At its core, the fight over a public option is not just about health care, but about who runs our country: the American people or powerful corporate lobbies. It has been easy to tell who has been charge for quite a while, but as David wrote this morning, with this fight we are on the verge of changing the power dynamic in D.C.
With 45 Senators on the record supporting a public option, we are close to winning this fight. I sound like a broken record by now, but if Progressives in the House can keep any bill without a public option from passing that chamber, and if 50 Senators are on record supporting a public option, then the easiest path for the leadership to pass health care reform is to force a strong public option through reconciliation. Getting five more Senators on the record supporting a public option brings us to that important tipping point.
The campaign to reach 50 ramps up today. You can participate by sending a fax to each of these five Senators, asking them five specific questions on where they stand on a public option. It is quick, it is easy, it is supported by a range of other actions, and it is important
We can win this, changing not only health care, but the whole country in the process. Please, no matter where you are and what time you are reading this, send out faxes to these five Senators now.
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