Want to fight back against the crappy "Fauc-us" so-called health reform bill by Senator Baucus? We NEED you guys to put even more pressure on the House today with your phone calls! We're going to need the progressives, the Democratic leadership, and the chairs of the Tri-Caucus to push back against any CRAPPY legislation that doesn't involve a public option!
We need you to tell the Democratic leadership, the White House, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the Tri-Caucus to STAND UP TO THE BLUE DOGS and to the Baucus "Fauc-us" health bill!
It's why we have to keep up with the phone calls today! Please CALL Speaker Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn, and the White House with these talking points below! Remember, first thank them for supporting the House Tri-Committee health care plan, and then tell them why they can't go on vacation before dealing with health care reform, and NOT to support the crappy Senate Finance legislation:
I'm calling to thank [Name of Member] for supporting the House health care plan, and for supporting the public option and the national insurance exchange. I don't want Congress to go on vacation before they deal with the passage of health care reform! As an American who's faced denials of claims and has been facing higher insurance premiums, the public option and the national insurance exchange is NECESSARY to hold down the costs of private insurance and give us the kind of care we need. Please DO NOT delay the passage of health care reform in the House. We need you guys to stay in and work for us. Also, I've been hearing that the Blue Dog Democrats want to cut back subsidies for my family, that they want a fake state-based co-op plan, and have a trigger on the national insurance exchange by having it as state-based insurance exchanges at first. What they want is unacceptable for me and my family. Don't give into their demands. I'm an American who needs the choice of the national insurance exchange and the public option.
CALL Speaker Nancy Pelosi at (202) 225-4965 and try her local office at (415) 556-4862 if you can't get through.
CALL House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer at (202) 225-3130
CALL House Majority Whip James Clyburn at (202) 226-3210
Can you please CALL these THREE chairmen in the House of Representatives, with your concerns about the Blue Dog Democrats trying to block health care reform and ask them NOT to listen to the Blue Dogs or give into their demands?
Ways and Means Committee Chair Charlie Rangel (202) 225-3625)
Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (202) 225-2927)
Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller (202) 225-3725)
Also, don't forget to call the co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and ask them to take a strong stand against the Blue Dogs' actions by asking the House leadership not to give into their demands to weaken the health care reform bill, and especially the Medicare-like public option in the bill. Tell them they CANNOT accept the crappy legislation from Senator Baucus's Finance Committee!
CALL Rep. Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the CPC, at 202-225-2435
CALL Rep. Lynn Woolsey, co-chair of the CPC, at 202-225-5161
And don't forget to CRACK THE WHIP on the rest of the Congressional Progressive Caucus so they stand as a strong voting bloc in opposition to the Blue Dog Democrats!
We'll also need the Tri-Caucus members to hold firm against the Blue Dogs' demands to weaken health care reform for their constituents back home, so please call the leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific AmericanCaucus! We need you guys to ask if the caucus will accept the Blue Dogs' demands, and ask them to fight back against the Blue Dogs.
CALL Chairwoman Nydia Velasquez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus at (202) 225-2361
CALL Chairwoman Barbara Lee, Congressional Black Caucus at 202-226-9776
CALL Chairman Mike Honda, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus at (202) 225-2631
Right now, we really need you to CALL the White House with the talking points and tell them that the Blue Dog Democrats must UPHOLD the majority view of Americans who need a strong, robust Medicare-like public option, and not to give into their demands to weaken the public option in health care reform! And tell the White House that you find the Baucus "Fauc-us" health bill UNACCEPTABLE!
CALL The White House at 202-456-1111 and E-MAIL THEM with the talking points above, and ask for Congress to stay and work on health care reform instead of going off on vacation!
Also, if you can't afford direct calls--try this toll-free phone number at 1.800.828.0498. to call the Democratic leadership in the House and the Senate!
And if Congress goes home for vacation? You know what? We'll be right there in their faces, at rallies, OFA gatherings, HCAN events, and Moveon.org events. I want you to stop worrying, and start fighting at home if this happens. Step away from the computer, find a health care event near you, sign up, and start making these Members of Congress regret they ever went on vacation without passing health care reform.
Also, one of our kossacks, Max Gottlieb, has been working very hard on this Facebook application called FriendRoots, which allows you to choose campaigns to contact your friends in key congressional districts and urge them to call and e-mail their Representative or Senator in support of the House Tri-Committee bill.
So, if you're on Facebook, contact your friends that live in these lawmakers' districts, and tell them that you need their help in passing health care reform.
- Click on FriendRoots.
- Choose the House campaign to ask your friends to contact their lawmakers.
- Ask your friend to contact his or her other friends in the district as well with the FriendRoots application.
Can you also please help nyceve, Jane Hamsher, me, and others in this fight for health reform by donating to our fight?
PLEASE RECOMMEND THIS DIARY so others can see the phone numbers and call today!