As the Senate Finance Committee moves closer to a final vote on the President’s health care takeover, it could come down to Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) have pledged to oppose any bill without an explicit public option. If they hold to their pledge, Democrats will need one Republican to move the proposal out of committee.
Olympia Snowe has said she won’t provide that critical vote unless the plan includes a “trigger” for a public option and unless it has been scored by CBO. Democrats might agree to the phony trigger but they’re not likely to wait two weeks for the plan to be scored.
Conservatives need to contact Sen. Snowe NOW and urge her to vote against the plan. Her number is (202) 224-5344.
September 26th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Please vote against the public option. The overall decline in good quality care will be the obvious result. It is outrageous to change the delivery of healthcare in this nation when the overwhelming majority are already satisfied!!! Please just fix what is wrong and save us the overwhelming debt, government nightmarish bureaucracy, and rationing of care. The numbers of competent doctors will definitely decrease and the government control of every aspect of our lives will become orwellian. Please listen to the people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!