*It's Time To Call Your Congressman: *It isn't too late to urge them to
vote against the 2000-page monstrosity that Speaker Pelosi is calling
health insurance reform. The Democratic leadership is trying to rush
the vote, but has not twisted enough arms to have 218 votes for the
bill, even with all the Democrats in the House
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29236.html>.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer still expects the House to approve its
sweeping health care bill Saturday, but conceded the vote could slip
until Sunday or even early next week.
Hoyer acknowledged House leaders were still shy of the 218 votes
needed, amid flare-ups among anti-abortion Democrats and immigration
advocates. Hoyer also warned of Republican delaying tactics that he
said could push off plans to vote Saturday evening.
You don't have to analyze the bill to know that it is not something most
Americans want; you just have to note that the Democratic leaders are
trying to rush this through --- even though the "benefits" from the bill
mostly won't start until 2013.
They are rushing the vote on the bill because they fear even more of us
will catch on.
Pelosi and company are twisting arms; we should make an effort to
untwist some of those arms. Polite calls are generally the most
effective. In mine, I intend to emphasize the unseemly rush to a vote.
If you don't have their phone number handy, you can find it here
<http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml>.
Cross posted at Sound Politics <http://www.soundpolitics.com>.
- 1:10 PM, 6 November 2009 [link]
<http://www.seanet.com/%7Ejimxc/Politics/November2009_1.html#jrm8074>
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