Crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All Happening Today- Call Right Now!

[Orwellian_Ghost]

One week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All ( H.R.676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seven BlueDogs waged a highly-publicized war against a "robust public option" and the vote was delayed for a full week.

We just learned the vote will be tomorrow ( Friday ). Based on all of your calls, we have nine single-payer Democrats: Tammy Baldwin, Michael Doyle, Eliot Engel, Anna Eshoo, Gene Green, Edward Markey, Janice Schakowsky, Anthony Weiner, and Peter Welch.

Lean Yes

Diana DeGette CO01 202-225-4431
Jane Harman CA36 202-225-8220
Christopher Murphy CT05 202-225-4476
Frank Pallone NJ06 202-225-4671 @FrankPallone
Bobby Rush IL01 202-225-4372

Five more Democrats are leaning single-payer but still uncommitted. Please call each one and give them one crucial reason to support single-payer from our petition:

http://www.democrats.com/single-payer-petition?cid=ZGVtczI3NDgwMWRlbXM=

(Be sure to sign our petition and forward it if you haven't already.)

Be concise and practice in advance so you can speak quickly (or leave a voicemail) because they are getting swamped. Report the results of your calls here:

http://www.democrats.com/single-payer-committee-whip

Public Option Only (or Won't Say)

Rick Boucher VA09 202-225-3861
Bruce Braley IA01 202-225-2911
G.K. Butterfield NC01 202-225-3101
Lois Capps CA23 202-225-3601
Kathy Castor FL11 202-225-3376
John Dingell MI15 202-225-4071
Charles Gonzalez TX20 202-225-3236
Jay Inslee WA01 202-225-6311 @RepInsleeNews
Doris Matsui CA05 202-225-7163
Jerry McNerney CA11 202-225-1947
John Sarbanes MD03 202-225-4016
Bart Stupak MI01 202-225-4735
Betty Sutton OH13 202-225-3401
Henry Waxman (Chair) CA30 202-225-3976

If you have more time, these 14 Democrats support a "public option" at best. But that "public option" (a new government program to compete with private insurance) was disastrously weakened this week by the BlueDogs. They banned the use of Medicare pricing to reduce costs and thereby expand availability. Try to persuade these 14 to vote for single-payer instead of a worthless BlueDog "public option."

Don't let anyone tell you single-payer can't pass: the Kucinich Amendment for a single-payer "state option" passed by a shocking 25-19 bi-partisan majority in the House Education and Labor Committee on July 17. The Weiner Amendment will pass on Friday if enough Democrats vote for it!

A victory on the Weiner Amendment would make a huge difference. Please call as soon as you get this - night or day.

[annabanana]

1. If calling out of your district:

Have the local zip code at hand, If not a full address.

[havocmom]

3. A great public service announcement

:thumbsup:

[annabanana]

2. Tell them you arer GLAD they support a public option but that

they'll never get it unless the insurance companies are SCARED that single-payer is possible..

Tell them to put the BAD GUYS on the defensive for once.

[goclark]

5. calling now and K please everyone

[Laelth]

4. k&r for exposure. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[pleah]

6. K&R

[robinlynne]

7. kick kick kick!!!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

8. If you want to call Jane Harman

you can use these zip codes: 90503, 90504, 90505

:evilgrin:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

9. Just called Harman's D.C. office

and the staffer said they're taking so many calls, he didn't ask me for a zip code.

:bounce:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

10. CA Dist. 5 - Doris Matsui

95819 - Sacramento

95685 - Sutter Creek

95758 - Elk Grove

[Iwillnevergiveup]

11. Matsui's office

getting lots of calls - no zip code asked for

[t0dd]

12. Called and asked her to support hr 676; staffer seemed really friendly nt

[POAS]

13. If I read the log of today's hearing correctly

then Rep. Weiner has withdrawn his amendment.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/