We can't waver now. As the House and Senate are gearing up for a vote on our health care overhaul, we need to let our elected officials know: Any bill MUST include a public option -- with no trigger.
We must end the troubling disparities in access to care and health outcomes between insured and uninsured Americans as Congress continues working to reform our nation's health care system. And the best way to do that is with a bill with a strong public option.
Health care reform must achieve universal access. Tell your senators that you demand a public option!
9:41 am PST, Nov 21,Phyllis Minton, California
Please do not be swayed by all the noise from the opposition they are NOT the majority. I have been a health care worker for 30 years working mostly in public hospitals. We have no other choice but provide a public options so most all people will be covered by health care. I do vote and I will remember how you vote on this issue.
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9:38 am PST, Nov 21,Petra Laug, Indiana
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9:31 am PST, Nov 21,Janine Boguslawski, New York
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9:24 am PST, Nov 21,Mariana Sandulescu, Michigan
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9:13 am PST, Nov 21,Melanie Abrams, Massachusetts
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9:08 am PST, Nov 21,KAY HENDERSON, Florida
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8:57 am PST, Nov 21,Michael Threadgill, California
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8:52 am PST, Nov 21,Hope Berndt, Indiana
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8:50 am PST, Nov 21,Lynda Mcmillan, Oregon
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8:41 am PST, Nov 21,Isis MorningStar, California
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8:17 am PST, Nov 21,Adrienne Brietzke, Arkansas
I cannot fathom why you, Sen. Lincoln, are opposed to a public option; you've never bothered to articulate clearly why that is. You ran as a Democrat. That means you signed to support the Democrat platform. Your constituents are in a state that is 48th in health care. HOW CAN YOU NOT VOTE TO CORRECT THIS???? Until I hear a clear articulation of your opposition that makes sense, I guess we'll have to assume the worst. That's unfortunate. Three in this household have voted for you each election cycle. If you vote against the public option, we'll have to vote against you. I hope you'll find your moral compass on this issue and vote to support a strong public option.
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8:16 am PST, Nov 21,Sam Tsang, Illinois
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8:16 am PST, Nov 21,Carolynn Grant, California
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8:07 am PST, Nov 21,Barbara Hines, South Carolina
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8:06 am PST, Nov 21,R Miller, Washington
Please--do not offer us less.
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7:57 am PST, Nov 21,Susan Harrison, Oregon
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7:55 am PST, Nov 21,Jan Glover, Texas
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7:46 am PST, Nov 21,Kimberly Stronczek, Arkansas
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7:38 am PST, Nov 21,Eric Schmidt, Rhode Island
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7:28 am PST, Nov 21,Elizabeth O'Hara, Maine
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7:26 am PST, Nov 21,Lorrie Drogin, California
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7:04 am PST, Nov 21,Cynthia McGinnis, Florida
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6:59 am PST, Nov 21,Kathryn Hersey, Iowa
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6:57 am PST, Nov 21,Venta Anderson, Georgia
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6:45 am PST, Nov 21,Staci Schmidt, Nebraska
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6:42 am PST, Nov 21,Carol Arnold, California
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6:26 am PST, Nov 21,Lilith Diamond, Italy
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5:50 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Illinois
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5:40 am PST, Nov 21,Reed Mulligan, Maryland
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5:38 am PST, Nov 21,Robert Cottrill, Florida
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5:30 am PST, Nov 21,Patricia Bowne, North Carolina
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5:28 am PST, Nov 21,Jo Hewitt, Indiana
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5:25 am PST, Nov 21,Teresa Muse, North Carolina
If we continue to let insurance, pharmaceutical, and health care providers determine what American health care costs us, we are doomed! We already pay far more than other developed countries for lesser quality health care. Give the American people some leverage for health care costs: the public option.
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5:12 am PST, Nov 21,Bruce Halpern, North Carolina
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5:09 am PST, Nov 21,Constance Barnes, North Carolina
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4:39 am PST, Nov 21,Joan Diamond, Indiana
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3:26 am PST, Nov 21,Ritva Janhonen, Finland
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3:03 am PST, Nov 21,Alexandra MAUVE, France
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2:49 am PST, Nov 21,Jasmine Render, United Kingdom
if you think that global warming is also important please go to newest petitions and look for the one that says global warming and has a picture of a globe next to the writing the globe is red and yellow and shows global warming on it if you think that global warming is and issue please sign it we need you're votes
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2:45 am PST, Nov 21,Richard Deem II, Germany
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2:00 am PST, Nov 21,Margaret Sweeny, United Kingdom
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1:47 am PST, Nov 21,Name not displayed, Australia
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12:32 am PST, Nov 21,Kaitlyn Gillaspy, California
We must have a strong and robust public option!
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12:12 am PST, Nov 21,Noah Evans, California
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12:08 am PST, Nov 21,Lori Kondro, California
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12:06 am PST, Nov 21,Kerstin Strobl, Germany
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12:00 am PST, Nov 21,Margaret Pruter, Illinois
M y daughter owes a hospital $20,000 for a one-night stay in the emergency room, and this is with insurance.
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11:48 pm PST, Nov 20,Robert Bowman, California
It is crucial to have univrsal access to medical care. It is also crucial for all Americans to have universal access to Mental health care. There should be no discrimination between the two.
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11:27 pm PST, Nov 20,Teresa Knepper, Nevada
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11:01 pm PST, Nov 20,George Yenoki, California
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10:21 pm PST, Nov 20,Soo Thacker, Alaska
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10:08 pm PST, Nov 20,Marianne Owens, California
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10:05 pm PST, Nov 20,Nicole Paredes, California
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10:00 pm PST, Nov 20,Michael Ribordy, Kansas
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9:34 pm PST, Nov 20,Jemima Holland, Australia
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8:46 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, California
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8:40 pm PST, Nov 20,Jeffrey Evans, Ohio
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7:56 pm PST, Nov 20,Gary Jeffers, Ohio
In the words of that great philosopher, "W", "if you're not with us, you're against us." That goes for all those Senators who plan to stand in the way of this legislation but even more so for these so-called "Blue Dog" democrats. Who are they supposed to be representing? Oh wait! Upon checking their finances I think I know.
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7:34 pm PST, Nov 20,Catherine Rivera, Delaware
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6:55 pm PST, Nov 20,Matthew Aarsvold, California
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6:54 pm PST, Nov 20,Robert M/Carol G Reed, Virginia
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6:33 pm PST, Nov 20,Nancy Peavy, Maine
If other countries can make a public option work, so can the U.S. We are rich enough and smart enough to do this. Working people like my husband and I who have no employer coverage desperately need the affordability a public health insurance plan would offer. Why can't we just buy into the plan that you and your colleagues in the Senate have? Although we already pay for you and your family's health care with our taxes, we would gladly pay extra to have access to the excellent coverage that you have.
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6:25 pm PST, Nov 20,Deana Palmer, Michigan
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6:12 pm PST, Nov 20,Lee Pershan, New York
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5:58 pm PST, Nov 20,Samantha Trosky, Illinois
We all deserve good health care!
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5:52 pm PST, Nov 20,Ernestine Cole, Georgia
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5:38 pm PST, Nov 20,Mary Crade, Colorado
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5:32 pm PST, Nov 20,Alejandro Procopio, California
