Public Option Garners Avalanche of Support in Senate (Huff Post)

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In the wake of last week's "bipartisan summit" -- which proved that no Republicans in Congress will vote for health care reform -- an avalanche of Democratic senators are announcing today that they will vote YES for the public health insurance option if it is brought up in "reconciliation."

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are the latest to announce their support, raising the number of senators on record from 0 to 30 in under 2 weeks.

The below statements were released to the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), Democracy for America, and Credo Action -- three groups who have been organizing thousands of Americans daily on this issue and who gathered over 200,000 signatures on a petition telling Congress that Americans want a good bill with a public option over a "bipartisan" bill without one. A tally of senators supporting the public option in reconciliation is at WhipCongress.com. snip

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-green/senate-avalanche-for-the_b_480234.html


I'm thinking "avalanche" isn't the proper term when we have 30 out of 51 votes needed. But, it's good to stay positive.