I am so disappointed... I was hoping it could be complete health care benefits

Peacetrain

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:37 PM
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I am so disappointed... I was hoping it could be complete health care benefits

So now if congress has to approve it.. I am off and writing Grassley tonight. Harkin I do not have to worry about, but he will get a cc of the letter Grassley is going to get. I am so sorry. Now to work on the grass roots level. Pushing up the sleeves and digging in!!

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GreenPartyVoter

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Wed Jun-17-09 07:06 PM
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1. Kick so that this doesn't get lost among the "I hate (media person's name here)" threads.

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vaberella

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:00 AM
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6. Don't worry..it will get lost in the Obama isn't keeping his promises threads. n/t

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Aloha Spirit

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Wed Jun-17-09 09:57 PM
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2. The legislation was introduced in Congress as far back as 1997 according to govtrack

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h105-2761

The executive order among other things makes it more likely that it will pass.

Here's the current Senate bill
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1102

Sponsor is Lieberman...lists cosponsors... Obama was a cosponsor as Senator.
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Patrick Leahy
Sen. Susan Collins
Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Sen. Edward Kennedy
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sen. Barbara Boxer
Sen. Russell Feingold
Sen. John Kerry
Sen. Richard Durbin
Sen. Carl Levin
Sen. Barbara Mikulski
Sen. Charles Schumer
Sen. Christopher Dodd
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Sen. Daniel Akaka
Sen. Robert Casey
Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Bernard Sanders
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sen. Frank Lautenberg

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ProSense

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Wed Jun-17-09 10:12 PM
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3. Good links, thanks. n/t

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FrenchieCat

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Thu Jun-18-09 01:44 AM
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5. I don't see Sen. Feinstein on the list.

So she's getting another one of my letters tomorrow!

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asteroid2003QQ47

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Thu Jun-18-09 01:37 AM
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4. rec. #5+Kick eom

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clarence swinney

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Thu Jun-18-09 09:37 AM
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7. single payer

best

like medicare

like VA Dept.=ranked best in world

USA ranked 37th.

France #1 in nations.

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