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cal04

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:14 PM
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Dem says public option is 'within grasp' 16 Signatures so far

Edited on Thu Feb-18-10 12:30 PM by cal04

http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/81853-dem-says-public-option-is-within-grasp

A liberal Democratic lawmaker on Thursday said that the public health insurance option could still be included in a final reform bill.

Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), said that the government-run plan is within grasp a day after 7 additional senators signed on to a letter calling for Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass it through the Senate using the budget reconciliation process.

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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Thursday that the public plan "could very well be" reinserted into the final bill, the strongest statement yet from a Democratic leader.

Clyburn spoke after Democratic Sens. Diane Feinstein (Calif.), Roland Burris (Ill.), Al Franken (Minn.), Pat Leahy (Vt.), John Kerry (Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) signed the letter written by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and co-signed by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).

List so far
http://whipcongress.com/?source=letter

Michael Bennet (D-CO), U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Senator
Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senator

(added)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Supporter
Sen. Al Franken MN Supporter
Sen. John Kerry MA Supporter
Sen. Patrick Leahy VT Supporter
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Supporter
Sen. Bernie Sanders VT Supporter
Sen. Roland Burris IL Supporter
Sen. Barbara Boxer CA Supporter
Sen. Frank Lautenberg NJ Supporter
Sen. Barbara Mikulski MD Supporter
Sen. Jack Reed RI Supporter
Sen. Tom Udall NM Supporter

16 senators sign public option push, 2 more express support
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have also indicated their support.
http://rawstory.com/2010/02/exclusive-sanders-joins-8-dems-final-push-public-option/

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:16 PM
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1. Where the hell is Dodd. I'm calling his office NOW! nt

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kestrel91316

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:24 PM
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2. Come on, Harry! Show your new spine off and stand up to these Dems!!!

Edited on Thu Feb-18-10 12:26 PM by kestrel91316

Shouldn't need this but here it is: :sarcasm:

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thereismore

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:29 PM
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4. Heh. Heh. That was funny. nt

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thereismore

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:28 PM
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3. This Roland Burris has been pretty good so far! nt

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:43 PM
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5. ironically, it's the seeming corruptness of his appointment

Edited on Thu Feb-18-10 12:43 PM by unblock

that frees him to be a good, honest statesman.

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Sebastian Doyle

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Thu Feb-18-10 02:49 PM
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21. And the fact that he doesn't have to worry about reelection

The insurance corporations may have been given a green light by Opie Roberts to buy elections, but you can't run ads against a guy who's not running. (and doesn't have a wife in the insurance industry like Dodd or Bayh)

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TfG

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:47 PM
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6. Wow, I am impressed. Some thought this was a "pie in the sky"

out of reach, type of goal, but I'm becoming hopeful. All it takes is the political will to stand up for what is right. I applaud these Senators for having the guts to support of the public option, which is what a lot of us have wanted. Keep 'em coming!!

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kirby

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:55 PM
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7. 16 is not close to 60 or even 51 n/t

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TfG

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Thu Feb-18-10 02:38 PM
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18. It may not be

but it's a start. And we'll never know unless we try. Everyone needs to contact their Senators and tell them we want the public option.

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 12:59 PM
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8. OK, the "story" on Dodd.

He's out of the country "on official business" and is not very "accessible" for signing on to a Dear Colleague deal. He "hasn't decided" what he will do. I told the staffer I talked to that it is important that the people have a public option, cited his colleages that have signed on, stressed that I was a constituent (where I live, etc) and urged her to "pass it on" to the Senator asap.

I don't get it. Surely he can get an email with the content of the legislation if he wants to go over it. Surely he has stsffers who can go thru the thing on email or on his cellphone.

If I don't hear something in the next couple of days, I'm calling back. I actually got real live people up in his Hartford office on the phone. That's a good sign...

I urge my fellow Nutmeggers to do the same!

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snot

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:06 PM
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9. Absolutely. Business people find ways to sign docs remotely all the time --

by e-mail, fax, etc.

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cal04

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:07 PM
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10. thank you CTyankee

:hi:

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:09 PM
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13. You are welcome. I am just puzzled that he didn't know about this before he left.

Edited on Thu Feb-18-10 01:11 PM by CTyankee

And that he is undecided??? Wasn't he in favor of the public option all along? What's he waiting for? After all, he's not running for reelection. I don't understand what the deal is...

On edit, I saw him on Morning Joe (in the studio in New York) Monday morning. He had to know about this thing coming down then...

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tabbycat31

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:16 PM
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14. and Lautenberg's been in the hospital

and still committed. Keep on calling and be persistent. About the only thing Dodd has to lose is a lobbyist job.

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:26 PM
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15. Is Lautenberg in bad shape or under meds so that he can't communicate

with his staff? I'm not being callous here, just wondering. I can understand if he is medicated since I was in the hospital for an extended time once and was in a fog from painkillers. If that is the case HE has an excuse. Don't really get Dodd's excuse...

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tabbycat31

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Thu Feb-18-10 02:10 PM
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17. he fell earlier this week

and now he's also recovering from stomach ulcers according to the last report I heard.

When calling senators about legislation this week, i gave his office a pass and decided to call Menendez instead.

Agree that Dodd has no excuse.

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 02:44 PM
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19. Would it be rude to call his office to wish him godspeed and to

politely inquire whether he will be able take part in this effort?

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 02:47 PM
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20. Oops! Lautenberg's IN!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=187316&mesg_id=187316

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Jennicut

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Thu Feb-18-10 02:56 PM
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22. So Lautenburg is in from his hospital bed but Dodd is out of the country and can't decide?

No wonder his poll #'s were pitiful here in CT.

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 03:05 PM
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23. I will keep on his case...let's all do the same! nt

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Faryn Balyncd

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:08 PM
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11. What are the details of the public option Feinstein is supporting?

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CTyankee

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:26 PM
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16. Is there more than one? nt

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Blue_In_AK

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Thu Feb-18-10 01:08 PM
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12. I just sent an e-mail off to Mark Begich

urging him to sign on. I reminded him that the Republicans in Alaska are going to trash him anyway, so he may as well stand up and be a REAL Democrat. I've written to him two or three times before on this subject and haven't really gotten a clear picture of where he stands on the issue, but I guess it doesn't hurt to let him hear from me again.

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cal04

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Thu Feb-18-10 03:28 PM
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24. It's official Schumer added to the list

Edited on Thu Feb-18-10 03:45 PM by cal04

List so far
http://whipcongress.com/?source=letter

Michael Bennet (D-CO), U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Senator
Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senator

(added)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Supporter
Sen. Al Franken MN Supporter
Sen. John Kerry MA Supporter
Sen. Patrick Leahy VT Supporter
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Supporter
Sen. Bernie Sanders VT Supporter
Sen. Roland Burris IL Supporter
Sen. Barbara Boxer CA Supporter
Sen. Frank Lautenberg NJ Supporter
Sen. Barbara Mikulski MD Supporter
Sen. Jack Reed RI Supporter
Sen. Charles Schumer NY Supporter
Sen. Tom Udall NM Supporter

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TheWatcher

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Thu Feb-18-10 07:32 PM
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25. .....

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cal04

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Thu Feb-18-10 09:35 PM
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26. Updated 18 Senators sign

http://whipcongress.com/?source=letter

Michael Bennet (D-CO), U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Senator
Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senator

(added)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Supporter
Sen. Al Franken MN Supporter
Sen. John Kerry MA Supporter
Sen. Patrick Leahy VT Supporter
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Supporter
Sen. Bernie Sanders VT Supporter
Sen. Roland Burris IL Supporter
Sen. Barbara Boxer CA Supporter
Sen. Frank Lautenberg NJ Supporter
Sen. Barbara Mikulski MD Supporter
Sen. Jack Reed RI Supporter
Sen. Charles Schumer NY Supporter
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen NH Supporter
Sen. Tom Udall NM Supporter

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cal04

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Fri Feb-19-10 07:05 PM
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27. Updated to 19

Edited on Fri Feb-19-10 07:10 PM by cal04

http://whipcongress.com/?source=bp

Michael Bennet (D-CO), U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Senator
Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senator

(added)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Supporter
Sen. Al Franken MN Supporter
Sen. John Kerry MA Supporter
Sen. Patrick Leahy VT Supporter
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Supporter
Sen. Bernie Sanders VT Supporter
Sen. Roland Burris IL Supporter
Sen. Barbara Boxer CA Supporter
Sen. Frank Lautenberg NJ Supporter
Sen. Barbara Mikulski MD Supporter
Sen. Jack Reed RI Supporter
Sen. Charles Schumer NY Supporter
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen NH Supporter
Sen. Arlen Specter PA Supporter
Sen. Tom Udall NM Supporter

one more added to the house too
Plus: Delegates Donna M. Christensen (D-VI) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

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