Where is Danny Williams? - In America Getting Heart Surgery

Danny Williams, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, needs heart surgery.  A surgery that is not available to him in his home province.  So where does he go?  No one is sure which medical facility he is in, but it is indeed in the United States of America.

My question is, where are the Canadians going to go if we make our system like theirs? 

The AARP and The Millions To Be Made with Healthcare Reform

With the so-called healthcare reform bill on the verge of being passed, we need to take a look at who is going to profit. When it comes to politics, you always need to follow the money. Both versions of the healthcare bill are going to be allegedly financed by cuts to Medicare. One of the programs that are due to be completely eliminated or severely cut is Medicare Advantage.  

Medicare Advantage is a program that allows middle class people to get a wrap-around type policy to cover the gaps that Medicare doesn't pay that are partially subsided by the government. The costs of what is not included in Medicare can be quite costly; especially if you have to take a great deal of medication. This program has been touted as wasteful and ineffective by the democrats. This was mentioned to me by both Senator Webb and Senator Warner's staff during my visits to their offices. When these programs are gutted, the millions of people who are using this program will be forced to go out and find another policy. In walks AARP.

AARP's membership dues is low, only $16 per year. AARP certainly cannot afford its business expenses on membership dues alone. If you are 50 or older you know how much mail they send out. Those mailings costs about .30/piece and they send millions out per month. I won't bore you with how I know that information, but I do.

One of the main sources of income for them is the royalties that they get from selling insurance policies. Last year alone they made almost three quarters of billion dollars. Yes, that is a B for billion. That is an amazing amount of money. No wonder they support the cuts to this program.

The board members of AARP should be ashamed of themselves for supporting a bill that is going to cause cuts to Medicare programs. The entire point of the organization is support the needs of the senior citizens in this country. With more cuts coming down the pike, the number of hospitals and medical providers who will accept Medicare will dwindle. They will be joining the likes of the Mayo Clinic of Arizona. The people who are going to be the most hurt by this legislation is going to be the very people that they say they represent. It seems to me that the only thing they are representing is the bottom line of their profit sheets.

Updated Poll Numbers - Nebraska's View of Ben Nelson

The news is not good for Ben Nelson.  Here are the updated numbers for the Senator:

34% very unfavorable view
42% say he is too supportive of President Obama's agenda
61% disapprove of President Obama's job performance
65% feel that tax payer funds should not be used for abortion
17% approve of deal he made in the healthcare bill for Medicaid funding
64% disapprove of the healthcare reform bill from the senate
62% believe the legislation will raise costs
56% believe the legislation will dimish quality of care

What should make Senator Nelson take the most pause is:

Gov. Dave Heineman 61%
Senator Nelson 30%.
The Governor has yet to announce that he is running for the seat. 

In the same poll, they were asked if Sen. Nelson blocked healthcare the numbers are as follows:

Gov. Dave Heineman 47%
Senator Nelson 37%
20% of people said they would support Nelson if he switches his vote to block healthcare. 

Luckily for him he doesn't face the voters until 2012.  I wonder if he is counting on people forgetting before then? 

How To Kill The Bill - Hold Your Nose and Work With the Pro Public Option Libs

The corruption of using the public treasury as a check book to buy the votes of Senator Nelson and Senator Sanders — in the face not only overwhelming public opposition, but also in the face of a public that now wants Congress to do nothing on health care — means that extraordinary measures are needed to kill ObamaCare.



This plan, if executed properly, will kill the bill and it will give opponents two more bites at the apple, after it passes the Senate.

There are some atmospheric conditions that will help this plan work. For example, both sides of the net roots should cease fire on posts against each other. There must be a truce until the bill is dead. The target is the bill, not each other.


So, for those on the left who have decided to kill this bill, they are welcome to join in this the kill-the-bill fun.

Rationale: There are many reasons in agreement between the right and the left and the American public about why this bill must be killed:


1. It will increase health care costs;


2. The individual mandate is massive government intrusion on individual freedom, and is a gift to the private insurers, and disproportionately impacts lower-income families;


3. The fantasies of CBO’s assumptions notwithstanding, this bill will accelerate our march to financial insolvency; and,


4. Passage of the bill merely reinforces the practice of buying votes with debt issued by the U.S. Treasury;


5. Among many other reasons, in the words of Howard Dean, the bill does more harm than good.


The Plan: First, conservatives will object to the appointment of the conferees. This is not a motion, so it is non-debatable. An objection cannot be overcome unless the Senator making the objection caves. Let’s hope Senator McConnell agrees with this approach — but regardless, the objection shall be made.


This forces two votes in the U.S. House, one vote to amend the Senate bill on the House floor, since the Senate bill likely cannot pass the House unamended, and will force another vote on final passage of the amended House bill.


So, first, conservatives force two votes in the House, by preventing the appointment of the conferees, and therefore, preventing a House-Senate Conference.


Second, the left will focus on three separate issues to kill the bill in the House. The object of these issues is not to support these policies per say, but to add items to the House bill that will be so objectionable that when the bill goes back over to the Senate, that the Dems lose one or more of their 60 votes.


The Public Option: The progressive’s net roots should hold accountable the Democratic House members who said they would not vote for the bill if there was no public option. Progressives need to produce enough votes to force the public option back into the bill. Forcing the public option back into the bill is in the progressive’s interest since it will show they have the political power to do it, and will set a precedent for a new health care reform baseline in the House for Democrats. It is in conservative’s interest for this to happen because if it does, Senator Lieberman’s vote reverts to a NO.


The Nelson Buy-Off: Both the left and the right net roots will focus on pulling the Nebraska and Vermont free pass on increased Medicaid spending, on the basis that it is a corrupt back room deal that may be unconstitutional on the basis that it violates the equal protection clause (the 14th amendment to the Constitution.)


Unions: Unions must pull the Senate tax on Cadillac health plans, and replace it with the House tax on individuals. (I know, I can’t believe I just wrote that either!) This will force Senators, when the bill goes back to the Senate, to oppose the bill which could force the Dems lower than 60 votes.

Hold the No Votes: Conservatives need to hold and add one or two more no votes to the 39 House votes against the bill, among those Democrats who have concerns about their own re-election or who have announced their retirement — since the leverage from the Speaker has substantially decreased. If every No vote on the original House bill holds, there only needs to be two additional no votes.


Pro-Life and Pro-Abortion Forces: In short, have at it. Given the Stupak amendment majority in the House, the pro-lifers must stick Stupak back on the bill, so that when it is sent back to the Senate, the pro-abortion majority can pull Stupak back off. When the bill goes back to the Senate, the pro-abortion forces can remove Stupak, just as they did a couple of weeks ago. Once Stupak is pulled again from the Senate it must go back to the House to be amended, or die there.


I am willing to coordinate these actions with the left in real-time, and work with the Progressives who want to kill the bill — to share intelligence and whip counts. This way the left and the right working together will accomplish not only what we want, but what the American people want.


h/t to redstate

Senator Webb Why Aren't You Doing A Better Job Playing Hard To Get?

Dear Senator Webb:




I am writing to you today to ask why Virginia is not going to be exempt from all future Medicaid payments? Louisiana is receiving $300,000,000, Nevada is going to be exempt from Medicaid payments for a period of years and Nebraska is exempt for all time. What happened to us?

Since it seems like bribery is an acceptable way of doing business in the United States Senate, I am wondering how we ended up with such a bad senator that we get nothing but the tab? You don’t seem to be doing such a good job playing hard to get.

While I am against this so called reform bill, but since it looks like it is going to pass, why are you not doing your job and representing me? Why should I pay extra taxes while three states are exempt? This bill will do nothing to lower the costs, it is going to increase state taxes and lead to higher premiums for average Americans, and you should be doing your job and represent my interests. That is what my hard-earned tax dollars that pays your salary is for isn’t it?

I really would like an explanation of why I and the all the other people who happen to live in the other 47 states are getting screwed? I would like to make an appointment so you and I can sit face to face and discuss this. Especially since you never bothered to have any town hall meetings over the summer as your office said you would, I think that I merit a meeting.

I look forward to meeting with you.



Best Regards,



Just A Conservative Girl

Finally, Some Truth from the Senate - Senator Bernie Sanders

"Can I sit up here or stand here with a straight face and say, we have got strong cost-containment provisions in this legislation? That if you're an ordinary person who has employer-based health care, that your premiums are not going to go up in the next eight years based on what’s in this bill? I can't say that. It’s just not accurate."







--Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaking on the floor of the Senate today.

Senator Bayh, Doctors, and Obamacare

letter to Senator Bayh from a doctor


Subject: *Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: *Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens)



"Here is a letter I sent to Senator Bayh. Feel free to copy it and send it around to all other representatives." -- Stephen Fraser



Senator Bayh,



As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care bill before Congress. I actually have read the bill and am shocked by the brazenness of the government's proposed involvement in the patient-physician relationship. The very idea that the government will dictate and ration patient care is dangerous and certainly not helpful in designing a health care system that works for all. Every physician I work with agrees that we need to fix our health care system, but the proposed bills currently making their way through congress will be a disaster if passed.

I ask you respectfully and as a patriotic American to look at the following troubling lines that I have read in the bill.

You cannot possibly believe that these proposals are in the best interests of the country and our fellow citizens.



Page 22 of the HC Bill: *Mandates that the Govt will audit books of all employers that self-insure!!

*

Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: *THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get.

*

Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: *YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!

*Page 42 of HC Bill: *The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC benefits for you. You have no choice!

*

Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: *HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.

*

Page 58 HC Bill: *Govt will have real-time access to individuals' finances &a 'National ID Health card' will be issued! (Didn't they have National ID Cards in the USSR?)



* Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: *Govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for electronic funds transfer.  (Has anyone thought about the fact that having a database that has all this information makes it easier for hackers to committ identity theft?)



*Page 65 Sec 164: *Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN).



Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: *Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the 'Exchange.'



*Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: *Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans *--* The Govt will ration your health care!



*Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: *Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)



*Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: *The Govt will use groups (i.e. ACORN & Americorps) to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan.



Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: *Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans. (AARP members - your health care WILL be rationed!)

*

*Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: *Medicaid eligible individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. (_No_ choice.)

*

Page 12 4 lines 24-25 HC: *No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt monopoly.

*

Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: *Doctors/ American Medical Association - The Govt will tell YOU what salary you can make.

*

Page 145 Line 15-17: *An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public option plan. _(NO_ choice!)

*

Page 126 Lines 22-25: *Employers MUST pay for HC for part-time employees _AND_ their families. (Employees shouldn't get excited about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.)

*

Page 149 Lines 16-24: *ANY Employer with payroll 401k &above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll! (See the last comment in parenthesis.)



*Page 150 Lines 9-13: *A business with payroll between $251K &$401K who doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll*.



Page 167 Lines 18-23: *ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income.

*

Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: *_Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt_ _from individual taxes_. (Americans will pay.)

*

Page 195 HC Bill:* Officers &employees of the GOVT HC Admin.. will have access to _ALL_ Americans' finances and personal records.



*Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: *"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!)



Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: *Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income and the poor are affected.)

*

Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors: *It doesn't matter what specialty you have trained yourself in -- you will all be paid the same! (Just TRY to tell me that's not Socialism!)

*

Page 253 Line 10-18: *The Govt sets the value of a doctor's time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally-- the value of humans.)

*

*Page 265 Sec 1131: The Govt mandates and controls productivity for "private" HC industries.

Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt regulates the rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs.



Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - *Cancer patients* - welcome to rationing!



Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals for whatever the Govt deems preventable (i.e...re-admissions).



*Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission -- the Govt _will_ penalize you.



Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Govt tells doctors what and how much they can own!)



Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Govt is mandating that hospitals cannot expand.)



*Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input is required. (Can you say ACORN?)



Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Govt mandates establishment of outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want -- rationing.)



*Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt plan)



Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of 'special needs people!' _Unbelievable_!



Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a "Tele-Health *Advisory Committee*." (Can you say HC by phone?)



Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Govt mandates "Advance-Care Planning Consult." (Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.)



Page 425 Lines 17-19: The Govt will instruct and consult regarding *living wills*, *durable powers of attorney*, etc. (And it's _mandatory_!)



*Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: The Govt provides an "approved" list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death.. (Also called 'assisted suicide.')



Page 427 Lines 15-24: The Govt mandates a program for orders on "end-of-life." (The Govt has a say in how your life ends!)



Page 429 Lines 1-9: An "advanced-care planning consultant" will be used frequently as a patient's health deteriorates..



Page 429 Lines 10-12: An "advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?!?)

*

*Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order. (I wouldn't want to stand before God after getting paid for THAT job!)



*Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end-of-life! (Again -- no choice!)



Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services Non-Profit Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services here!?!)



Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover *marriage and family therapy*. (Which means Govt will insert itself into your marriage even.)

*

*Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, and rationing those services.



Senator, I guarantee that I personally will do everything possible to inform patients and my fellow physicians about the dangers of the proposed bills you and your colleagues are debating..

Furthermore, if you vote for a bill that enforces socialized medicine on the country and destroys the doctor-patient relationship, I will do _everything_ in my power to make sure you lose your job in the next election.

Respectfully,

Stephen E. Fraser, MD

More Tidbits from Obamacare

9 Pages of the bill are dedicated to force chain restaurants to post all caloric information, even drive thru menus.  Even though the research now shows that it has not changed eating habits.  In New York, where the law is already in place, the caloric intake has actually gone up.  Another words, people are going to make bad choices.  The government cannot control that. 

Vending machines will be included. 

Veterinary students will also be eligeble for grants, scholarships, and loan forgivness.  The addition of the veterinarians will come in at a cost of $283M for 4 years.  I have no idea why we are paying for this.  This is a complete waste of money.  I will be more than happy to take that money.  I can waste it much better than the government can. 

Americans for Tax Reform have found at least 13 additional taxes included in the bill. 

A 2.5% tax increase will be levied on all wholesalers of medical devices.  Just remember, corporations do not pay taxes.  They pass them onto consumers. 

Tampons and Condoms are included as medical devices.  Do they think that people who make less than $250K/year not use these? 

All over the counter medications will no longer be eligible for Health Savings Account reimbursments.  The only exeception will be insulin.  This is going to affect the middle class more than anyone else.  The poor more than likely don't have HSA's and the rich can afford it. 

Pet supplies will be included as a medical expense.  I love pets as much as the next person, but this is just silly. 

So, you can get reimbursed for dog food, but not cough medicine for your kids.  Gotta love those democrats. 

Some Tidbits from Obamacare - HR 3962

If this doesn't want to make people show up at Capitol Hill on Thursday, I don't know what will.

Reading Guide to the Pelosi Health Care Reform Bill







Page 94-Section 202(c) prohibits the sale of private individual health insurance policies, beginning in 2013, forcing individuals to purchase coverage through the federal government






Page 110-Section 222(e) requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan-and, if the Hyde Amendment were ever not renewed, would require the plan to fund elective abortions






Page 111-Section 223 establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the "Health Benefits Advisory Committee") to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase -and would likely require all Americans to subsidize and purchase plans that cover any abortion

 Page 211-Section 321 establishes a new government-run health plan that, according to non-partisan actuaries at the Lewin Group, would cause as many as 114 million Americans to lose their existing coverage






Page 225-Section 330 permits-but does not require-Members of Congress to enroll in government-run health care






Page 255-Section 345 includes language requiring verification of income for individuals wishing to receive federal health care subsidies under the bill-while the bill includes a requirement for applicants to verify their citizenship, it does not include a similar requirement to verify applicants' identity, thus encouraging identity fraud for undocumented immigrants and others wishing to receive taxpayer-subsidized health benefits






Page 297-Section 501 imposes a 2.5 percent tax on all individuals who do not purchase "bureaucrat-approved" health insurance- the tax would apply on individuals with incomes under $250,000, thus breaking a central promise of then-Senator Obama's presidential campaign






Page 313-Section 512 imposes an 8 percent "tax on jobs" for firms that cannot afford to purchase "bureaucrat-approved" health coverage ; according to an analysis by Harvard Professor Kate Baicker, such a tax would place millions "at substantial risk of unemployment"-with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts






Page 336-Section 551 imposes additional job-killing taxes, in the form of a half-trillion dollar "surcharge," more than half of which will hit small businesses ; according to a model developed by President Obama's senior economic advisor, such taxes could cost up to 5.5 million jobs






Page 520-Section 1161 cuts more than $150 billion from Medicare Advantage plans, potentially jeopardizing millions of seniors' existing coverage






Page 733-Section 1401 establishes a new Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research; the bill includes no provisions preventing the government-run health plan from using such research to deny access to life-saving treatments on cost grounds, similar to Britain's National Health Service, which denies patient treatments costing more than $35,000






Page 1174-Section 1802(b) includes provisions entitled "TAXES ON CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES" to fund comparative effectiveness research, breaking Speaker Pelosi's promise that "We will not be taxing [health] benefits in any bill that passes the House," and the President's promise not to raise taxes on families with incomes under $250,000






If you would like to read the entire 1,990 pages yourself, you can find the legislation here: http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf

Senate Target List - Activism Hats Please

We have made progress on healthcare.  We need to keep up the pressure.  Here is list of senators to target.  Keep the pressure on:

Sen. Michael F Bennet, Colorado



DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5852, DC Fax Number: 202-228-5036






Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska


DC Office Number: 202-224-6551, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0012






Sen. Mary Landrieu, Louisiana


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5824, DC Fax Number: 202-224-9735






Sen. Mark Pryor, Arkansas


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2353, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0908






Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4843, DC Fax Number: 202-228-1371






Sen. Robert Byrd, West Virginia


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-3954, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0002






Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4024, DC Fax Number: 202-228-6363






Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2023, DC Fax Number: 202-224-6295






Sen. Jon Tester, Montana


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2644, DC Fax Number: 202-224-8594






Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4041, DC Fax Number: 202-224-9750






Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-3004, DC Fax Number: 202-224-2354






Sen. Evan Bayh, Indiana


DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5623, DC Fax Number: 202-228-1377

Strange Bedfellows Indeed

We are going to have some strange and interesting allies in our fight.  If the opposition is coming fast and furious from every direction we can overload them into making modest, common sense changes to improve the healthcare system in this country. 


(CNN) – More than two dozen of the nation's largest labor unions, a coalition that has previously been among the president's most solid bases of support, are taking out full page newspaper ads Wednesday to register their disapproval with the health care reform bill that has formally cleared the Senate Finance Committee.


Only hours after President Obama hailed the committee's passage of the measure as a "critical milestone," the union groups — which include the AFL-CIO and AFSCME — condemn the plan for lacking a public option and imposing stiff penalties on Americans who choose not get health insurance.


The unions also say employers should be required to pay a higher share of health insurance costs and that health care should not be financed by taxes on the most comprehensive health care policies known as "Cadillac plans."


"Unless the bill that goes to the floor of the U.S. Senate makes substantial progress to address the concerns of working men and women, we will oppose it," the ad states.


The ads are running in the Washington Post along with other D.C.-based papers

Healthcare Talking Points and Target List - Activism Hats Please

Burn the phone lines:

Senator Max Baucus  202-224-2651

Senator Evan Bayh  202-224-5623

Senator Mark Begich  202-224-3004

Sen Jeff Bingaman  202-224-5521

Sen. Robert C. Byrd   202-224-3954

Sen. Susan M. Collins   202-224-2523

Sen. Kent Conrad   202-224-2043

Sen. Byron L. Dorgan  202-224-2551

Sen. Michael B. Enzi  202-224-3424

Sen. Charles E. Grassley  202-224-3744

Sen. Kay Hagan  202-224-6342

Sen. Mary L. Landrieu  202-224-5824

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman  202-224-4041

Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln  202-224-4843

Sen. Claire McCaskill  202-224-6154

Sen. E. Benjamin Nelson  202-224-6551

Sen. Mark Pryor  202-224-2353

Sen. Olympia J. Snowe  202-224-5344

Sen. Arlen Specter  202-224-4254

Sen. Jon Tester  202-224-2644

Sen. Mark Warner  202-224-2023

Sen. James H. Webb Jr.  202-224-4024



The health care “reform” legislation that is moving through the Senate Finance Committee fails to


offer the common sense reforms our system needs and instead decreases our health insurance

choices and makes health care more expensive with higher taxes.

TELL YOUR SENATORS:


Riddled with Taxes: This legislation is riddled with tax hikes. They start by taxing those

earning over $10,831 year who don’t buy health insurance $750—a tax that escalates to

$3,800 as income rises. Health insurance, health care devices and drugs are also taxed,

adding to the cost of health care, and decreasing the competitiveness of these businesses.


Medicare Cuts: The bill cuts $500 billion in Medicare spending, including over $130

billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage and nearly $120 billion in Medicare cuts for hospitals

that care for seniors. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says they “expected the

Medicare Advantage plans to lose 2.7 million enrollees over the next decade” as a result.


Raises Insurance Prices: CBO also finds “premiums in the new insurance exchanges

would tend to be higher than the average premiums in the current-law individual market…”


Force, Not Choice: This legislation includes an “individual mandate” forcing all Americans

to purchase health insurance, like the Massachusetts law. Taxpayer subsidies will be given

to those earning up to three times the federal poverty level. Those not qualifying for

subsides will be taxed up to $3,800 if they do not buy insurance. The experience in

Massachusetts has left those caught inbetween unable to afford insurance and having to pay

the tax.


Big Insurance Boondoggle: Forcing all the uninsured into insurance could bring as much as

$200 billion a year in new premiums to insurance companies, including $465 billion in

subsidies over 10 years.


Privacy Violation: This legislation would allow law enforcement agencies such as the FBI

and the Department of Justice unprecedented unfettered access to medical records.


No Lawsuit Reform: This bill fails to curb junk lawsuits. It doesn’t even implement the

“demonstrations projects” on reform the President called for (despite the fact that states like

Mississippi have already done so and seen medical malpractice insurance premiums drop 42

percent). Instead, it will “express the Sense of the Senate that health care reform presents an

opportunity to address issues related to medical malpractice and medical liability insurance.”


Bipartisan Opposition: The only thing bipartisan about this bill is the opposition to it.


A vote for cloture on this legislation is a vote in favor of government-run health care.

We will be watching your vote closely. VOTE NO!

Activism Caps Needed

Here is a list of the senate members of the Senate Finance Committee. It seems that the healthcare bill is going to rise and fall from this group of people. Get out your stationary and write some letters, burn the fax or phone lines, or send some e-mails. Just remember that hand written letters are much harder for them to ignore.


Democrats
MAX BAUCUS, MT
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, WV
KENT CONRAD, ND
JEFF BINGAMAN, NM
JOHN F. KERRY, MA
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, AR
RON WYDEN, OR
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, NY
DEBBIE STABENOW, MI
MARIA CANTWELL, WA
BILL NELSON, FL
ROBERT MENENDEZ, NJ
THOMAS CARPER, DE

Republicans
CHUCK GRASSLEY, IA
ORRIN G. HATCH, UT
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, ME
JON KYL, AZ
JIM BUNNING, KY
MIKE CRAPO, ID
PAT ROBERTS, KS
JOHN ENSIGN, NV
MIKE ENZI, WY
JOHN CORNYN, TX

Contact them here

Provisions from House Healthcare Bill

Page 19 - Section 102(c) prohibits the sale of private individual health insurance policies, beginning in 2013, forcing individuals to purchase coverage through the federal government
So I think that people need to stop saying this isn't going to be single-payer.

Page 30 - Section 123 establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the "Health Benefits Advisory Committee") to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase-and would likely require all Americans to subsidize and purchase plans that cover any abortion
Unless the wording is put into the bill that abortions are not allowed with tax-payer funds, the courts will rule that it can be used.

Page 74 - Sections 202(c) and (d) protects Members of Congress with existing federal employee coverage (as defined in Section 100(c)(6) on page 9) from joining the government-run health plan offered through the Exchange
Big shocker here, the bill is so great that they don't have to be in it.

Page 116 - Section 221 establishes a new government-run health plan that, according to non-partisan actuaries at the Lewin Group, would cause as many as 114 million Americans to lose their existing coverage
Again, more proof that we are moving towards single-payer system.

Page 139 - Section 245 includes language requiring verification of income for individuals wishing to receive federal health care subsidies under the bill-however, the bill includes no requirement for individuals to verify their citizenship or identity before receiving taxpayer-subsidized health benefits
Why should I pay for the healthcare of people who are in the country illegally?

Page 167 - Section 401 imposes a 2.5 percent tax on all individuals who do not purchase "bureaucrat-approved" health insurance-the tax would apply on individuals with incomes under $250,000, thus breaking a central promise of then-Senator Obama's presidential campaign
Anyone who believes that our taxes are not going to increase is clearly delusional.

Page 183 - Section 412 imposes an 8 percent "tax on jobs" for firms that cannot afford to purchase "bureaucrat-approved" health coverage; according to an analysis by Harvard Professor Kate Baicker, such a tax would place millions "at substantial risk of unemployment"- with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts.
Great idea, lets put the onus on small business, they only employee about 70% of American workers.

Page 197 - Section 441 imposes additional job-killing taxes, in the form of a half-trillion dollar "surcharge," more than half of which will hit small businesses; according to a model developed by President Obama's senior economic advisor, such taxes could cost up to 5.5 million jobs.
Yet more good news for small businesses.

Page 331 - Section 1161 cuts more than $150 billion from Medicare Advantage plans, potentially jeopardizing millions of seniors' existing coverage.
This plan gives comprehensive coverage to individuals. Isn't this what the President says will save money? Treating the patient as a whole as opposed to a particular illness?

Page 425 - Section 1233 makes end-of-life care consultations eligible for Medicare reimbursement.
The government should not be involved in discussions on end-of-life care. This is a decision that should be made by families.

Page 501 - Section 1401 establishes a new Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research; the bill includes no provisions preventing the government-run health plan from using such research to deny access to life-saving treatments on cost grounds, similar to Britain's National Health Service, which denies patient treatments costing more than £35,000
Who is going to be sitting in on this board?

Page 835 - Section 1802(b) includes provisions entitled "TAXES ON CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES" to fund comparative effectiveness research, breaking Speaker Pelosi's promise that "We will not be taxing [health] benefits in any bill that passes the House," and the President's promise not to raise taxes on families with incomes under $250,000
How much do you want to bet the taxes won't be on the policy that they get to keep?

A Doctor's point of View

ObamaCare and me By Zane F Pollard, MD - American Thinker

I have been sitting quietly on the sidelines watching all of this national debate on healthcare. It is time for me to bring some clarity to the table by explaining many of the problems from the perspective of a doctor.

First off, the government has involved very few of us physicians in the healthcare debate. While the American Medical Association has come out in favor of the plan, it is vital to remember that the AMA only represents 17% of the American physician workforce.

I have taken care of Medicaid patients for 35 years while representing the only pediatric ophthalmology group left in Atlanta, Georgia that accepts Medicaid. For example, in the past 6 months I have cared for three young children on Medicaid who had corneal ulcers. This is a potentially blinding situation because if the cornea perforates from the infection, almost surely blindness will occur. In all three cases the antibiotic needed for the eradication of the infection was not on the approved Medicaid list.

Each time I was told to fax Medicaid for the approval forms, which I did. Within 48 hours the form came back to me which was sent in immediately via fax, and I was told that I would have my answer in 10 days. Of course by then each child would have been blind in the eye.

Each time the request came back denied. All three times I personally provided the antibiotic for each patient which was not on the Medicaid approved list. Get the point -- rationing of care.
Over the past 35 years I have cared for over 1000 children born with congenital cataracts. In older children and in adults the vision is rehabilitated with an intraocular lens. In newborns we use contact lenses which are very expensive. It takes Medicaid over one year to approve a contact lens post cataract surgery. By that time a successful anatomical operation is wasted as the child will be close to blind from a lack of focusing for so long a period of time.

Again, extreme rationing. Solution: I have a foundation here in Atlanta supported 100% by private funds which supplies all of these contact lenses for my Medicaid and illegal immigrants children for free. Again, waiting for the government would be disastrous.

Last week I had a lady bring her child to me. They are Americans but live in Sweden, as the father has a job with a big corporation. The child had the onset of double vision 3 months ago and has been unable to function normally because of this. They are people of means but are waiting 8 months to see the ophthalmologist in Sweden. Then if the child needed surgery they would be put on a 6 month waiting list. She called me and I saw her that day. It turned out that the child had accommodative esotropia (crossing of the eyes treated with glasses that correct for farsightedness) and responded to glasses within 4 days, so no surgery was needed. Again, rationing of care.

Last month I operated on a 70 year old lady with double vision present for 3 years. She responded quite nicely to her surgery and now is symptom free. I also operated on a 69 year old judge with vertical double vision. His surgery went very well and now he is happy as a lark. I have been told -- but of course there is no healthcare bill that has been passed yet -- that these 2 people because of their age would have been denied surgery and just told to wear a patch over one eye to alleviate the symptoms of double vision. Obviously cheaper than surgery.

I spent two year in the US Navy during the Viet Nam war and was well treated by the military. There was tremendous rationing of care and we were told specifically what things the military personnel and their dependents could have and which things they could not have. While I was in Viet Nam, my wife Nancy got sick and got essentially no care at the Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. She went home and went to her family's private internist in Beverly Hills. While it was expensive, she received an immediate work up. Again rationing of care.

For those of you who are over 65, this bill in its present form might be lethal for you. People in England over 59 cannot receive stents for their coronary arteries. The government wants to mimic the British plan. For those of you younger, it will still mean restriction of the care that you and your children receive.

While 99% of physicians went into medicine because of the love of medicine and the challenge of helping our fellow man, economics are still important. My rent goes up 2% each year and the salaries of my employees go up 2% each year. Twenty years ago, ophthalmologists were paid $1800 for a cataract surgery and today $500. This is a 73% decrease in our fees. I do not know of many jobs in America that have seen this sort of lowering of fees.

But there is more to the story than just the lower fees. When I came to Atlanta, there was a well known ophthalmologist that charged $2500 for a cataract surgery as he felt the was the best. He had a terrific reputation and in fact I had my mother's bilateral cataracts operated on by him with a wonderful result. She is now 94 and has 20/20 vision in both eyes. People would pay his $2500 fee.

However, then the government came in and said that any doctor that does Medicare work cannot accept more than the going rate ( now $500) or he or she would be severely fined. This put an end to his charging $2500. The government said it was illegal to accept more than the government-allowed rate. What I am driving at is that those of you well off will not be able to go to the head of the line under this new healthcare plan, just because you have money, as no physician will be willing to go against the law to treat you.

I am a pediatric ophthalmologist and trained for 10 years post-college to become a pediatric ophthalmologist (add two years of my service in the Navy and that comes to 12 years).A neurosurgeon spends 14 years post -college, and if he or she has to do the military that would be 16 years. I am not entitled to make what a neurosurgeon makes, but the new plan calls for all physicians to make the same amount of payment. I assure you that medical students will not go into neurosurgery and we will have a tremendous shortage of neurosurgeons. Already, the top neurosurgeon at my hospital who is in good health and only 52 years old has just quit because he can't stand working with the government anymore. Forty-nine percent of children under the age of 16 in the state of Georgia are on Medicaid, so he felt he just could not stand working with the bureaucracy anymore.

We are being lied to about the uninsured. They are getting care. I operate at least 2 illegal immigrants each month who pay me nothing, and the children's hospital at which I operate charges them nothing also.This is true not only on Atlanta, but of every community in America.
The bottom line is that I urge all of you to contact your congresswomen and congressmen and senators to defeat this bill. I promise you that you will not like rationing of your own health.

Furthermore, how can you trust a physician that works under these conditions knowing that he is controlled by the state. I certainly could not trust any doctor that would work under these draconian conditions.

One last thing: with this new healthcare plan there will be a tremendous shortage of physicians. It has been estimated that approximately 5% of the current physician work force will quit under this new system. Also it is estimated that another 5% shortage will occur because of the decreased number of men and women wanting to go into medicine. At the present time the US government has mandated gender equity in admissions to medical schools.

That means that for the past 15 years that somewhere between 49 and 51% of each entering class are females. This is true of private schools also, because all private schools receive federal funding.

The average career of a woman in medicine now is only 8-10 years and the average work week for a female in medicine is only 3-4 days. I have now trained 35 fellows in pediatric ophthalmology. Hands down the best was a female that I trained 4 years ago -- she was head and heels above all others I have trained. She now practices only 3 days a week.

Background:

Dr. Zane F. PollardI did my undergraduate work at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. I graduated Tulane University medical School Alpha Omega Alpha ( medical school's top 10% of graduating class). Internship at the Univ. of Southern California in Los Angeles, one year of General surgery residency at the U. of California in San Francisco. Two years in the US Navy. Residency in Ophthalmology at the U.of S. California in Los Angeles, fellowship in pediatric Ophthalmology at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. In practice with Eye Consultants of Atlanta for the past 35 years. Published 90 papers in peer reviewed Scientific Ophthalmology Journals. Member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Ophthalmological Society. Board certified in Ophthalmology

Healthcare Tidbit

The Mayo Clinic is one of the most respected healthcare facilities in the world. Mayo provides top-notch care at lower costs. These are people we need to listen to. The Mayo Clinic must be brought to table in regards to health care reform.

Mayo Clinic Says Government-Run Health Care Will Force Doctors To Drop Patients.

'[L]awmakers are on track to approve across-the-board federal payment reductions of $155 billion over 10 years for hospitals ... Mayo and similar health systems object to the sweeping cuts. 'Across-the-board cuts will be harmful to everyone and we think it is particularly bad to penalize the high-value organizations,' said Jeff Korsmo, executive director of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center. 'We will have to violate our values in order to stay in business and reduce our access to government patients.'" (Phil Galewitz, "'Model' Health Systems Press Case For Medicare Fix In Reform," Kaiser Health News, 7/20/09)

Activism Caps Needed

This Week's To Do List


Dear Fellow Patriot,

The calls and emails you have made are having an impact. Now it is the time to continue the pressure. Read below for a brief update on the status of the bills and what to do next. The House Bill is still delayed in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. While it is unclear whether the Energy and Commerce Committee will have the votes to pass the bill out of committee, Speaker Pelosi plans to bring the bill to the House Floor this week regardless of what the committee does. To our knowledge, the Senate Finance Committee has yet to present a bill.

There have been many rumors about bipartisan compromises in the Senate Finance Committee. These compromises will still result in government take over of our health care.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Call the members of the House Energy and Finance Committee.

Email 10 (or more) of your friends to let them know what is in the Health Care Bill and how it will affect their lives.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Call the Senate Finance Committee.

Ask your 10 friends who you emailed yesterday to call their Senators to ask them to vote against government take over of health care.

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

(The activities on Thursday are vitally important! We do not want Speaker Pelosi to line up the votes and pass this bill before the August recess on Friday.)

Call the Blue Dog Democrats at their DC Offices.

Email the Blue Dog Chiefs of Staff in your state and/or district.

Ask the 10 friends you emailed Monday to call their Congressman to ask him or her to vote against the bill.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Call the Blue Dog Democrats again.

Call the Local Offices and the DC Offices of your own Congressman and Senators.


Please keep in mind that coordinated efforts will have an effect.

Dear Mr. Thrush - Politico

Dear Mr. Thrush:

I am writing to you in regards to your post calling American’s speaking up about their views on healthcare as "spam". Dissent and dialogue with our representatives should not be characterized in this manner. It seems that you have fallen into the manner of the left by saying we are anti-reform. This could not be further than the truth.

This seems it is being characterized as an all or nothing thing. If you don’t agree with their plan, you want the status quo. We want real reform. Reform that will lower costs while keeping the ability to maintain private relationships with our doctors and gives choices to all Americans. Top line tax deductions for premiums, tort reform to lower malpractice insurance rates for doctors and hospitals, allowing small businesses to join co-ops to lower costs, allow consumers to purchase policies across state lines. If a New Yorker can purchase insurance less expensively from a company in Arkansas, then they should be allowed to do that. The New York companies will be forced to lower the costs in order to stay competitive. Fixing Medicare needs to be put in the front of the line. Medicare pays below cost for treatment, then that loss is then passed onto the consumer. The government is causing part of the problem.

You and I had an email dialogue a few days ago regarding this topic. You told me that targeting the Chiefs of Staff is unusual tactic. I will give you that it may be unusual, but these are unusual times. Conservatives have allowed themselves to be painted by a broad brush over the past eight years. The far left painted President Bush as one of the most evil men that ever lived. They were loud and persistent with this message. We became discouraged and lost our way.

The speed of which the far left is pushing legislation through that will forever change the fabric of this country has been our wake-up call. We have taken some pages straight out of the left’s handbook. We are protesting, we are speaking out, and we are contacting our representatives. This is not “spam”; it is conservatives and independents standing up for the America that they want to pass onto their children. The media needs to get used to the idea that we will publically stand up and say what needs to be said; President Obama is pushing this country to European-style socialism. We will not go quietly. Unusual tactics are necessary.


Best Regards,



Just a Conservative Girl

Activism Hats Please - Nancy Pelosi Says the Votes are there for Healthcare

We Have to Work Extra Hard

Dear Fellow Patriot,

The calls you have been making this week are having an impact. Unfortunately, it seems that our voices are simply not quite loud enough. Speaker Pelosi has said that she has the votes to move the Health Care bill. So, we have to step it up a little bit more. Will you please joining us in emailing the Chiefs of Staff of the following moderate to conservative Democrats? It is best if you email the Congressional members that are in your state and/or in your specific district. In the email ask the Chief of Staff to certify that their Member will NOT vote for the Health Care bill. You can your state the reasons why this bill is not a good bill for Americans. Be sure to let the Chief of Staff know who you are in your community whether you are a stay at home mom, a small business owner, or a community leader and the impact of the government take over of our health care to your organization (loss of jobs, increased taxes, etc.).

Thank you so much for helping us further the causes of fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free markets.

Tier 1:

Conservative to Moderate Democrats who are on Energy and Commerce in the House
If Energy and Commerce does not vote the bill out of Committee, then it will force Speaker Pelosi to bring the bill to the floor of the House without the Committee's approval. Politically, this does not look good for Speaker Pelosi because she will be ignoring the will of her committees.Please remember to record the number of emails, faxes, and calls you are making.

Rep. Boucher of VA Chief of Staff: Becky Coleman email: rebecca.coleman@mail.house.gov

Rep. Sutton of OH Chief of Staff: Nichole Reynolds email: nichole.reynold@mail.house.gov or nichole.reynolds@mail.house.gov

Rep. Stupak of MI Chief of Staff: Scott Schloegel email: scott.schloegel@mail.house.gov

Rep. Braley of Iowa Chief of Staff: Sarah Benzing email: sarah.benzing@mail.house.gov

Rep. Mike Ross of AR Chief of Staff: Drew Goesl email: drew.goesl@mail.house.gov

Rep. Baron Hill of IN Chief of Staff: John Zody email: john.zody@mail.house.gov

Rep. John Barrow of GA Chief of Staff: Ashley Jones email: ashley.jones@mail.house.gov

Rep. Charlie Melancon of LA Chief of Staff: Joe Bonfiglio email: joe.bonfiglio@mail.house.gov

Rep. Bart Gordon of TN Chief of Staff: Donna Pignatelli email: donna.pignatelli@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jim Matheson of UT Chief of Staff: Stacey Alexander email: stacey.alexander@mail.house.gov

Rep. Zack Space of OH Chief of Staff: Stuart Chapman email: stuart.chapman@mail.house.gov

Tier 2:

Conservative to Moderate Democrats in House not on Energy and Commerce
Please remember to record the number of emails, faxes, and calls you are making.

Rep. Frank Kratovil of MD Chief of Staff: Tim McCann email: tim.mccann@mail.house.gov

Rep. Bobby Bright of AL Chief of Staff: Meg Joseph email: meg.joseph@mail.house.gov

Rep. Walt Minnick of ID Chief of Staff: Kare Haas email: kate.haas@mail.house.gov

Rep. Parker Griffith of AL Chief of Staff: Sharon Wheeler email: sharon.wheeler@mail.house.gov

Rep. Mike Arcuri of NY Chief of Staff: Sam Marchio email: sam.marchio@mail.house.gov

Rep. Glenn Nye of VA Chief of Staff: Angela Kouters email: angela.kouters@mail.house.gov

Rep. Travis Childers of MS Chief of Staff: Brad Morris email: brad.morris@mail.house.gov

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of AZ Chief of Staff: Pia Carusone email: pia.carusone@mail.house.gov

Rep. Leonard Boswell of IA Chief of Staff: Susan McAvoy email: susan.mcavoy@mail.house.gov

Rep. Dennis Moore of KS Chief of Staff: Howard Bauleke email: howard.bauleke@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jason Altmire of PA Chief of Staff: Matt Walker email: matt.walker@mail.house.gov

Rep. Christoper Carney of PA Chief of Staff: April Metwalli email: april.metwali@mail.house.gov

Rep. Patrick Murphy of PA Chief of Staff: Scott Fairchild email: scott.fairchild@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jim Marshall of GA Chief of Staff: John Kirincich
Rep. Lincoln Davis of TN Chief of Staff: Beecher Fraiser email: beecher.frasier@mail.house.gov

Rep. Melissa Bean of IL Chief of Staff: Elizabeth Hart email: elizabeth.hart@mail.house.gov

Rep. John Salazar of CO Chief of Staff: Ronnie Carleton email: ron.carleton@mail.house.gov

Rep. Allen Boyd of FL Chief of Staff: Melanie Morris email: melanie.morris@mail.house.gov

Rep. Heath Shuler of NC Chief of Staff: Hayden Rogers email: hayden.rogers@mail.house.gov

Rep. Earl Pomeroy of ND Chief of Staff: Bob Siggins email: bob.siggins@mail.house.gov

Rep. Charlie Wilson of OH Chief of Staff: Candace Abbey email: candace.abbey@mail.house.gov

Rep. Tim Holden of PA Chief of Staff: Trish Reilly email: trish.reilly@mail.house.gov

Rep. Brad Ellsworth of IN Chief of Staff: Cori Smith email: cori.smith@mail.house.gov

Rep. Ben Chandler of KY Chief of Staff: Denis Fleming email: denis.fleming@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jim Cooper of TN Chief of Staff: Lisa Quigley email: lisa.quigley@mail.house.gov

Rep. Joe Donnelly of IN Chief of Staff: Joel Elliot email: joel.elliot@mail.house.gov

Rep. Mike Michaud of ME Chief of Staff: Pete Chandler email: peter.chandler@mail.house.gov

Rep. Mike Thompson of CA Chief of Staff: Charles Jefferson email: charles.jefferson@mail.house.gov

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of SD Chief of Staff: Tessa Gould email: tessa.gould@mail.house.gov

Rep. Adam Schiff of CA Chief of Staff: Timothy Bergreen email: timothy.bergreen@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jane Harman of CA Chief of Staff: John Hess email: john.hess@mail.house.gov

Rep. Joe Baca of CA Chief of Staff: Linda Macias email: linda.macias@mail.house.gov

Rep. Sanford Bishop of GA Chief of Staff: Phyllis Hallmon email: phyllis.hallmon@mail.house.gov

Rep. Mike McIntyre of NC Chief of Staff: Dean Mitchell email: dean.mitchell@mail.house.gov

Rep. Henry Cuellar of TX Chief of Staff: Terry Stinson email: terry.stinson@mail.house.gov

Rep. Loretta Sanchez of CA Chief of Staff: Adrienne Elrod email: adrienne.elrod@mail.house.gov

Rep. Dan Boren of OK Chief of Staff: Jason Buckner email: jason.buckner@mail.house.gov

Rep. Collin Peterson of MN Chief of Staff: Mark Brownell email: mark.brownell@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jim Costa of CA Chief of Staff: Scott Nishioki email: scott.nishioki@mail.house.gov

Rep. Gene Taylor of MS Chief of Staff: Stephen Peranich email: stephen.peranich@mail.house.gov

Rep. Dennis Cardoza of CA Chief of Staff: Jennifer Walsh email: jennifer.walsh@mail.house.gov

Rep. John Tanner of TN Chief of Staff: Vickie Walling email: vickie.walling@mail.house.gov

Rep. Marion Berry of AR Chief of Staff: Chad Causey email: chad.causey@mail.house.gov

Want to Go the Extra Mile?

Forward this to at least 5 people you know and ask them to make the same calls. Better yet, forward it 10 - 20 people you know and ask them to make the same calls.

Thank You!

You are the heart and soul of the Tea Party Movement.

Thank you for promoting the causes of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets with us!

Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
Amy Kremer (amy@teapartypatriots.org, 678-495-8271)

Jenny Beth Martin (jennybeth@teapartypatriots.org, 404-326-0936)

Mark Meckler (mark@teapartypatriots.org)

Rob Neppell (rob@teapartypatriots.org)

Health Care Blue Dog Dems - Activism Caps Needed

Without the votes of these 7, healthcare can't make it out of committee


Don't want government run health care?
Call 202-225-3121 and tell the 7 Blue Dogs on Energy and Commerce to vote NO.

Reps. John Barrow (D-Ga.) Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) Baron Hill (D-Ind.) Jim Matheson (D-Utah)Charlie Melancon (D-La.) Mike Ross (D-Ark) Zack Space (D-Ohio)