[Peace-discuss] Fw: UPDATE: Blue Dogs and Healthcare Reform

[Jenifer Cartwright]

One way forward... --Jenifer

--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Stephanie Taylor, BoldProgressives.org <info at boldprogressives.org> wrote:





    
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Jenifer,
Great news! In just a few hours, PCCC members chipped nearly $30,000 to support our first 2 endorsed House candidates of 2010. 
Together, we can help these bold progressives defeat two Blue Dogs (including Joe Lieberman's national co-chair) in the primaries.
Click here to learn about the candidates -- and chip in $4 to their campaigns.
Our new goal is $40,000 raised before the March 31 FEC fundraising deadline.
Krystal Ball, one of these candidates, just sent us a statement over email in reaction to last night's health care vote:
"I believe in a public health insurance option -- and, frankly, I believe that if all of our legislators were dedicated first and foremost to the country's best interests, we would have passed a health care bill with a public option in August. As a progressive member of Congress, I will proudly co-sponsor and fight for Rep. Grayson's 'Medicare You Can Buy Into' Act."
We need to support bold progressive candidates like this -- please chip in $4 here.
 Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- Stephanie
P.S. Our earlier email is below...






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Jenifer,
Many public option supporters sent us their thoughts about the health care bill passed by the House last night. Some feel betrayed -- others call it "a start."
One thing's for sure: A public option was not included by the House despite thousands of us taking action and proving the votes existed in the Senate to pass this popular proposal.
Why didn't House leaders include a public option? Politico reports, "Inserting a public option into the House reconciliation bill would blow up a possible deal with the Blue Dogs."
We're going to keep fighting for a public option, but that's not enough. We need to defeat Blue Dogs and elect bold progressive fighters to Congress.
Can you chip in $4 to our first 2 endorsed House candidates of 2010? Click here.
Today, we are proud to endorse Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02) and Krystal Ball (VA-01). You can read about each of these candidates on the donation page.
Ann has promised to co-sponsor a bill that would make a strong public option available to every American. Krystal has too -- even promising to co-sponsor Rep. Alan Grayson's recent "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act," another strong version of the public option that would be available to all.
Each of these candidates faces a March 31 fundraising deadline -- which will be looked at to determine their momentum.
Can you chip in $4 to each of these progressive campaigns? It will make a big difference -- click here.
For the past few months, we've been working closely with these campaigns -- interviewing the candidates, meeting with their staff, and evaluating their plan to win. And we'll be working side-by-side with them until November, starting with sending them a skilled progressive staffer to help their campaigns.
Please stand with these progressive candidates by chipping in $4 to each of their campaigns today.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- Stephanie Taylor, Aaron Swartz, Adam Green, Gregg Ross, Natasha Patel, and the PCCC team
 
 
 

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