Are you calling and faxing in support of the Weiner Amendment?

Just curious how many DUers are supporting this attempt to get Medicare for All.

The vote has been rescheduled once already, not sure why.

they're already on board. :thumbsup:

All I ever get from my Rep are letters explaining why he disagrees with me. :P

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and my representative asking them to support H.R. 676 yesterday and today -- E-mails. My representative has stated that he prefers to receive e-mails and that he appreciates them. I think he is already on board on 676, but just in case . . . .

it's an Amendment to HR 3200 which would replace the bill with HR 676.
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/07/17-18

last week in support of this amendment.

http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/news/2009-07-21-10-43-31-news.php


16,000 physicians urge passage of substitute ‘Medicare for all’ motion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2009

http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/july/doctors_group_backs.php

Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org

"Calling the health reform bill released by House Democrats a “proven failure,” an organization of 16,000 doctors called today for the passage of an amendment to the bill that would essentially overturn it and implement a single-payer, Medicare-for-all system.

The single-payer amendment to H.R. 3200, the House tri-committee bill unveiled two days ago by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is scheduled to be offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) next Monday at the Energy and Commerce Committee, although it could be introduced as early as tomorrow.

Weiner is a co-sponsor of another House bill, the U.S. National Health Care Act, H.R. 676, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). Conyers’ bill, which has 85 co-sponsors, would create a single-payer system. Weiner’s amendment to H.R. 3200 would basically substitute the provisions of H.R. 676 for its present content..."

It's up to the HELP Committee to reschedule it I think.

I have to say I'm a little disappointed in how little advocacy this Amendment is getting on DU, considering how often many stalwart single-payer advocates post here.

are trying to discredit single-payer advocates.

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