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November 2, 2009 - Monday 

Category: News and Politics

Help Salvage Health Care Reform
Call Selected Congress Members. Call them now!
Demand a vote on Medicare-for-all
Demand the Kucinich Amendment to allow state single-payer plans
The House unveiled its healthcare reform package. And the news is all bad.
The Weiner Amendment, which would substitute the clean, clear language of HR 676 for the behemoth of a bill introduced, may not be given its vote in the House-in spite of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's promise.
The Kucinich Amendment, which would give the states a clear path for enacting their own single-payer legislation, was stripped from the bill. Since California is within one signature of having a state-wide, single-payer system, the Kucinich amendment is crucial to California.
We have a small window of opportunity to get the Kucinich Amendment back in the bill and to make sure that Speaker Pelosi follows through on her promise to allow a vote on single-payer-the first ever in the House.
Democratic House leaders can insert what is called a "Manager's Amendment" into legislation, even when it is closed to any other amendments. The managers are the majority and minority members who "manage" debate for the bill on each side.
Today, tomorrow, and beyond, call the "managers"listed below. Insist that the Kucinich Amendment is restored into the healthcare bill.  We also need to urge these leaders to exert pressure on Speaker Pelosi-and exert it on her ourselves-to follow through on her promise to put the Weiner Amendment to a vote.
The "gang" that holds our future in their hands includes:
·         Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4965; San Francisco office (415) 556-4862
·         Majority Leader Steny Hoyer: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4131; Greenbelt office (301) 474-0119; Waldorf office (301) 843-1577
·         Rep. Henry Waxman: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-3976; Los Angeles office (323) 651-1040
·         Rep. Charles Rangel: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4365; New York office (212) 663-3900
·         Rep. George Miller: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-2095; Concord office (925) 602-1880; Richmond office (510) 262-6500; Vallejo office (707) 645-1888
It's crucial for everyone to make these calls, to make them more than once, and to tell others to make these calls. Act NOW!
Directly Below is Original Post from last Friday and it still applies today.

Please call Speaker Pelosi's office
at 202-225-4965 TODAY!

Demand that she live up to her agreement to include the Kucinich Amendment in the final legislation and schedule a vote for the Weiner Amendment. It is urgent that we act quickly on this.

IF YOU AGREE MAKE THIS YOUR, MYSPACE, TWITTER & FACEBOOK MESSAGE FOR TODAY!

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that there's been plenty of time for amendments already, so neither her caucus nor members of the minority party should expect a chance to amend the health care bill when it gets to the House floor.
WV World Site
KC Guest

 
Look I agree with you on all most everything. Dont fight among your own. You look like asses. Stop the smear campain on Pelosi or you will lose our support and the support of the hundreds of thousands of our viewers.

 
Posted by WV World Site on October 31, 2009 - Saturday - 5:56 AM
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Sally

 

WV World Site:

I couldn't disagree with you more.  I don't see anything on this post that even remotely "smears" Pelosi.  All I see are simple facts presented and a call to action.  Are you suggesting that we all behave like the far right and never question our leaders?  Never examine policy and think for ourselves?  Are we to follow Pelosi down whatever road she chooses with no input?  

Fact is Pelosi publically promised to include the Kucinich and Weiner amendments and now is backtracking and she should be called on it.  The bill without these amendments is complete garbage.  Dennis Kucinich is speaking out about it.   The CA Nurses are speaking out about it.  The Physicians for a National Health Plan and Mad As Hell Doctors are speaking out about it.  It's called being an American and is necessary if we are to see REAL reform.   I bet you that if Pelosi is on our side and being pressured by the industry, she appreciates all of us speaking out because it's the only weapon she has against the powerful insurance industry lobby and their smear tactics. And if she is not on our side, then all the more reason to speak out.   

To say "you look like asses" is not exactly taking your own advice not to "fight among your own."  This is a page for single payer and “our own” are single payer supporters because it happens to be the only real reform. Are you one of us or not?

Anyone who understands negotiations knows you don't go in asking for less than a compromise from the jump.  The public option was manufactured by the insurance industry to divert us away from single payer and to focus us on a compromise which they also attacked.  Their goal to ensure that, at the end of the day, we get nothing and the insurance industry stays in control of our healthcare dollars for their profit.  

If you are interested in healthcare reform, join our efforts instead of attacking the very people trying to get something meaningful done.

Thank you to all the single payer activists out there working hard to bring us needed reform.   


 
Posted by Sally on November 1, 2009 - Sunday - 6:07 PM
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Sylvia
Sylvia Hampton

 
I understand how you may feel this is too rough, however, we need to be hammering everyone. The "blue dogs" and the Republicans , the president, Harry Reid and also the Speaker. At the same time we are demonstrating at the insurance companies and doing sit-ins and getting arrested to make it clear we are serious about REAL REFORM. The insurance companies are bad actors for their high-pressure and money tactics to keep the status quo.  They are the big villians here, but Congress must stand up to them and the voters must educate their communities and speak up again and again.
That is the only way we will ever beat the for-profit robber barons.
 
Posted by Sylvia on October 31, 2009 - Saturday - 6:21 AM
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EuropaMoon
Patty Cortes

 
I AGREE WITH THIS POST....TOTALLY..   STOP THE FIGHTS, AND GROW UP....

Look I agree with you on all most everything. Dont fight among your own. You look like asses. Stop the smear campain on Pelosi or you will lose our support and the support of the hundreds of thousands of our viewers.


 
Posted by EuropaMoon on November 1, 2009 - Sunday - 5:54 PM
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Sally

 
Europa Moon,

I repeat, I couldn't disagree with WV World Site and you more.  I don't see anything on this post that even remotely "smears" Pelosi.  (mind showing us where these smears are?)  All I see are simple facts presented and a call to action.  Are you suggesting that we all behave like the far right and never question our leaders?  Never examine policy and think for ourselves?  Are we to follow Pelosi down whatever road she chooses with no input?  

Fact is Pelosi publically promised to include the Kucinich and Weiner amendments and now is backtracking and she should be called on it.  The bill without these amendments is complete garbage.  Dennis Kucinich is speaking out about it.   The CA Nurses are speaking out about it.  The Physicians for a National Health Plan and Mad As Hell Doctors are speaking out about it.  It's called being an American and is necessary if we are to see REAL reform.   I bet you that if Pelosi is on our side and being pressured by the industry, she appreciates all of us speaking out because it's the only weapon she has against the powerful insurance industry lobby and their smear tactics. And if she is not on our side, then all the more reason to speak out.   

To say "you look like asses" is not exactly taking your own advice not to "fight among your own."  This is a page for single payer and “our own” are single payer supporters because it happens to be the only real reform. Are you one of us or not?

Anyone who understands negotiations knows you don't go in asking for less than a compromise from the jump.  The public option was manufactured by the insurance industry to divert us away from single payer and to focus us on a compromise which they also attacked.  Their goal to ensure that, at the end of the day, we get nothing and the insurance industry stays in control of our healthcare dollars for their profit.  

If you are interested in healthcare reform, join our efforts instead of attacking the very people trying to get something meaningful done.

Thank you to all the single payer activists out there working hard to bring us needed reform.   


 
Posted by Sally on November 1, 2009 - Sunday - 6:07 PM
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eddie g

 
I called Nancys office and told her to forget about healthcare bill
 
Posted by eddie g on November 2, 2009 - Monday - 5:22 PM
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Avlgal

 
If we don't hold our elected officials' feet to the fire, they may forget who they represent, and what their constituants want.  It is important that we let them know that we are not going to put up with business as usual. I have been skeptical of Nancy Pelosi's promises many times. I know that our political system in this country is prone to influence from large corporations, lobbiests, etc.  We may not have money, but we have voices, and we can make ourselves heard! 
 
Posted by Avlgal on November 6, 2009 - Friday - 12:56 AM
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