In Spirit of Healthcare Week Coming Up…

I felt like we needed another post about healthcare today.

Props to both of Wisconsin’s great Senators for hopping on this:

U.S. Sen. Feingold: Among 30 senators signing letter urging inclusion of public option in final health reform legislation
10/8/2009

Contact: Zach Lowe or Katie Rowley – (202) 224-8657

As Health Reform Bill Prepares to Move to Floor, Letter Shows Depth of Support for Public Option Among Senate Democrats

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and 29 other senators signed a letter today urging the inclusion of a public option in any health reform legislation that will be considered on the Senate floor. An additional 14 senators have expressed support for the public option through a resolution, letter, or by voting for a strong public option during committee markups.

The senators’ letter expresses concern that “absent a competitive and continuous public insurance option – health reform legislation will not produce nationwide access and ongoing cost containment.”

It continues on to state that “the number one goal of health reform must be to look out for the best interests of the American people – patients and taxpayers alike – not the profit margins of insurance companies.”

The letter, which was circulated by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), was signed by Feingold; John D. Rockefeller (D-WV); Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT); Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI); Tom Udall (D-NM); Kristen E. Gillibrand (D-NY); Roland W. Burris (D-IL); Ron Wyden (D-OR); Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); Michael F. Bennet (D-CO); Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Jack Reed (D-RI); Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ); Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD); Al Franken (D-MN); Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA); Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD); Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI); Edward E. Kaufman (D-DE); Arlen Specter (D-PA); Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Bernard Sanders (I-VT); John F. Kerry (D-MA); Herb Kohl (D-WI); and Paul Kirk (D-MA).

A full copy of the letter can be found at:

http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=172966

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