Posted on 07/29/2009 9:29:28 PM PDT by STARWISE
For Immediate Release Contact: Kristen Hawn (202) 226-9782
July 29, 2009
Blue Dog Statement on Health Care Reform Legislation in the House
Washington, DC - Today, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration, issued the following statement regarding the continued development of health care reform legislation in the House.
“The Blue Dogs have been successful in ensuring the House will have time to assess the committee products on health care reform, both in the House and the Senate, as there will be no vote on the House floor before August.
“Blue Dogs believe fundamental reform of our health care system is needed to control rising health care costs, increase quality and value, and improve access to coverage and care.
Comprehensive health care reform must be deficit-neutral and bend the cost curve in the long run. We also believe health care reform must preserve patient choice of provider and maintain competition within the marketplace.
“Progress has been and will continue to be difficult, but getting it right is more important than getting it done right away or working on artificial timetables.
Before the full House considers a bill, the Blue Dog Coalition will assess the scoring by the Congressional Budget Office and ensure it appropriately reflects the principles we have articulated.
While it appears ongoing negotiations at the committee level have yielded a number of important concessions in the direction of our principles, many Blue Dogs remain concerned with various aspects of the bill draft. We remain committed to being a positive and productive influence in the process and improving the bill even further, including through the amendment process in committee.
“The 52-member Blue Dog Coalition has not taken a group position on the draft health care legislation that is working through the committee process.
Today's announcement signifies that the committee process is moving forward. The committee will work its will, but the broader coalition has not ratified any agreements related to the draft legislation.”
The fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition was formed in 1995 with the goal of representing the center of the House of Representatives and appealing to the mainstream values of the American public.
The Blue Dogs are dedicated to a core set of beliefs that transcend partisan politics, including a deep commitment to the financial stability and national security of the United States.
Currently there are 52 members of the Blue Dog Coalition.
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So, if the above is true ... THERE'S STILL TIME TO CONTACT THEM AND STRAIGHTEN THEM OUT.
How could ANY government representative even conceive of destroying the medical care here ... where those who can afford THE VERY BEST come for THE VERY BEST healthcare in the world???
MUST read:
Dr. Dave Janda: THE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE OBAMACARE! (MUST - MUST READ!!!!)
2 free faxes a day - www.faxzero.com. Type up your letter and save the doc and you can put it in or just do a copy and paste. Search Congress person or Senator on Google or dogpile and write down the fax numbers. Do one at local office and one in DC.
Setup takes about 3 minutes and each day takes about 1 monute. You get an email to verfiy the fax and you clcik on it and it is sent. You can a email verify it was received.
Call DC office and local office. My Congress vermin who is a Blue vermin or midnight Blue Blue Dog has a toll free in his instate offices.
Call call call and fax.
Then when they recess get to their townhall with everyone you know.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ALSO:
IMO,
We also need to talk to Doctors and those in the medical industry, Conservative Republican Members of Congress, Conservative which have studied the healthcare issue extensively,..then Go back to ‘blue-Dog Democrats’ and CALL them to ask that they support FREE-MARKET based policies which we will propose TO them!
Go to it Freepers!! (Otherwise, IMO we just end up with “socialism-Lite”)!!...
Thanks.
They are DEMOCRATS, and thus fundamentally political opportunists.
THIS IS A SMOKESCREEN TO DUPE THE SIMPLETONS IN THEIR CONSTITUENCIES
And they all know all they have to do is open the door and later on the rest of the socialists will get everything they want but can't get passed right now.
Spread the word in a way that it touches people on a “personal” level where they can relate personally on how this evil enterprise would affect them.
NO, REFORM OF THE TORT SYSTEM IS NEEDED TO CONTROL RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS
REFORM THE LAWYERS, LEAVE THE DOCTORS ALONE TO DO THEIR IMPORTANT WORK!!!
Right ... we fight on!
bttt
That’s part of what I said. Touch them in a way that they can sww it is affecting them personally.
I will do this. I’ve already called and written....but it’s never enough until we defeat zerocare.
I’ve made calls to them today and told them
that folks are watching and they financially
support those they support outside their states.
Today I called and emailed. Tonight I’m writing a letter that I plan to send.
BTTT
It is easy to use. Once you set up your quick note or letter to the politcian, you just copy and paste or improt the file - either way it is easy.
It takes a minute to do and the fax is free. Make sure to also call. In-state offices and DC office.
Also when you call them - nicely ask them when and where will be their next Town Hall meeting.
Tons of seniors are terrified about the possibility of being euthanized as are baby boomers. Tell them to call because once it is passed - it is too late.
We will need to get videos of seniors at Town Hall meetings putting the pols on the spot and get as many people at the meetings as possible.
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