Sens. Sanders/Brown & Burris (SINGLE-PAYER) Amendment UP TONIGHT: FAX FREE TO REID AND YOUR SENATORS

[maryinthemorn]

PLEASE FAX AND CALL AND LETS PUT OUR DISAPPOINTMENTS RELATED TO THE SENATE BILL INTO ACTION.


from HealthJustice <[e-mail]>reply-to [e-mail]
to : xxxxxx
date Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:16 PM
subject Single Payer Vigil

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Invitation From Margaret Flowers MD, one of the Baucus 13,

We have reached an historic place. Tonight, for the first time in the history of the U.S., there will be single payer legislation introduced on the Senate Floor in the form of Senate Amendment 2837 put forth by Senators Sanders, Brown and Burris.

As we learned last Thursday following our rally and senate visits, our presence does make a difference. It was largely due to the actions last week and the many phone calls/emails that this amendment is coming to the floor.

Now we have another chance to be there and show our support for single payer. That is why I am asking you (even though I know this is a busy time) to join me tonight in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office building starting at 5:30 as I stand vigil during the vote. Wear your white coat if you have one. Bring a small sign. We will be in full view of many of the senate offices and our presence will make a difference (believe me that our absence will tell the senators that the support for single payer is not strong).

I hope to see you tonight!

If you can't make it, you can watch it at www.c-span.org. And if you havn't already, please call your senators and ask them to vote "yes" on SA 2837!

Best,
Margaret Flowers, M.D.
[e-mail]
410-591-0892

Make the calls to Sen. Harry Reid and your U.S. Senators TONIGHT:
Washington, D.C., office: [phone]
Las Vegas, NV, office: [phone]
U.S. Capitol Switchboard: [phone]
Peace - onward. We shall overcome. Healthcare is a basic human right.

We need a massive outpouring of faxes and phone calls to the office of Harry Reid, who is the key to getting a vote on Sen. Sanders' amendment. Click here to send your fax now to your Senators and to Sen. Reid urging a vote on SA 2837, the Sanders single payer amendment.

Click here to send your fax now to your Senators and Senator Reid

http://www.1payer.net/faxapp/senders/add/cid:47


Then call the offices of your Senators (numbers here).

http://www.1payer.net/faxapp/senators/viewall


Then call the office of Sen. Reid [phone] to ask him to allow floor debate and a vote on SA 2837.

http://www.1payer.net/faxapp/senders/add/cid:47

Click here to send your fax now to Senator Reid

[maryinthemorn]

1. Thanks for the recs. Lets keep this kicked please.

[chill_wind]

2. Fax sent and back to K & R. Thanks for the alert! n/t

[maryinthemorn]

3. You bet.

[Diamonique]

4. Done! nt

[chill_wind]

5. kicking for more eyes/actions

[Bozita]

6. done ... k&r

[maryinthemorn]

7. :)

[amborin]

8. done

[maryinthemorn]

9. ****Senate to Take up Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Health Plan Wednesday

Get busy with the faxes please--and calls.


Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject Senate to Take up Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Health Plan Wednesday
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4186156#4186156
4186156, Senate to Take up Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Health Plan Wednesday
Posted by kpete on Wed Dec-16-09 04:28 AM

Source: Common Dreams

Published on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 by CommonDreams.org
Senate to Take up Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Health Plan Wednesday

WASHINGTON, December 15 - The Senate on Wednesday will debate for the first time in American history a proposal to create a single-payer, Medicare-for-all health care system.

"In my view, the single-payer approach is the only way we will ever have a cost-effective, comprehensive health care system in this country," said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose amendment will come before the Senate.

The Sanders Amendment would provide health care and dental coverage for every American, save money, and improve health care results.

"One of the reasons our current health care system is so expensive, so wasteful, so bureaucratic, so inefficient is that it is heavily dominated by private health insurance comp

Read more: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/12/15-9 :bounce: :bounce:

[maryinthemorn]

13. Release: Senate to Take up Single-Payer Health Plan (WEDNESDAY)

FROM SANDERS WEBSITE--SEEMS LIKE TODAY IS THE DAY.....

PLEASE SEE THE OP FOR NUMBERS TO CALL AND FOR FREE FAXES.


http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=A2F302D9-7080-44D4-A2CB-F5CC254E3F18

Release: Senate to Take up Single-Payer Health Plan

December 15, 2009

WASHINGTON, December 15 - The Senate on Wednesday will debate for the first time in American history a proposal to create a single-payer, Medicare-for-all health care system.

"In my view, the single-payer approach is the only way we will ever have a cost-effective, comprehensive health care system in this country," said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose amendment will come before the Senate.


The Sanders Amendment would provide health care and dental coverage for every American, save money, and improve health care results.

"One of the reasons our current health care system is so expensive, so wasteful, so bureaucratic, so inefficient is that it is heavily dominated by private health insurance companies whose only goal in life is to make as much money as they can," Sanders said.

[maryinthemorn]

14. self bumpy

[maryinthemorn]

10. **SUMMERY OF AMENDMENT HERE....

http://sanders.senate.gov/files/SinglePayer-factsheet.pdf

[Jersey Devil]

11. kick (nt)

x

[avaistheone1]

12. k&r

[freddie mertz]

15. Roger! Will do!

Casey and Specter.

I hope I can reach ONE of them.

[maryinthemorn]

16. so do I.

[maryinthemorn]

17. another thread said this is up on senate floor NOW. CALL (see OP)