Yesterday,
we added Senators Chuck Schumer (NY) and Barbara Mikulski (MD) to the
growing list co-signers on the letter calling for passing a public
option using reconciliation, which would keep Republicans from using a
procedural trick called the filibuster to block a majority vote. BECOME A CITIZEN CO-SIGNER RIGHT NOW MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow each covered our campaign last night. When Rachel Maddow asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius directly, if the White House would fight for a public option if the Senate put it in the bill, she answered "Absolutely." WATCH THE 1-MINUTE VIDEO OF HIGHLIGHTS AND MAKE YOUR CALL RIGHT NOW Momentum is on our side. It's up to us to keep up the pressure it will take to get the job done. Thank you for everything you do, -Jim Jim Dean, Chair Democracy for America Paid for by Democracy for America, http://democracyforamerica.com/ and not authorized by any candidate. Contributions to Democracy for America are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. |
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