Rockefeller comes through for us: 543 Amendments and a PUBLIC OPTION is One!

543 Amendments and a Public Option is One
by Kitsap River
Sat Sep 19, 2009 at 09:27:39 AM PDT

Shortly after about 7:30 this morning my time (10:30 EDT), the Finance Committee filed 543 amendments to the Chairman's Mark: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. I believe every member of the health care subcommittee has filed something.

Here's the big one: Rockefeller C7, number 187. Rockefeller's come through for us. He's calling for a public option that gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services the ability to negotiate prescription drug prices.

If this gets through intact, it could wind up helping the Finance Committee's bill to be the best of the lot rather than the worst.

If you have Senators on the Finance Committee's Health Care Subcommittee, here's what to tell them to support when it comes before the committee:



***Rockefeller Amendment #C7 to Title I, Subtitle C (Making Coverage Affordable) of the America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

The public option that Rockefeller is attempting to insert into the bill is based on the public option from the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, HR 3200.

Another amendment to support, also from Rockefeller, is the next one in the coverage section, #C8:

***Rockefeller Amendment #C8 to Title I, Subtitle C (Making Coverage Affordable)

MORE:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/19/784232/-543-Amendments-and-a-Public-Option-is-One

rich to expire.
2) Rescind the insurance companies exemption from the anti-trust laws.
3) Government has the right and obligation to negotiate reasonable and affordable DRUG prices.
4) Make electronic BBV illegal while you are at it.
5) Expose and deny the myth of corporate person hood.
6) Make education at all public institutions free for all paid for by an inheritance tax.
7) End the war on drugs
8) Make any cable news show publicly broadcast correction for any lies within 24 hours at the same hour as the original lie.

I applaud your enthusiasm, but dayum! Or should I say "It's a start."

Dream big Vincardog!

well it turns out that the lunch with President Obama had a lot of ground to cover.



I can't see how Baucus will be able to handle all of the ammenements and even vote out a bill.


Rather than negotiate with the the gang of six he should have negotiated with Rockefeller.

But 543 amendments.

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