The special interests, all aligned against the urgent needs of the American people, are spending $1.4 million a day so that they will prevail and we won’t.

Greg Sargent over at The Plum Line is up with a denial from Democratic Senator Kent Conrad: A key Democratic Senator who met with Rahm Emanuel last night is denying an explosive report saying Emanuel privately signaled the White House’s willingness to take the public option off the table to get health care reform done. [...]

Rahm may be indicating that the White House is willing to give up a public option, but they’re also evidently willing to give up Grassley.

What makes a robust public option?  In trying to distinguish it from Kent Conrad’s “faux” public plan, we are using the HCAN definition.

Turn Maine Blue answers the call. From Gerald: Jane Hamsher at FireDogLake has a plan to help Members of Congress understand that the American people want a public option as part of the health insurance reform now before Congress. She’s devised a scheme to whip the public plan, and follow that link to see how [...]

Rep. Raul Grijalva pledges to vote against any health care bill that does not have a robust public plan.

Health Care News Round-up

Well this is no surprise. Rahm says the White House Rahm is open to dropping the public option.

Use Our Public Plan Whip Tool Response has been positive. Remember: We’re asking progressive members of Congress to commit to vote AGAINST any health care bill that doesn’t have a public option that is: Available nationwide Starting on day one and answerable to Congress and the voters Name State Member of Congress Spoke with? What [...]