Bob Reich (Shorty's namesake) has a chilling update on what's going on in D.C. with insurers and Big Pharma voodooing away the most crucial part of the health care bill. This is upon us folks. It's anybody's guess whether Teddy Kennedy and the others can win out.
Did I say Kabuki?
Anyway, here's the crucial fact and here's how you do it.
Let your representative and senators know you want a public option without conditions or triggers -- one that gives the public insurer bargaining leverage over drug companies, and pushes insurers to do what they've promised to do. Don't wait until the concrete hardens and we've lost this battle.
Here's where to find your Congress critters.
I recommend FAXing because I think it's more effective, but you can e or snail mail, too.
Here's the free internet FAX site, extremely useful, bookmark it for yourself.
Here's what I'm writing. Feel free to plagiarize.
Dear Sen. Murray, Today Robert Reich has published a chilling summary at the Talking Points Memo blog about the behind-the-scenes machinations in Washington, D.C. this week over the emerging health care plan. I urge you to firmly support inclusion of a public option in a health insurance plan without any watering down, without conditions or triggers. Thank you for your attention to this matter and all you do for your constituents. Yours truly,
UPDATE: Oh, Okay. EE wants me to publish the FAX numbers of the two Washington senators from Washington State just to make things easy for Contrariennes in my home state.
Reps you have to look up yourselves.
Patty Murray--202-224--0238
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