We are getting closer every minute towards having real quality health care service in America, as more Democrats make the pledge to support reform if it contains the public option.
Senators Bennet, Brown, Merkley, Gillibrand, Kerry, Leahy, Franken, Whitehouse, Burris, Sanders, Feinstein, Reed, Boxer, Udall (NM), Mikulski, Lautenberg, Schumer, Shaheen, Specter, Menendez, Inouye, Johnson, Stabenow, Levin, Durbin, Murray, Bingaman, Cardin, Klobuchar, Casey, Udall (CO), Wyden, and Kaufman have all made it clear they know it’s the type of change the people want, and our economy needs. And tonight, Patty Murray has added her name to the list of senators that know the only way for this country to truly have the best health care in the world is to first make sure every body has access to it. Reconciliation is the scariest word in the cons nomenclature right now, but it’s the price they have to pay if they would rather be partisan obstructionists while insurance premiums skyrocket in the midst of a recession.
We still have some work to do: Maria Cantwell hasn’t yet made her stand for the public option, so we need to call her office. Do it today. When you call, ask to speak to the aide taking citizen input regarding health care reform. We want Cantwell to support the public option, and to make her position known. It’s our time to send a message, loud and clear, to our citizens as well as the obstructionist GOP, that we know that health care should be a right of every citizen, and never a privilege based on economic means.
Maria Cantwell’s office number is (202) 224-3441.