Perdue and Hagan on health care vote

[ccharles000]

Gov. Beverly Perdue issued the following statement on today's vote by a U.S. Senate committee on health care reform:

Today’s vote is an important step toward much-needed health care reform. Health care is the issue that got me into public service, and I look forward to working with our state’s congressional delegation toward a solution that works for North Carolina’s families.

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdue_on_health_care_vote

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan issued the following statement on today's committee vote on health care reform:

Today, the Finance Committee passed a health care reform bill that prevents insurance companies from turning you away due to a preexisting condition, removes annual and lifetime caps on coverage, and removes co-pays for preventive services. It also expands coverage and ensures that if you like your insurance and your doctors, you keep them. These critical health care reform components were also included in the bill we passed in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

The Finance bill will reduce our deficit, which has been a requirement of mine all along. Chairman Max Baucus worked hard throughout the process to incorporate Republican ideas and gained the support of Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican from Maine on the committee.

I am committed to working with my Senate colleagues on a final bill that slows down the skyrocketing cost of health care and prevents families from sinking into bankruptcy as a result of one medical emergency.

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hagan_on_health_care_vote

[appal_jack]

1. I have already called Hagan's office 3x

I have already called Hagan's office three times to express my support for a robust public option in the final bill. All the staffers with whom I spoke were courteous and professional, but they did say that if I wanted a written response I would need to write a letter myself (fine by me, but I haven't done so yet).

The last time I called, the staffer said that Hagan was sympathetic to co-ops. I gave him an earful! (politely though).

Guess it's time to call again tomorrow: his is now crunch-time for the public option and any chance of real reform.

-app