Six US Senators Sell Out for $11 Million from Health Industry
50 US citizens died today! 50 more will die tomorrow! And 50 more the next day…! LINK
Ben Nelson of Nebraska / Mary Landrieu of Louisiana / Ron Wyden of Oregon
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut / Olympia Snowe of Maine / Susan Collins of Maine
Six US Senators Sell Out Constituents for $11 Million from Health Industry
A bipartisan group of six “moderate” US senators, dubbed the “Gang of Six” by news agencies, issued a demand July 17 for a slowdown on Democratic health care reform. These senators – including three conservative Democrats, one conservative Independent who caucuses with Democrats, and two moderate Republicans – asked for a slowdown on health care reform not because their constituents wished it so: recent polls show that a clear majority of Americans want health care reform now including a public health care option such as that proposed by President Obama and progressives in Congress. No, these senators asked for a slowdown on health care reform because the for-profit health, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries have bid them to do so in the hope that reform can be stopped, and because these same industries have generously provided them with career campaign contributions totalling more than $11 million.
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Keep the Pressure On – ASAP – Call, write, fax or e-mail all your representatives and tell them they must support Single Payer HR676. LINK
Now Call or Fax Senator Max Baucus and tell him that SINGLE PAYER is indeed on the table & let him know how much you “don’t respect” his performance! And, remind him that he is representing the country, NOT the health insurance & pharma industry in Healthcare Reform! Phone: (202) 224-2651 (Office) // (202) 224-9412 (Fax)
And one more- Call President Obama at the White House (202-456-1414 or 202- 456-1111) and tell him what a mess Senator Max Baucus is making, arresting Doctors and Nurses, etc … then remind him he said, “everyone would have a seat at the table”, tell him Single Payer is not for later, the time is NOW!
Visit the Healthcare-Now , the Physicians for a National Health Program and Health-Justice web sites to learn more!
