This Tuesday, May 12, the Senate Finance Subcommittee is holding its final roundtable on healthcare reform. Unfortunately, they have yet to include a single payer advocate on the panel.
However, there is some good news: members of Single-Payer New York met with Sen. Charles Schumer (NY), Senate Finance Committee member, on Friday. He agreed to ask Chairman Baucus to include a single-payer expert--if we can get another Senator on the committee to join him. So let's do it, we need to call, email and fax the senators on the committee until they include a Single Payer advocate.
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee has issued a request to include Roseann Demoro, Executive Director of CNA/NNOC and longtime leader in the single-payer movement. PNHP has formally submitted the names of two outstanding physicians, Drs. Marcia Angell and Steffie Woolhandler, to testify as expert witnesses. Let's get at least one of these single payer advocates a seat at the table.
We need to make our voices heard by the Finance Committee. We need everyone on this site to blow up their emails, break their fax machines, and ring their phones off the hook.
Everyone should call Chairman Baucus's Washington office 202-224-2651(Office), and send a fax (202) 224-9412, and an email. If you live in Montana, call all of his in state offices as well (Billings-(406) 657-6790, Bozeman-(406) 586-6104, Butte-(406) 782-8700, Great Falls-(406) 761-1574, Helena-(406) 449-5480, Kalispell (406) 756-1150, Missoula-(406) 329-3123)
If you live in the following states call, email, and fax your senator everyday until they bring a single payer advocate to the table at the Finance Committee hearings. After you've called, faxed, and emailed, call or talk to your friends, family, and neighbors, and tell them why single payer should have a seat at the table, and tell them to call email and fax their senator, and chairman baucus every day until single payer gets a seat at the table.
Arkansas- Blanche Lincoln Phone: (202)224-4843, Fax: (202)-228-1371,
Delaware- Tom Carper Phone: (202) 224-2441 Fax(202) 228-2190
Florida- Bill Nelson Phone: 202-224-5274, Fax: 202-228-218
Massachusetts-John Kerry (202) 224-2742 - Phone, (202) 224-8525 - Fax,
Michigan- Debbie Stabenow Phone: (202) 224-4822 \
New Jersey-Bob Menendez 202.224.4744, 202.228.2197 fax,
New Mexico- Jeff Bingaman phone (202) 224-5521,
North Dakota-Kent Conrad-Phone: (202) 224-2043 Fax: (202) 224-7776
Oregon-Ron Wyden 202-224-5244
Washington-Maria Cantwell 202-224-3441, 202-228-0514 - FAX click
West Virginia- Jay Rockefeller(202) 224-6472, (202) 224-7665 Main Fax
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