The Big E over at Minnesota Progressive Project suspects that our single Senator, Amy Klobuchar, may be more than a little wobbly when it comes to meaningful health care reform. He noted her supremely evasive response when asked about whether she would back a public option in a health-care reform package:
"Senator Klobuchar’s first priority for health care reform is to make health care more affordable and to protect what works in Minnesota and fix what’s broken in the system. She wants to make sure that the legislation controls costs, rewards quality and provides access to preventative services. She is considering health reform options that include Health Benefit Gateways or Health Exchanges, but wants to analyze how the plans in their entirety will impact our state before signing on to a specific proposal."
Let’s see if we can pin her down on this — and do remind her that 73% of Americans, including 50% of Republicans, back a legitimate public option.
Here’s her contact info:
202-224-3244
888-224-9043
In the meantime, remember to use the Whip Tool to contact the folks in the lower chamber. Go out and have fun!





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Thanks PW!
NPR has an interesting take (via TPM) on a Congressional hearing on healthcare. They photographed the audience and are asking people to help identify the lobbyists. They have a few noted, already.
NPR link
I still don’t see Lloydd Doggett on the whip tool…
Thanks for the linkey luv, PW. Please call Amy all you Minnesotans out there.
Don’t be so harsh on Amy. She’s following the Obama gameplan, keeping the goals fixed, but how to achieve them flexible.
As the fight has clarified we now know the Republicans won’t vote for anything, so we just need the best set of features in the legislation to achieve the goals. I think that’s what we’re dedicated to just now.
The public option seems like an obvious solution to covering more people, at least in the short-run. In the longer-run there may be other possibilities which may become apparent.