{"id":9751,"date":"2010-03-20T02:33:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T09:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=9751"},"modified":"2010-03-20T02:33:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T09:33:32","slug":"please-call-these-congresspeople-and-ask-them-to-vote-for-health-care-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=9751","title":{"rendered":"Please Call These Congresspeople And Ask Them To Vote For Health Care Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Since this is now moot, I’m hiding the post behind a “more” line. –Amp]
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Taken from Balloon Juice comments<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Whether or not you live in their districts, call the following Congresspeople (who are either undecided or are progressives who are considering opposing the legislation) and ask them to vote in favor of health care reform so that we can finally begin fixing our broken health care system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Zack Space \u2013 Ohio (Zanesville, Dover, Chillicothe) \u2013 (202) 225-6265<\/p>\n

Marcy Kaptur \u2013 Ohio (Toledo) \u2013 (202) 225-4146<\/p>\n

Bill Foster \u2013 Illinois (Batavia, Dixon, Geneseo) \u2013 (202) 225-2976<\/p>\n

Kathy Dahlkemper \u2013 Pennsylvania (Erie) \u2013 (202) 225-5406<\/p>\n

Chris Carney \u2013 Pennsylvania (Clarks Summit, Shamokin, Williamsport) \u2013 (202) 225-3731<\/p>\n

Melissa Bean \u2013 Illinois (Schaumburg) \u2013 (202) 225-3711<\/p>\n

Steve Driehaus \u2013 Ohio (Cincinnati) \u2013 (202) 225-2216<\/p>\n

Jim Matheson \u2013 Utah (South Salt Lake, St. George, Price) \u2013 (202) 225-3011<\/p>\n

Stephen Lynch \u2013 Massachusetts (Brockton, Boston) \u2013 202-225-8273<\/p>\n

Peter DeFazio \u2013 Oregon (Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay) \u2013 202.225.6416<\/p>\n

Michael Arcuri \u2013 New York (Utica, Auburn, Cortland) \u2013 (202)225-3665<\/p>\n

Rick Boucher \u2013 Virginia (Abingdon, Pulaski, Big Stone Gap) \u2013 202-225-3861<\/p>\n

Henry Cuellar \u2013 Texas (San Antonia, Laredo, Rio Grande City) \u2013 202-225-1640<\/p>\n

John Tanner \u2013 Tennessee (Union City, Jackson, Millington) \u2013 202-225-4714<\/p>\n

Glenn Nye \u2013 Virginia (Virginia Beach, Accomac) \u2013 (202) 225-4215<\/p>\n

Brian Baird \u2013 Washington (Vancouver, Olympia) \u2013 (202) 225-3536<\/p>\n

Dan Lipinski \u2013 Illinois (LaGrange, Oak Lawn, Chicago\u2019s southwest side) \u2013 (202) 225 \u2013 5701<\/p>\n

Joe Donnelly \u2013 Indiana (South Bend, LaPorte, Michigan City, Kokomo) \u2013 (202) 225-3915<\/p>\n

Marion Barry \u2013 Arkansas (Jonesboro, Cabot, Mountain Home) \u2013 (202) 225-4076<\/p>\n

Harry Teague \u2013 New Mexico (Hobbs, Las Cruces, Socorro, Los Lunas, Roswell) \u2013 (202) 225-2365<\/p>\n

Jerry Costello \u2013 Illinois (Carbondale, Belleville, E. St. Louis, Granite City, Chester) \u2013 (202) 225-5661<\/p>\n

John Barrow \u2013 Georgia (Savannah, Augusta, Vidalia, Milledgeville, Sandersville) \u2013 (202) 225-2823<\/p>\n

Nick Rahall \u2013 West Virginia (Beckley, Bluefield, Huntington, Logan) \u2013 (202) 225-3452<\/p>\n

Solomon Ortiz \u2013 Texas (Corpus Christi, Brownsville) \u2013 (202) 225-7742<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Here’s the fax I sent to DeFazio:<\/p>\n

Dear Representative DeFazio,<\/p>\n

I’m writing to urge you to do everything you can to improve the Health Care Reform bill at this late stage. I’m happy to read that you’re negotiating hard with Speaker Pelosi to make this bill fairer to Oregonians. That’s excellent. You rock, dude!<\/p>\n

But after negotiations are over — even if you don’t get nothing — vote for it.<\/p>\n

This is a matter of life and death for people who — unlike you — don’t have jobs with great health coverage. You owe it to them to swallow a bad deal, and if necessary swallow your principles, and vote for this bill.<\/p>\n

Best wishes,<\/p>\n

Barry Deutsch<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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