Harkin: Final health care bill will have public option

[OrangeEmpire]

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"I believe we are in an irrevocable position," Harkin said on a conference call organized by the health care reform group Families USA. "The momentum is there. We will not get stopped by the obstructionists. We will have the votes."

 

[BigPapaVol]

He'll only have the votes with the nuclear option. If they go there to cram this in our throats, we will see large-scale seat losses next year. As positive as that sounds, what an awful trade.
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[OrangeEmpire]

+1

:hi:

 

[orangeblooded2]

Friend --

Thank you for sending a message in support of the President's Plan for Health Reform.

We need as many voices as possible speaking out to make this happen, and as many Americans informed about the plan as possible -- can you forward this note from the President to your friends, family, and neighbors?

Thanks,

Mitch

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Friend --

I just finished laying out my plan for health reform at a joint session of Congress. Now, I'm writing directly to you because what happens next is critical -- and I need your help.

Change this big will not happen because I ask for it. It can only come when the nation demands it. Congress knows where I stand. Now they need to hear from you.

Add your voice: Ask your representatives to support my plan for real health reform in 2009:

Organizing for America | BarackObama.com | Tell Congress to Support President Obama's Plan for Health Reform

The heart of my plan is simple: bring stability and security to Americans who already have health insurance, guarantee affordable coverage for those who don't, and rein in the cost of health care.

Tonight, I offered a specific plan for how to make it happen. I incorporated the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans to create a plan that's bold, practical, and represents the broad consensus of the American people.

We've come closer to real health reform in the last few months than we have in the last 60 years. But those who profit from the status quo -- and those who put partisan advantage above all else -- will fight us every inch of the way.

We do not seek that fight, but we will not shrink from it. The stakes are too high to let scare tactics cloud the debate, or to allow partisan bickering to block the path. Your voice, right now, is essential.

See my full plan and call on your representatives to support it:

Organizing for America | BarackObama.com | Tell Congress to Support President Obama's Plan for Health Reform

Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

 

[utvolpj]

that letter is an absolute joke.