*65 Reps Took a Pledge they would not vote for a HC bill without a PO

[G_j]

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On July 31, 60 members of Congress signed a letter saying that they would not vote for any health care bill that does not have a public option
(there must have been 5 signatures added later)

District Representative DC Phone
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AZ-07 Rep. Raul Grijalva 202-225-2435
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CA-06 Rep. Lynn Woolsey 202-225-5161
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CA-09 Rep. Barbara Lee 202-225-2661
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CA-12 Rep. Jackie Speier 202-225-3531
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CA-13 Rep. Pete Stark 202-225-5065
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CA-15 Rep. Mike Honda 202-225-2631
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CA-17 Rep. Sam Farr 202-225-2861
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CA-32 Rep. Judy Chu 202-225-5464
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CA-34 Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard 202-225-1766
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CA-35 Rep. Maxine Waters 202-225-2201
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CA-37 Rep. Laura Richardson 202-225-7924
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CA-38 Rep. Grace Napolitano 202-225-5256
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CA-39 Rep. Linda Sanchez 202-225-6676
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CA-51 Rep. Bob Filner 202-225-8045
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FL-03 Rep. Corrine Brown 202-225-0123
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FL-23 Rep. Alcee L. Hastings 202-225-1313
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GA-04 Rep. Hank Johnson 202-225-1605
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HI-02 Rep. Mazie Hirono 202-225-4906
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IL-02 Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. 202-225-0773
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IL-04 Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez 202-225-8203
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IL-17 Rep. Phil Hare 202-225-5905
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IN-07 Rep. Andre Carson 202-225-4011
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KY-03 Rep. John Yarmuth 202-225-5401
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MA-01 Rep. John Olver 202-225-5335
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MA-03 Rep. Jim McGovern 202-225-6101
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MA-04 Rep. Barney Frank 202-225-5931
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MA-06 Rep. John Tierney 202-225-8020
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MA-08 Rep. Michael E. Capuano 202-225-5111
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MA-10 Rep. Bill Delahunt 202-225-3111
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MD-04 Rep. Donna Edwards 202-225-8699
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MD-07 Rep. Elijah E. Cummings 202-225-4741
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ME-01 Rep. Chellie Pingree 202-225-6116
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MI-13 Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick 202-225-2261
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MI-14 Rep. John Conyers, Jr. 202-225-5126
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MN-05 Rep. Keith Ellison 202-225-4755
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MO-01 Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. 202-225-2406
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MO-05 Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II 202-225-4535
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MS-02 Rep. Bennie Thompson 202-225-5876
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NC-12 Rep. Mel Watt 202-225-1510
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NJ-08 Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. 202-225-5751
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NJ-10 Rep. Donald M. Payne 202-225-3436
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NJ-12 Rep. Rush Holt 202-225-5801
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NJ-13 Rep. Albio Sires 202-225-7919
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NY-08 Rep. Jerrold Nadler 202-225-5635
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NY-09 Rep. Anthony Weiner 202-225-6616
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NY-10 Rep. Edolphus Towns 202-225-5936
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NY-11 Rep. Yvette Clarke 202-225-6231
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NY-12 Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez 202-225-2361
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NY-14 Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney 202-225-7944
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NY-16 Rep. Jose E. Serrano 202-225-4361
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NY-22 Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey 202-225-6335
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OH-09 Rep. Marcy Kaptur 202-225-4146
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OH-10 Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich 202-225-5871
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OH-11 Rep. Marcia L. Fudge 202-225-7032
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OR-03 Rep. Earl Blumenauer 202-225-4811
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OR-04 Rep. Peter DeFazio 202-225-6416
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PA-02 Rep. Chaka Fattah 202-225-4001
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TX-18 Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee 202-225-3816
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TX-25 Rep. Lloyd Doggett 202-225-4865
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TX-30 Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson 202-225-8885
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WA-07 Rep. Jim McDermott 202-225-3106
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WI-04 Rep. Gwen Moore 202-225-4572

[mzmolly]

1. And many have since said they'll continue to fight for a public option

after voting yes on HC reform.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. This was not the pledge they made

A person is as good as their word. If you can you are willing to break it, do not make it in the first place. Words mean things. A promise not kept is just that, a failure to be true to your word, it is a batch of people who wish to pretend they are what they are not in the end able to be. Courageous.
None of them had to make that pledge. One kept it, 64 are not good for their word. Period.

[mzmolly]

4. Will you feel the same way after Kucinich comes out in support

of the bill?

Words are meant to persuade at times.

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. So which lie do you believe? The one they told in July, or the lie you just cited?

Continue to fight WHEN? After DADT and DOMA are repealed? After NAFTA is renegotiated? After the economy is fixed and everyone has jobs again?

[G_j]

9. Didn't they just renew the PATRIOT Act?

somehow, I'm not that assured.

[mzmolly]

10. I'm sorry has Obama left office unbenownst

to me? I do believe he has about three more years in office.

[Skittles]

12. believe me, we are all well aware

[mzmolly]

15. I should have said seven

more years. ;)

[salguine]

13. God help us. Think of all the Goldman Sachs executives he can put in charge of shit in 3 years.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. I reminded DeFazio of that pledge

His letter back was terse talking points, very defensive, not like his usual self, first time I have read him as a run of the mill Party line guy. No longer trusting his word, as it is clearly not to be trusted. He can rationalize until the jobs come back to the 4th district, but he pledged and then failed to keep it. There is in fact, a word for that.

[G_j]

5. seems one shouldn't take a plege

they aren't willing to keep. What's the point then?

[Ignis]

6. The point, of course, is staying in power. November looms. (nt)

[cherokeeprogressive]

8. Eh, what's one lie amongst people who lie for a living?

[ChicagoSuz219]

11. A lot are co-sponsoring Rep. Grayson's HR... :-) n/t

[pampango]

14. Damn Progressive Caucus.

Don't you just hate it when they aim high, push for something you believe in then, when they realize it's unobtainable for now, decide to compromise (my god, compromise in politics!) and support an imperfect HCR to keep republicans and HIC's from totally defeating reform AGAIN.

You may want to hang the Progressive Caucus out to dry, but they are the best thing we have going in Congress. If (none of us know how the Caucus members are going to vote on this HCR this week) most vote "Yes", I will trust (more than I would trust my own rep, blue dogs, or, obviously. republicans) that they weighed the pros and cons and decided that was a better vote than "No". If most vote "No", the status quo for the time being ("starting over" as the Orange Man wants) must be preferable in their minds to what must be a really stinky bill.