This is now the 4th day since Michael Bennet introduced his letter to Harry Reid saying that we need the Public Option through reconciliation. Last night, the White House signaled that they'd push if the Public Option was put up for a vote. Well, in this action diary, let's help them put their money where their mouth is. The Public Option is the BEST control control measure we can put into the Senate Bill, the best way we can get the House to pass the Senate Bill, and the best way we can have health care reform bring us dividends this year and in 2012. I refuse to quit now, and we should keep up the pressure and deluge them with phone calls, e-mails and snail mail until it gets done. Contact numbers and some more content after the jump.
Update: Specter makes it 19!
Action #1
Dem Senators' DC contact numbers
Created by ridemybike,
reposted here to HELP YOU CALL! In BOLD, Already signed, keep calling the ones who haven't.
Daniel Akaka HI (202) 224-6361
Max Baucus MT (202) 224-2651
Evan Bayh IN (202) 224-5623
Mark Begich AK (202) 224-3004
Michael Bennet CO (202) 224-5852 WROTE Letter!
Jeff Bingaman NM (202) 224-5521
Barbara Boxer CA (202) 224-3553 co-signed
Sherrod Brown OH (202) 224-2315 co-signed
Roland Burris IL (202) 224-2854 co-signed
Robert Byrd WV (202) 224-3954
Maria Cantwell WA (202) 224-3441
Ben Cardin MD (202) 224-4524
Thomas Carper DE (202) 224-2441
Robert P. Casey, Jr. PA (202) 224-6324
Kent Conrad ND (202) 224-2043
Christopher Dodd CT (202) 224-2823
Byron Dorgan ND (202) 224-2551
Richard Durbin IL (202) 224-2152
Russell Feingold WI (202) 224-5323
Dianne Feinstein CA (202) 224-3841 co-signed
Al Franken MN (202) 224-5641 co-signed
Kirsten Gillibrand NY (202) 224-4451 co-signed
Kay Hagan NC (202) 224-6432
Tom Harkin IA (202) 224-3254
Daniel Inouye HI (202) 224-3934
Tim Johnson SD (202) 224-5842
Ted Kaufman DE (202) 224-5042
John Kerry MA (202) 224-2742-co-signed
Herb Kohl WI (202) 224-5653
Amy Klobuchar MN (202) 224-3244
Mary Landrieu LA (202) 224-5824
Frank Lautenberg NJ (202) 224-3224 CO-SIGNED FROM the Hospital!
Patrick Leahy VT (202) 224-4242-co-signed
Carl Levin MI (202) 224-6221
Joseph Lieberman CT (202) 224-4041
Blanche Lincoln AR (202) 224-4843
Claire McCaskill MO (202) 224-6154
Robert Menendez NJ (202) 224-4744
Jeff Merkley OR (202) 224-3753 co-signed
Barbara Mikulski MD (202) 224-4654 co-signed
Patty Murray WA (202) 224-2621
Bill Nelson FL (202) 224-5274
Ben Nelson NE (202) 224-6551
Mark Pryor AR (202) 224-2353
Jack Reed RI (202) 224-4642 CO-SIGNED
Harry Reid NV (202) 224-3542
John Rockefeller WV (202) 224-6472
Bernie Sanders VT (202) 224-5141-co-signed
Charles Schumer NY (202) 224-6542 CO-SIGNED
Jeanne Shaheen NH (202) 224-2841 co-signed
Arlen Specter PA (202) 224-4254 co-signed
Debbie Stabenow MI (202) 224-4822
Jon Tester MT (202) 224-2644
Mark Udall CO (202) 224-5941
Tom Udall NM (202) 224-6621 CO-SIGNED
Mark Warner VA (202) 224-2023
Jim Webb VA (202) 224-4024
Sheldon Whitehouse RI (202) 224-2921-co-signed
Ron Wyden OR (202) 224-5244
Call YOUR senators today. Tell them to sign on to Mike Bennet's letter.
Also call the ones who've already signed and thank them. They'll love hearing it.
Acton #2: Call The White House(from Catskill Julie):
Flood the White House with phone calls, emails and letters--there is still time for a handwritten, US Mailed note, most powerful of all--demanding that President Obama also PROVE that he does indeed still work for us when he meets with the Republicans next week. Prove that action on our behalf is the Holy Grail, not the bi-partisanship that Republicans have eschewed from the start. Frankly we all understand that bi-partisanship is just not in their political interest as they see it.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461 , email http://www.whitehouse.gov/...
Action #3: Sign the letter yourself at http://whipcongress.com/
Action #4: Massachusetts residents: Call Scott Brown at His Office: (202) 224-4543
Maine Residents: Call Olympia Snow (202) 224-5344 or Susan Collins (202) 224-2523
Tell these Republicans that you want them to vote YES for the Public Option, that the Public Option is more popular than the President, or either Party and ask them to sign Bennet's letter. It may be a longshot, but they might see how their constituents want the Public Option and they might think twice about voting no.
Remember, whatever happens with this, it is just the beginning. If we come close to 50 votes, then we have a solid bloc for a Medicare Buy-In, and if we have the votes, then we can try this for a real jobs Bill. Keep up the pressure and don't relent. As Dr. Howard Dean, We Have The Power!!!