Jim Moran- For The Public Option- Not Yet Ready for Our Pledge

Just spoke with Congressman Jim Moran, asking him to consider joining the pledge we are working with to only support health care reform that includes a public option.  Here's what I found out:

Jim strongly supports a public option and will vote for any bill that includes one.  However, he's not yet ready to say he will vote "No" on any bill that doesn't include a public option because there are a number of good reforms that could come out of conference committee even if the bill doesn't include a public option. 

Jim is not ruling out coming on board with our pledge- but he isn't quite ready yet.  Keep calling his office- keep the pressure up- I think we have an ally in Jim in this fight but we just need to show him the support in his district is there to demand a public option be in the bill, period.

Thanks to Jim for his time!

In the meantime- we are up to $165,000+ raised in two days for every member of Congress who has pledged to only support health care reform that includes a public option!  Let's help get it over $175K tonight!

Comments

[change]

Moran has consistently stated in his town hall meetings that he would support the views of his constituents

Ooops, sorry he has been afraid to have any town hall meetings.
Guess he is only able to confront innocent youths and not the voters who put him in office.

[Spock]

ummmmm.. *Change*...Moran's TH meeting is next Tuesday the 25th...

[jacksmith]

NO CO-OP'S! A Little History Lesson

Young People. America needs your help.

More than two thirds of the American people want a single payer health care system. And if they cant have a single payer system 76% of all Americans want a strong government-run public option on day one (85% of democrats, 71% of independents, and 60% republicans). Basically everyone.

Our last great economic catastrophe was called the Great Depression. Then as now it was caused by a reckless, and corrupt Republican administration and republican congress. FDR a Democrat, was then elected to save the nation and the American people from the unbridled GREED and profiteering, of the unregulated predatory self-interest of the banking industry and Wallstreet. Just like now.

FDR proposed a Government-run health insurance plan to go with Social Security. To assure all Americans high quality, easily accessible, affordable, National Healthcare security. Regardless of where you lived, worked, or your ability to pay. But the AMA riled against it. Using all manor of scare tactics, like Calling it SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!! :-0

So FDR established thousands of co-op's around the country in rural America. And all of them failed. The biggest of these co-op organizations would become the grandfather of the predatory monster that all of you know today as the DISGRACEFUL GREED DRIVEN PRIVATE FOR PROFIT health insurance industry. And the DISGRACEFUL GREED DRIVEN PRIVATE FOR PROFIT healthcare industry.

This former co-op would grow so powerful that it would corrupt every aspect of healthcare delivery in America. Even corrupting the Government of the United States.

This former co-op's name is BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD.

Do you see now why even the suggestion of co-op's is ridiculous. It makes me so ANGRY! Co-op's are not a substitute for a government-run public option.

They are trying to pull the wool over our eye's again. Senator Conrad, if you don't have the votes now, GET THEM! Or turn them over to us. WE WILL! DEAL WITH THEM. Why do you think we gave your party Control of the House, Control of the Senate, Control of the Whitehouse. The only option on the table that has any chance of fixing our healthcare crisis is a STRONG GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION.

An insurance mandate and subsidies without a strong government-run public option choice available on day one would be worse than the healthcare catastrophe we have now. The insurance, and healthcare industry have been very successful at exploiting the good hearts of the American people. But Congress and the president must not let that happen this time. House Progressives and members of the Tri-caucus must continue to hold firm on their demand for a strong Government-run public option.

A healthcare reform bill with mandates and subsidies but without a STRONG government-run public option choice on day one, would be much worse than NO healthcare reform at all. So you must be strong and KILL IT! if you have too. And let the chips fall where they may. You can do insurance reform without mandates, subsidies, or taxpayer expense.

Actually, no tax payer funds should be use to subsidize any private for profit insurance plans. Tax payer funds should only be used to subsidize the public plans. Healthcare reform should be 100% for the American people. Not another taxpayer bailout of the private for profit insurance industry, disguised as healthcare reform for the people.

God Bless You

Jacksmith — Working Class

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[kelley in virginia]

jacksmith: i don't believe that so many people want a govt. run public option. that is not what the current polling suggests.

have you been to a "townhall".?

[kelley in virginia]

so NLS, what does Perriello say to your offer?

last night at the Townhall, he sort of talked around the subject. he said he would not vote for any bill that funded abortion. and he said he would not vote for any bill that increased any medical assistance to illegal aliens.

but he is the same guy that said cap 'n trade is "patriotic". so who knows?

[Not John S. Mosby]

Pledges are pure bullshit, harped on by the extreme edges on both sides. Anyone advocating for pledges is a fucking fruitcake, be it a pledge not to raise taxes or against choice, or to vote "no" if a bill isn't liberal enough to suit some of the malcontents on the Democratic side.

[DCCyclone]

Please tell me this isn't the "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT" Ben promised overnight.

But I wouldn't be surprised if it is. So many toupee-level announcements are small ball.

[Noticing]

So where are the complaints about Jim Moran's racism? It's much worse than anything you accuse conservatives of having! Oh, wait, Moran is a Democrat, so it's OK . . .

[i can read a website]

"change" youre an idiot - jims town hall is on the 25th at 7pm. if you were interested in it at all you wouldve easily been able to find it here: http://moran.house.gov/events.shtml

weird, it was in the upcoming events section of his website.

[Brian W. Schoeneman]

I hope you sign up as many Democrats as you can to this pledge - any more no votes you can win for us in this battle, regardless of what they're for, will be helpful.

[change]

if you can read a website maybe you can read a post.

I said he "has been afraid". perfect democrats who speak about that which they do not read. maybe you should vote on the healthcare prop.

His "town hall" meeting looks to be more of a lecture from dean than a real interactive meeting with voters.

I wonder how many congressmen or even congresswomen have found it necessary to hide behind dean instead of facing their employers themselves.

this guy is such a wuss that the irish have disowned him.

[change]

jacksmith thinks if he posts a bunch of crap it makes it true or makes him seem intelligent...

wrong...

[SouthsideCentral]

Hey! That guy looks like the guy who finished dead last in the primary!