There's No Such Thing As A Republican Filibuster: It's Time to Deliver

[unhappycamper]

There's No Such Thing As A Republican Filibuster: It's Time to Deliver
Andy Stern
President, SEIU
Posted: October 26, 2009 11:02 AM

It is decision time for the United State Senate. The Senate Democrats have a moment of truth before them: given our new system of government by 60, what sort of health insurance reform will they deliver?

Will the Democratic team be held hostage by a handful of conservative Senators, who are willing to deny their teammates the right to even vote for a truly affordable healthcare plan? Are they willing to thwart the rest of the caucus, and most importantly, what the vast majority of Americans want?

Will the majority be asked to compromise even more to accommodate the minority of the Party, preventing a strong bill that would actually work? Will two or three holdouts stand with their fellow Democrats to allow a real vote on one of the most critical issues before our nation, or will they stand in the way of the change this country voted for last November?

SEIU members -- janitors, nursing home workers, child care providers -- have spent years knocking on doors, making calls, and donating their time and money to elect candidates who promised to deliver quality and affordable healthcare for every man, woman and child in America.

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Here's the bottom line -- there is no such thing as a Republican filibuster. Right now, the only ones who can stand in the way of giving the American people meaningful healthcare reform, like the bill in the House, are our elected Democratic Senators. Democrats cannot be the ones to destroy meaningful health insurance reform and the hopes Americans had when they voted last November; reform that guarantees the middle class isn't forced to spend 20 percent of their income for healthcare. Reform that makes the insurance industry compete by offering people real choices.


Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-stern/theres-no-such-thing-as-a_b_333743.html

[eridani]

1. I don't consider mandatory private insurance to be meaningful n/t