Single Payer FAXapalooza: Amendment May Be Offered Friday
We have learned from CT that the most effective way of communicating with our reps is to FAX them.
Here is a link to CT's blog 'How to Scream Effectively At Congress' about faxing. And a more recent blog 'Some FAX For Your Health Care'. And a few random comments here and here.
Thank you CT!
So please FAX your rep tomorrow and spread the word. This is our chance to support health care for all. For more specifics please see the info below. They recommend calling... but WE know better. Just the FAX!!
At last night's press conference on healthcare, President Obama shocked the media with a very inconvenient truth:
"I want to cover everybody. Now, the truth is that, unless you have a single-payer system, in which everybody is automatically covered, then you're probably not going to reach every single individual."
So why won't our elected Democrats in Washington fight for a single-payer system that will cover everyone? Especially when it's the only system that will actually save money by eliminating 30% in utterly wasted overhead from greedy insurance giants?
A dedicated group of 86 Democrats are fighting for single-payer ( H.R. 676 ), and they need our help today.
The battle over single-payer is in the House Energy & Commerce Committee (E&C). The committee was supposed to vote on Rep. Anthony Weiner's single-payer amendment on Monday, but chairman Henry Waxman keeps postponing the vote because it might pass - just like the Kucinich Amendment for a single-payer state option passed on July 17 by a shocking 25-19 bi-partisan majority.
| Lean Yes Diana DeGette CO01 202-225-4431 Jane Harman CA36 202-225-8220 Christopher Murphy CT05 202-225-4476 Frank Pallone NJ06 202-225-4671 @FrankPallone Bobby Rush IL01 202-225-4372 |
http://www.democrats.com/single-payer-committee-whip
Can you call the 5 lean yes and convince them to become solid yes on Rep. Anthony Weiner's single-payer amendment in the Energy & Commerce Committee?
| Won't Say / "Not Enought Votes" Rick Boucher VA09 202-225-3861 Bruce Braley IA01 202-225-2911 G.K. Butterfield NC01 202-225-3101 Lois Capps CA23 202-225-3601 Kathy Castor FL11 202-225-3376 John Dingell MI15 202-225-4071 Charles Gonzalez TX20 202-225-3236 Jay Inslee WA01 202-225-6311 @RepInsleeNews Doris Matsui CA05 202-225-7163 Jerry McNerney CA11 202-225-1947 John Sarbanes MD03 202-225-4016 Bart Stupak MI01 202-225-4735 Betty Sutton OH13 202-225-3401 Henry Waxman (Chair) CA30 202-225-3976 |
http://www.democrats.com/single-payer-committee-whip
In addition, these 14 Democrats won't say whether they support single-payer, or claim there aren't enough votes for it to pass. But if they all vote for it, it will pass! See if you can convince them.
Also, be sure to send our Single Payer petition to your Representatives, and forward it to everyone you know who needs and deserves better healthcare:
http://www.democrats.com/single-payer-petition?cid=ZGVtczU5MTQ0NWRlbXM=
And finally if you can be in DC on Thursday July 30, join us to celebrate the 44th birthday of Medicare and rally/lobby for single-payer:
http://www.democrats.com/node/19877
I am on it!!!!
July 23, 2009 8:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Will do all I can do............and then some!!
July 23, 2009 9:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Excellent work you're doing, Sync! I will get my pitch fork tuned!
July 23, 2009 9:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the post, Sync. I am trying to get my fax machine running so I can send my faxes. My brother in law is coming home tomorrow so I'll get some help before the deadline.
July 23, 2009 9:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let 'em have it! You all rock:)
July 23, 2009 10:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now is a good time to start FAXing (e.g. the evening before of the day you want the FAX to be logged). Having a stack of paper in the hopper in the morning sends a very strong message, especially as it continues into the day.
July 23, 2009 10:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
One last idea:
Put
on every FAX you send to Congress and then re-FAX that same note to the White House.
Making Obama aware of what's going to Congress from their constituents gives him a lot of ammunition. And one that Congress will know about as well -- it will put pressure on your reps.
July 23, 2009 10:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Excellent suggestions!
July 23, 2009 10:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
CT has removed the articles that this blog was linked to. But fortunately I do have the information and will provide it for the next FAXapalooza...stay tuned.
July 26, 2009 12:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank goodness! I was coming here today to post a question, asking whether anybody had the info TC had previously posted, and would be able to re-post those tips.
I intend to send out faxes tomorrow morning, in support of the march. I'd like to review those tips TC had posted (before he gathered up his toys and went home, or whatever).
Thanks!!
-- ARG
July 29, 2009 2:55 PM | Reply | Permalink