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Shaheen Signs Public Option Letter, Becomes No. 18
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) has signed a letter urging leadership to pass a public option via reconciliation, the 18th senator to do so.
Shaheen's office confirmed that she signed, following Sens. Chuck Schumer, Barbara Mikulski and Frank Lautenberg today.
The letter was written by Sen. Michael Bennet and will be sent to Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Other signatories so far: Sens. Bernie Sanders (VT), Al Franken (MN), Patrick Leahy (VT), John Kerry (MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Sherrod Brown (OH), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Jeff Merkley (OR), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Roland Burris (IL), Barbara Boxer (CA), Jack Reed (RI) and Tom Udall (NM).
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loudprogressive
February 18, 2010 6:33 PM
MOMENTUM!!! BRING IT UP TO A VOTE REID!!
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Overreach THIS!
February 18, 2010 6:53 PM in reply to loudprogressive
Yes, yes, yes!!
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wbgonne
February 18, 2010 8:16 PM
It is going to happen. Please call your senators and ask your friends to do the same.
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Bill E Pilgrim
February 18, 2010 8:44 PM
It's amazing that it takes more than one third of the Democrats to actually present a petition to get the leadership to show some leadership.
The response to "We don't have the votes" should always be "Then GET some!". You do that by showing that the few who want to bargain and blackmail you will actually be ostracized, so far they've been positively courted instead.
If they can get this many to actively petition them to pay attention, it shows that they really haven't been doing so.
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James D
February 18, 2010 8:45 PM
Called my senators' offices (WA) this afternoon! And Blanche Lincoln's too for good measure. (I was born and grew up in AR)
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sirclown
February 18, 2010 10:17 PM
Question: Nate Silver has speculated that the reconciliation "sidecar" could threaten the House's majority for the Health bill. Does it make more sense maybe to get the House to pass the Senate bill as is, then at that point, pressure for Senate to use reconciliation? I bet good money polls will show potential for depressed Democratic turnout if Senate doesn't use reconciliation at that point.
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NH
February 19, 2010 1:09 AM
Heh this seals Shaheen's fate -- this woman is TOAST!
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BlindBat
February 19, 2010 5:39 AM in reply to NH
How so?
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jcman
February 19, 2010 10:23 AM in reply to NH
Then it's obvious to me that you like the idea that in these recessive times the insurance companies have posted huge profits and you also like paying 40% more for your health insurance since that is what's headed your way, judging from the robbery happening in California.
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VictorLH
February 19, 2010 8:40 AM
As a CT constituent I called Senator Dodd's DC office yesterday and asked why he hadn't signed the letter. The aid I spoke to said Senator Dodd supported a strong Public Option yet no statement had been made regarding the letter. I then asked why Senator Dodd would allow nearly all the other Senator's in the Northeast (Schumer, Gillabrand, Sanders, Leahy, Kerry, Whitehouse & Reed) to sign and still be on the side line. All I heard was silence from the aid, I then ended the call.
As for Liarman my other Senator, I didn't waste my time or cell phone minutes.
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benjoya
February 19, 2010 10:52 AM
wow, both my senators (NY) did the right thing. knock me over with a feather.
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n0name
February 26, 2010 6:43 PM
what is the count today of Senators that have signed the letter, my 2 Senators have signed...... Contact yours and lets get this going>
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