UPDATE: Wednesday, 9:39 PM -- Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) are the latest to indicate support for the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation that includes a public option. LINK
There are now thirteen Senators who support yesterday's bold move to save the public option.
Sign the letter!
enators:
- Michael Bennet
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Jeff Merkley
- Sherrod Brown
- Al Franken
- Pat Leahy
- John Kerry
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roland Burris
- Bernie Sanders
- Dianne Feinstein
new --->>>12. Amy Klobuchar
new --->>>13. Ben Cardin
just in --->>>14. Carl Levin
this am --->>>15. Barbara Boxer
this am --->>>16. Jack Reed
more --->>>17. Barbara Mikulski
more --->>>18. Tom Udall
more --->>>19. Frank Lautenberg
If your Senator is on the list call them and give them some love!
If your Senator is not listed get a script and give it to them!.
This effort can work! Make some noise!
Demand that your Senator publicly announces his or her support and that President Obama come out forcefully in favor of this critical and valiant effort to rescue our country's health care system.
Any Democrat that does not sign on must know they court the anger of the majority of their voters.
Now is the time to push hard people. This is our country and we want it back from these criminals.
{Thanks to Turkana for diarying this today. Let's keep banging the drum!}
Update: It's been suggested that we start a No Place To Hide List:
Sen. Daniel Akaka HI
Sen. Max Baucus MT
Sen. Evan Bayh IN
Sen. Mark Begich AK
Sen. Jeff Bingaman NM
Sen. Barbara Boxer CA
Sen. Robert Byrd WV
Sen. Maria Cantwell WA
Sen. Thomas Carper DE
Sen. Robert Casey PA
Sen. Kent Conrad ND
Sen. Christopher Dodd CT
Sen. Byron Dorgan ND
Sen. Richard Durbin IL
Sen. Russell Feingold WI
Sen. Kay Hagan NC
Sen. Tom Harkin IA
Sen. Daniel Inouye HI
Sen. Tim Johnson SD
Sen. Ted Kaufman DE
Sen. Herb Kohl WI
Sen. Mary Landrieu LA
Sen. Frank Lautenberg NJ
Sen. Carl Levin MI
Sen. Blanche Lincoln AR
Sen. Claire McCaskill MO
Sen. Robert Menendez NJ
Sen. Barbara Mikulski MD
Sen. Patty Murray WA
Sen. Bill Nelson FL
Sen. Ben Nelson NE
Sen. Mark Pryor AR
Sen. Jack Reed RI
Sen. Harry Reid NV
Sen. John Rockefeller WV
Sen. Charles Schumer NY
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen NH
Sen. Arlen Specter PA
Sen. Debbie Stabenow MI
Sen. Jon Tester MT
Sen. Mark Udall CO
Sen. Tom Udall NM
Sen. Mark Warner VA
Sen. James Webb VA
Sen. Ron Wyden OR
How many do you think we can get tomorrow?
Update: Downthread GOTV says he talked to Carl Levin tonight and he says he will sign. So on the basis of his demonstrated veracity I guess that's 14...
He said it publicly, (0+ / 0-)
at our Democratic town committee meeting. I asked him point-blank, and he said, "Sure, I'll sign it." He said more, too, but that's for tomorrow's diary.
Update: 16!!!!! Raw Story has just stated written that Barbara Boxer CA and Jack Reed RI are in. By my count that's now 16 "supporters" because I'm taking GOTV's assertion that Levin made a public statement last night that he is on board. Although there are only 13 signatories. Let's continue to pressure Senators to support and supporters to sign!
The new signatories are Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Jack Reed (D-RI). Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have also indicated their support.
Update: 19!!!!! Just checked WhipCongress now lists Mikulski, Tom Udall and Lautenberg as signers. Although there are only 16 signatories. Cardin, Klobuchar and Levin have indicated support, but not yet signed the letter. Let's continue to pressure Senators to support and supporters to sign!
Keep calling!