Conservatives urge 'House call' on Thursday (encouraging constituents to confront lawmakers)

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Source: The Hill

Some House conservatives are encouraging constituents to visit the Capitol on Thursday, the earliest day on which a health bill vote could be held.

A group of five GOP lawmakers, led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), are hoping voters make a "House Call" on the Capitol this week before a highly-anticipated vote on House healthcare reform legislation.

"Speaker Pelosi is putting her bill on fast track to a vote – and it remains to be seen if the House will even get a chance to vote on the commonsense Republican alternatives," Bachmann said in a statement. "The people need to make a House Call on Washington this week and tell their Representatives to vote no to a government take-over of one-fifth of our economy."

Pelosi (D-Calif.) has indicated that a vote on the bill could be held as soon as Thursday.

It's not clear how Bachmann's call for constituent visits will lead to the voters confronting lawmakers, a charge she issued on Friday.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/65819-conservatives-urge-house-call-on-thursday

[liberal N proud]

1. We should contact our republican congress critters and ask why

they object to health care for all.

[No Elephants]

4. Ask the Democrats the same question. HR 676 never even got as far as the CBO in 6 years.

No one in Congress is talking about it. Our President took it off the table during the primary and repeatedly refused to meet with universal health care groups, including doctors who crossed the country to demonstrate for it.

Couldn't hurt to ask, right?

If the words "my re-election" and "money" don't come up in their answers, though, call bullshit.

[benld74]

2. HEY HAlloween is OVER! NO MORE NUTS coming to the HOUSE!!!

[beltanefauve]

3. "Commonsense Republican alternatives"?

Best laugh I've had all day.

[Archae]

5. Bachmann herself needs a house call.

From "Those nice young men in their clean white coats..."