BehaveWell

List of Dem Senators not for public option

Posted on 07/23/09, 09:10 am

Those of you who's senator is listed below. Please call their office or write a letter if you are for the public option plan.


Health Care: The Public Plan Option
These Democratic Senators have NOT agreed to support it:


Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)

Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)

• Reply #1 07/23/09  1:35pm
  
  nnyl1
  About calling & writing, I don't believe it does any good to do that unless a person is a member of their congressional district. I did vote in democracy america about which senators should have TV commercials aired in their area. And those that do live in one of those congrestional district,,,YOU HAVE POWER TO WRITE THOSE LETTER THAT COUNT!!!!
• Reply #2 07/24/09  3:34am
  
  BehaveWell
  I write so many letters to my congressman and senators but don't bother to write out of state senators.
• Reply #3 07/24/09  12:42pm
  
  nnyl1
  I've sent quit a few in state senators too. My dad has printed some post cards out to promote a single pay.or system & he gets everyone he can to sign a card 3 cards address and he mails them. So I signed 3 of those too. The cards he had made up, which I used as a template to me emails & snail mails is....
  
  Dear Congressman Kagen, Senator Herb Kohl, Senator Russ Feingold
  
  I request that you support an affordable Public Health Insurance Plan that will provide an option for affordable health insurance for all Americans. A Public Insurance Plan is supported by 73% of voters, rural, urban, independents and even Republicans.
  We currently have an affordable, cost effective Public Insurance Plan with a proven track record of 45 years that works for retired Americans. The administrative cost of this plan is at 4%. A cost effective Public Insurance Plan comparable to this plan must be included as an option for real health care reform for all Americans.
  The private insurance industry, on the other hand, has a proven record of some
  65 years that has brought America to the current economic health care crisis.
  The bureaucratic administrative cost of private plans range from 26% to 31%, adding to the current unaffordable cost of private health insurance.
  Thank you for your consideration of my request for s Public Health Insurance Plan Option
  
  ______________________________________________
  Signature
  ______________________________________________
  Printed Name
  ______________________________________________
  Address
  ______________________________________________
  
  
  
  
• Reply #4 08/20/09  12:42am
  
  nancy2
  Thank you for the info BW...........
• Reply #5 08/21/09  8:37pm
  
  doofus
  i know a couple of them are big recipients of money from insurance lobbyists. i just wonder how many, how much? is there a website that gives this info?
• Reply #6 08/21/09  8:46pm
  
  doofus
  this i found on a washington post article
  
  "These are the bribes that have been paid by the health care industry to these Senators. I guess their money is more productive than the will of the American voters.
  
  Senator Wyden - $1.2 million
  
  Senator Nelson - $1 million
  
  Senator Landrieu - $1.3 million
  
  Senator Specter - $4 million
  
  Senator Feinstein - $1.4 million
  
  Senator Baucus - $3 million"
  
  Amazing! all democrats...all against....all big recipients from health care lobby organizations! hmmm....does it smell like a fish market here?
  
  
• Reply #7 08/22/09  4:09am
  
  shevan
  Well, my state is represented there - and my FORMER state too!! I'm so disgusted!
• Reply #8 09/03/09  11:46pm
  
  LindaJean
  I thought Feinstein was for health care reform. How disappointing. I think I'm going to send her an email.

Today we are faced with serious financial challenges beyond our borders. As progressives/liberals, lets take on these challenges and express our views on what is being done today to solve these problems.