Someone emailed this to me to pass on... I added a few links below the email for contex just an fyi. As always, feel free to email me items of interest, events, new articles, comments, or questions as I'd be happy to share them. I see the job of a State Representative to include empowering your voice and helping build a more engaged, informed,and active citizenry.
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From the inbox:
YOUR ACTION IS URGENTLY REQUESTEDDear Fellow Tea Party Patriots,
We still have a chance to defeat ObamaCare. We need to target the House members that voted for the Stupak Amendment. We feel that the Congressmen and Congresswomen listed below are particularly susceptible to changing their vote.
The Senate version does not include the Stupak language and it is highly likely that the Senate version will prevail in negotiations. Some House members had refused to vote for the Pelosi health care bill until the Stupak amendment was added.
We feel that this is a "weakness" that can be exploited in order to defeat this bill and prevent government take over of our health care system.
Please contact the following House members and ask them to vote "no" on the healthcare bill. The bill passed the House with a razor thin margin of 220-215.
Stupak Amendment
Targeted House Members
Rep. Steve Driehaus, Ohio, 1st
http://driehaus.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2216, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3012
Local Office Number: (513) 684-2723, Local Fax Number: (513) 421-8722
Rep. Brad Ellsworth, Indiana, 8thhttp://www.ellsworth.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4636, DC Office Fax: (202) 225-3284
Local Office Number: (812) 465-6484, Local Fax Number: (812) 422-4761
Rep. Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania, 11thhttp://kanjorski.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-6511, DC Fax Number: 202-225-0764
Local Office Number: 570-825-2200, Local Fax Number: 570-825-8685
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, 9thhttp://www.kaptur.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4146, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-7711
Local Office Number: (419) 259-7500, Local Fax Number: (419) 255-9623
Rep. John Murtha, Pennsylvania, 12th
http://www.murtha.house.gov/
DC Office Number:(202) 225-2065, DC Fax Number (202) 225-5709
Local Office Number:(814) 535-2642, Local Fax Number:(814) 539-6229
Rep. Daniel Lipinski, Illinois, 3rd
http://www.lipinski.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5701, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-1012
Local Office Number: (312) 886-0481, Local Fax Number: (773) 767-9395
Rep. Bart Stupak, Michigan 1sthttp://www.house.gov/stupak/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4735, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4744
Local Office Number: (906) 786-4504, Local Fax Number: (906) 786-4534
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, Pennsylvania, 3rd
http://www.dahlkemper.house.gov/
DC Office Number:(202) 225-5406, DC Fax Number:(202) 225-3103
Local Office Number:(814) 456-2038, Local Fax Number:(202) 225-3103
Rep. Jim Oberstar, Minnesota, 8th
http://www.oberstar.house.gov/
DC Office Number:(202) 225-6211 , DC Fax Number:(202) 225-0699
Local Office Number:(218) 727-7474, Local Fax Number:(218) 727-8270
Rep. Dale Kildee, Michigan, 5thhttp://www.house.gov/kildee/index.shtml
DC Office Number:(202) 225-3611, DC Fax Number:(202) 225-6393
Local Office Number:(810) 239-1437, Local Fax Number:(810) 239-1439
Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Texas, 27thhttp://ortiz.house.gov/
DC Office Number:(202) 225-7742, DC Fax Number:(202) 226-1134
Local Office Number:(361) 883-5868, Local Fax Number:(361) 884-9201You are the heart and soul of the Tea Party Movement. Thank you for promoting the causes of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets with us!Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
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A couple of points
1) Factcheck.org have gone over this issue time and time again...nothing in the house or senate bill creates a government takeover of the health care system. Its unfortunate that some talking heads and political elites have spun it this way.
2) Its worth looking at some free trade approaches to reform: Free Trade in Health Care: The Gains from Globalized Medicare and Medicaid. Basically outsource health care to foreign governments who have far more effective, efficient health care plans.
3) it might also be worth your time to check out this report: The Benefits and Savings of Publicly-Funded Clinical Trials of Prescription Drugs. As cutting the costs without hurting quality can reap huge rewards for us as a nation.
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