Tomorrow is it. That's the deadline for the California State Senate to vote on SB 810, Single Payer health care for California. They have nineteen votes; they need two more. They took a vote a week ago and four Democratic State Senators abstained. (See Shockwave's diary from this weekend for more explanation and a very amusing phone call from Jasmin).
Here is the contact information those four Senators:
Senator Alex Padilla (Pacoima/LA area)
Email: Senator.Padilla@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4020
Fax: (916) 324-6645
Senator Juan Vargas (San Diego area)
Email: Juan.Vargas@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4040
Fax: (916) 327-3522
Senator Michael Rubio (Fresno/Bakersfield area)
Email: Michael.Rubio@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4016
Fax: (916) 327-5989
Senator Rod Wright (Los Angeles area)
Email: Senator.Wright@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4025
Fax: (916) 445-3712
You know how to use a phone. You know how to say "Please support SB 810, Single Payer health care for California."
Just Do It.
If you feel like getting angry at someone, here's two Democratic Senators who voted, unbelievably, nay last week:
Senator Ron Calderon
Phone: (916) 651-4030
senator.calderon@sen.ca.gov
Senator Lou Correa
Phone: (916) 651-4034
senator.correa@sen.ca.gov
And if you feel like calling your own Senator, if it isn't one of the above, and telling how important it is that SB 810 passes, you can find their contact information using this handy webpage.