232 Members of Congress support a public option. Where do your Members of Congress stand?

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.standwithdrdean.com/LastChance

Dean will be presenting his signatures to Congress on Thursday. Please sign his petition, if you have not already done so.

Email today from Dr. Dean:

Even while Republicans fight tooth and nail against allowing Americans the choice of a universally available public healthcare option; the American people continue to show overwhelming support -- 8 out of 10 Americans in the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.

But for-profit insurance companies and HMO's are working hard to strip it from any upcoming healthcare bill. They don't want Americans to have a choice because they know they'll have to lower costs and provide better care. They will stop at nothing to kill real reform and there are a lot of Senators in Congress looking for ways to help them.

Republicans have insurance companies on their side. We have the American people on ours. Now that we have the momentum for real reform, we need to make it clear we won't accept anything less than a strong public option.

We're at 350,000 signatures as of this morning. How many more can we get before I present the signatures this Thursday in Washington D.C.? Please add your name right now or -- if you have already signed -- forward this message to a friend, family member or likeminded co-worker and ask them to join you.

www.StandwithDrDean.com/LastChance

We can guarantee healthcare for all if we give every American the freedom to choose between keeping their private insurance - if they have any - and a universally available public healthcare option like Medicare. A public option is the only way to guarantee healthcare for all Americans and its inclusion in any healthcare reform bill passed this year is non-negotiable.

Our friends in the Congressional Progressive Caucus have stood strong and united, insisting they will vote against any legislation without the choice of a public option. They are working hard to beat back pressure in the House to "compromise" for right-wing special interests. Now's the time to make it clear we back members of the Progressive Caucus up. First we led the way, now we'll have their backs.

But for the rest of Congress, they still need to decide. Do they stand with the 76% of the American people who want the choice of a public health insurance option? Or are they working for the health insurance industry that will deny Americans the choice of a public health insurance option?

They will decide. We will hold them accountable.

Let's see if we can get another 10,000 signatures this week before I present them Thursday morning at the Capital.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. My congressmember- YES! Boxer- YES! DiFi- I don't know.

Don't know? :eyes: Typical DiFi.

[Merlot]

18. I haven't given up on DiFi

although she's to conservative on some issues, she's usually (sometimes? mostly?) pretty good on social issues. I'm calling her and Schiff tomorrow.

Already sent BB a thank you note!

[msongs]

2. republican ken calvert = no, boxer = yes, feinstein = how much $$ in it for her? nt

[lunatica]

3. Thanks

As usual Barbara Boxer supports single payer while Diane Feinstein is out only for herself and her husband. I told her every American deserves the same health care she's getting.

[PBS Poll-435]

4. I am SOL on this

My Congressman is Chair of the NRCC, and one of my Senators is Chair of the NRSC

And my other Senator is running for Governor.

[flpoljunkie]

5. My Republican Congressman is a lost cause, as well, but I emailed him anyway.

I asked him if he was going to stand with the 72% of the American people who support a public option for health care or with the insurance company and their profits.

[undeterred]

6. Mine are all good... Feingold, Kohl, Baldwin.

I love living in a progressive state.

[KansDem]

7. What's the matter with Kansas?

1 representative, Dennis Moore (DEMOCRAT-3rd District) -- YES!!!
2 GOP senators -- "don't know"
3 (other) GOP representatives (district 1,2, & 4) -- "don't know"

Hey, Kansas GOPers -- Shit or get off the pot!!!

[vaberella]

8. I know Rangel's on board. n/t

[flpoljunkie]

9. Wow! Dr. Dean's petition signature numbers are going up dramatically this afternoon!

Excellent!

[dgibby]

10. I live in SC, so I don't have representation in Congress.

[flpoljunkie]

11. Evidently, you do not have a governor, either.

Governor Sanford has not been seen since Thursday, according to his wife and media reports today.

[Clio the Leo]

12. Mine said.....

... "Obama is a socialist!"

I'm not kidding .... Zach Wamp said it on MSNBC for the whole world to see.

Just a reminder, the offer for anyone in a blue state to adopt me still stands!

[JimWis]

13. Both my Senators and my Representative are in favor of a

public option. Feingold, Kohl and Kind.

[Orangepeel]

14. I'm in Maryland, so I'm good.

We have one republican congressman who is listed as "hasn't decided" but he's not mine. Both my Senators are on board.

[hileeopnyn8d]

15. I'm glad to see at

least all the Dems in my state supporting it. I'm still trying to figure out why Kucinich is a "don't know", I find that odd.

Rep Dennis Kucinich D OH-10
Supports the choice of public Healthcare option? Don't know
Contact information:
Phone: [phone] | Fax: [phone]
Web: http://kucinich.house.gov/ | Write: http://kucinich.house.gov/Contact/Sta...

[jenmito]

16. K& (5th) R! n/t

[demmiblue]

17. All of mine do!

:bounce:

There was not a single "no" listed on that site for MI congressional members. All of the R's (except Rep Mike Rogers), and a few of the D's, voted, "don't know."

These are the dems that "don't know":
Rep John Dingell
Rep Gary Peters (wish Nancy Skinner would be in this position... she would have been a definite yes)
Rep Bart Stupak

[flpoljunkie]

19. Awesome! Dr. Dean's gotten 25,000 signatures on his petition since yesterday morning!

He must have gotten hold of someone's email list. Would be great if it was 'Organizing for America'--Obama's grassroots organization.

[cali]

20. Bernie Sanders, Pat Leahy and Peter Welch. Bernie is the leader

on real healthcare reform in the Congress. Leahy and Welch are solid on the public option.

[BlooInBloo]

21. Can count on Jim McDermott.

[Jennicut]

22. In CT all of the House members are yes, Dodd is yes...Loserman is don't know

Somehow not too surprised over Loserman.

[JerseygirlCT]

23. LOL I'm so surprised!

Or not at all.

[Jennicut]

24. 2012 cannot come soon enough for those of us in CT

[JerseygirlCT]

25. Amen to that. nt

[PVnRT]

26. Good to see at least one Kentucky rep. (John Yarmuth, Louisville) supports it

I can only hope mine (Chandler) will, though I doubt it.

[flpoljunkie]

27. Something is going on here. Dean's has collected over 30,000 signatures since yesterday.

Bravo!