Make Your Voice Heard on the Healthcare Bills!

After months of negotiating and back-door dealing, Congress is set to pass industry-friendly healthcare legislation at the expense of consumer choice. Please contact your elected representative today and tell him or her to vote NO on the healthcare bill!
The House of Representatives is expected to pass the Senate healthcare bill along with separate “fixes” as early as Thursday. If passed, the Senate will then vote on the fixes shortly thereafter. This may be your last chance to make your voice heard.
There are a few key representatives who will make or break the healthcare bill, because for one reason or another, their votes remain uncertain and subject to change. If you see your elected official listed below, it’s particularly critical you contact them today and tell them to vote no on this version of healthcare reform.
Members who voted no last time but haven’t said what they would do this time include:
Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA)
Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD)
Rep. Michael McMahon (D-NY)
Rep. Walt Minnick (D-ID)
Rep. Scott Murphy (D-NY)
Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA)
Rep. John Tanner (D-TN)
Members who voted yes last time but are in districts unfriendly to this bill and might be swayed to vote no:
Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-NY)
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
Rep. Christopher Carney (D-PA)
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA)
Rep. Steven Driehaus (D-OH)
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)
Rep. John Hall (D-NY)
Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN)
Rep. Jim Hines (D-CT)
Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI)
Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH)
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ)
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA)
Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY)
Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA)
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Rep. John Salazar (D-CO)
Rep. Mark Schauer (D-MI)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Rep. Zach Space (D-OH)
Rep. John Spratt (D-SC)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)
This is a list of representatives who are uncertain because of their concerns about abortion (some of these will overlap with last list):
Rep. Anh Cao (R, LA)
Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA)
Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-OH)
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN)
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI)
Rep. Charles Wilson (D-OH)
A brief recap of why we oppose this bill:
1) The government defines health and healthcare and health insurance. This is an open invitation for special interests such as drug and medical equipment makers and even the American Medial Association (AMA) to take even tighter control of your medical options.
2) The government forces you (on penalty of fine and even jail) to buy government approved health insurance policies that will not provide any access to natural medicine. Catastrophic policies, health savings accounts (HSAs), and other ways to buy natural medicine services will be destroyed.
3) Health records will be electronic and neither you nor your doctor will have any privacy (the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship is not protected).
4) The language is ambiguous, but it may be illegal even to pay your doctor separately in cash for natural medical services.
5) The bills are paid for with “smoke and mirrors” and will increase the budget deficit over time, but we leave these considerations to others.
Please contact your elected representatives (both senate and house but especially the house right now). Although the house will vote first, the senate may follow immediately thereafter, so it is best to send a message to both chambers right now. Please do not delay. Tell your elected representatives to vote NO on the healthcare bill!
Gretchen DuBeau
Executive Director