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Saw this one only today,

Ripper McCord — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:39:48 +0000

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Saw this one only today, Oleeb. Thanks!

Sorry Mark. Didn't see this

mageduley — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:09:18 +0000

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Sorry Mark. Didn't see this until now. Thanks, I will check it out.

Hi Oleeb, Already got a reply

matyra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:52:40 +0000

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Hi Oleeb, Already got a reply from one of my Senators. Thought you might want a peek...

Dear ****:

Thank you for contacting me regarding a single payer health care system. I appreciate your taking the time to write.

As you may know, S. 703, the American Health Security Act of 2009, was introduced by Senator Bernard Sanders on March 25, 2009, and was referred to the Committee on Finance. I understand your views regarding a single payer health care system. I agree that we are at a critical point when it comes to our health care system, and that we need to implement major changes. We are finally getting a consensus that this is no longer an issue that can be ignored. Health care should be affordable and accessible to all Americans and this is an area in which Congress can and should do a better job of meeting the needs of the American public. I look forward to working with Congress and President Obama to provide access to quality affordable health care. As a member of both the Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees, please be assured I will keep your comments in mind as the Senate debates comprehensive health care reform.

Again, thank you for writing. I hope you will continue to keep me informed of issues of importance to you and your community.

Sincerely,

JEFF BINGAMAN
United States Senator

Phone: (202) 224-5521
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I'm om board. All!

suydam@yahoo.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:49:36 +0000

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I'm om board. All!

Thanks, Oleeb, I can not make

JoshQuasimoto — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:52:14 +0000

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Thanks, Oleeb, I can not make it but will definitely be sick and use the day to make phone calls to my Sen and Rep's. I think we are going to have keep the intensity up, we have to make that change possible and if we have to drag congress there than I am ready to put the work in.

Hey Mary come to our website

markg8 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:22:16 +0000

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Hey Mary come to our website where you can get a petition. There's also a list of phone and fax info for our senators and house reps and all the members of Baucus's Finance Committee, Kennedy's Health and Human Services Committee and Rangel's Ways and Means Committee.

This is good stuff except for

markg8 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:39:35 +0000

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This is good stuff except for the "Medicare For All" phrasing. That is the worst messaging possible. Medicare is not only going broke, if it isn't folded into the new plan it will bankrupt the country within a decade.

We're not going to get a pure single payer bill this year. What we can get if we apply enough pressure is a public option that'll be a much more attractive alternative for individuals and business alike. If we push hard enough to get that plan only fools and wealthy rightwing ideologues will remain in private plans after a few years. Put a well crafted public plan side by side with private ones and let people compare.

Within a few years Republicans will be couching their langauge, like they do now about Social Security, in terms of "strengthening the system". Sure they'll still be trying to privatize the public plan or gum it up with meanspirited, bureaucratic stumbling blocks, probably to keep "illegals" out of the program, but they will have lost the battle by then.

Thanks for talking about

matyra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:48:55 +0000

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Thanks for talking about this.

I wrote both Senators and my

matyra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:45:15 +0000

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I wrote both Senators and my Representative about this on Friday. Plus, Oleeb's given me another venue to try and help out.

This is one thing that I think we can really make a stand and try. The more we jump up and down and try and be heard, the better. Besides, there are no 'secrets' that the White House wants to hide here. We know how "efficient" our current health care is. And we know how much money the current health care establishment has in their hands to fight this. But, as bluebell says above, this isn't about costs. It's about values.

Thanks for getting out there.

Thanks! We are going to need

mageduley — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:01:43 +0000

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Thanks! We are going to need it :)