: 11 a.m.: Crowd assembles and buses arrive
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Rally
1 p.m.–4 p.m.: Lobby visits and town hall meetings
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Debrief and report back
6 p.m.: Buses depart


Text HEALTH to 94553 to receive updates.

http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org/ has additional information and updates.
See you there!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Healthcare Wanted (part 3)

Monday is the day comittees are marking up proposals. Action we can take tomorrow (Monday):

CALL Senator Dodd at (202) 224-2823 and ask him to put in OPTION A, which is the strong, robust Medicare-like public option, NOT OPTION B, which is the Conrad co-op proposal, in the markup on Monday.
EMAIL the Senate HELP Committee at help_comments@help.senate.gov to ask them to put in OPTION A, which is the strong, robust Medicare-like public option, NOT OPTION B, which is the Conrad co-op proposal, in the markup on Monday.

CALL the phone numbers of ALL the Senators on the HELP Committee with these talking points below:

Tell Senator [Name] that we DO NOT want the 7-year trigger for the public option and take it off the table, and that we want him to support an affordable strong, robust Medicare-like public option. We NEED a strong, robust Medicare-like public option NOW OPEN TO ALL AMERICANS AND AFFORDABLE, not more of the SAME broken system that's given us unaffordable premiums, little private insurance coverage, and rising co-pays. Also, DON'T TAX OUR EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFITS. Instead, follow the proposal by President Obama to tax the wealthy above $250,000, eliminate the overpayments in Medicare Advantage, and put tax capital gains to help fund health care reform. TELL OUR SENATORS NO ON THE SCHUMER COMPROMISE AND NO ON THE CONRAD CO-OP COMPROMISE.


CALL ALL of the members on the House Education and Labor Committee to ask them to support a STRONGER public option than what is currently proposed in the Tri-Committee draft with these talking points below:

Tell Representative [Name] that we want the National Exchange and the public option to be started in 2010, NOT in 2013 because we desperately need affordable health care RIGHT NOW. Tell him or her that WE DON'T WANT the public option's tie to Medicare rates to "severed over time as more flexible payment systems are developed." We want the public option to be based on Medicare plus rates, and that we don't want the public option to end up as a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. We want it to be administered by the government and NOT by any private insurance companies, and to be like Medicare based on its ability to negotiate rates with providers and pharmaceutical companies. Also, that we want doctors to be required to participate in the public option, so that we can have access to the public option anywhere you are. Say that we don't want our health benefits to be taxed, but that we support a raise in taxes for the wealthy to help pay for the public option. We don't want the public option to be self-sustained only by premiums because that will help hobble its viability, and that we NEED for it to have some financing from the government.


We'll KEEP UP the pressure on these Senators and the White House as well.