Robert Reich: your input is more important now than ever

[Enrique]

he describes the battle in a way a lot of people won't like, so let's just get to the part we can agree on:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/11/final_stretch/

(...)

But, again, the race has just begun. Your input is still important -- in fact, more important now than before. The Senate Finance's bill will be reported out next week and voted on by the entire committee in the following week, then go to the floor of the Senate for a vote in mid October. The House bill will go to the floor at about the same time. Each side is now counting noses. Pelosi knows she won't have any Republicans with her, so will need to keep 40 Dems from bolting. If Reed can't get 60 votes by October 15, he'll add healthcare to a reconciliation bill, which will need only 51.

The more you can make your voices heard, the more likely it is that the race will be won by the public rather than the private interests.

[FrenchieCat]

1. Let's make our voices heard......

I'm for that! :patriot:

CAUSE NOW IS THE TIME!



White House Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: [phone]
TTY/TDD
Comments: 202-456-6213


Here for easy contact info for congresscritters
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt


Contacts for congressional leaders:

Nancy Pelosi at [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Contact Sen. Harry Reid via Web Form: http://www.congress.org/bio/id/370
go to contact, than the web page link
and select the topic "Keep the Public Option in Health Care Reform" (you'll have to hunt)
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


then write an LTTE to a couple of your newspapers while drinking your coffee!
http://legislators.com/congressorg/dbq/media/


you can even have a letter hand delivered to your favorite congresscritter!
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/extraimpact/extraimpact.tt

[redqueen]

2. "Your input is still important -- in fact, more important now than before"

Agreed, it's crunch time.

[flpoljunkie]

3. Robert Reich also did a video for Brave New Films: The Truth Behind the Public Option

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXFHXqrrJ6g

Reich feels that a strong public option is essential with the 'scale and authority to negotiate prices.' This is the way to control health care costs.

Is it the only way? I don't know. But, it sure seems like the most logical and best way to 'bend the cost curve.'

[redqueen]

4. It seems like the most effective way to me, yes.

More important than denying those parasites any more corporate welfare is controlling costs... and a truly public option would do that far more effecitvely than co-ops or a severely limited public option.

:kick: