Send this E-Mail to Senate Finance Committee

On Monday, the Senate Finance Committee will begin hearings on the health care reform bill proposed by Max Baucus. This bill DOES NOT include a public option provision.

Please, take the time to e-mail members of the committee (forget Republicans). Tell them the public option is vital for the future of the US.

Information on the Senate Finance Committee, along with Senator contact information can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/qaa4xt

Also, if you are pressed for time, I took the liberty of posting an e-mail template here. You just need to fill in the names. Copy, paste, post! That's it!

Also, I proofed this, but if you see any errors, dropped me an email stunetii [at] hotmail.com or post a comment

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Dear Honorable [FULL NAME], United States Senate,

Americans like me appreciate and admire your service to our country. I especially appreciate the values and ethics we both share, as demonstrated by your vigorous efforts to make America’s promise of a better life a reality for all.

On Monday, Senator Max Baucus will present to you, Honorable [FULL NAME], with a health care reform bill that I think we both believe falls far short of meeting our shared values and ethics. A health care reform bill without a public option is, in reality, a preservation of a status quo which is risking our country’s financial future and failing to provide adequate health care for millions of Americans. Indeed, the public option is absolutely vital for any reasonable attempt to “bend the health care cost curve” over the decades to come, and absolutely crucial for providing health care for the 47 million people currently without health insurance.

I appeal to the values and ethics we both share by asking you, Honorable [FULL NAME], to echo the voices of those that have been overlooked by America’s promise, and the voices of future generations who will have to live with the decisions we now make. On Monday, speak out by insisting that the public option is not simply a legislative option, but is instead a requisite for bettering the lives all Americans, present and future.

Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]