(Scott) Murphy: I’m still undecided (NY-20)

[brooklynite]

Source: Albany Times-Union

Rep. Scott Murphy, considered one of a handful of swing votes, will still not say how he will vote on a health care reform bill expected to come before the House of Representatives this week.

“We don’t have the final legislation yet,” Murphy told Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio in an interview that aired this morning (above). “So I’m doing what I do in gathering information on it. We’re looking at the Senate bill that we’re working on, and we’re waiting to see what language that the president is going to put forward as the language for the final bill. We haven’t even seen that yet.”

“Because it’s so complicated it’s weighing the good and the bad and looking at that. For me, there’s not a line in the sand, it’s looking at the aggregate thing,” he continued. “There are going to be things I like and don’t like.”

Murphy pointed to a discount on health insurance for employees who engage in healthy activities, present in the Senate bill, that he likes. Mann asked whether that meant he was leaning toward a ‘yes’ vote. “I’m still trying to decide,” Murphy replied. “I would say this, and it’s very true: I find it hard to believe that so many people know what they’re going to do before they can see the legislation.”

Read more: http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/23816/murphy-im-still-undecided-tedisco-yum-this-irony-is-delicious/

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I've told his people (and Mike McMahon directly) that I won't be opening my checkbook for them if their votes don't come through.

[Schema Thing]

1. I pledged 100 bucks yesterday towards defeating you if you decide against the bill, Murphy

[brooklynite]

2. Bearing in mind, there's no Primary opponent...

I'm just moving my money to races worth supporting. If you actively want him to lose, better find a candidate quick.

[The Stranger]

9. I'll support the write-in, then. Fuck this piece of shit if he's undecided.

[leftynyc]

3. Time to hit the phones

HIs phone in Washington is 202-225-1168. If his staff asks for a zip code (trying to find out if you're a constituent) you can use 12534 (Hudson, NY) or 12804 (Glen Falls, NY). It's crunch time and he needs to know a "no" vote will hurt him.

[SoapBox]

4. CONTACT him here...

Contact him...

Email Form:

http://scottmurphy.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm

Phones, Faxes, Offices:

http://scottmurphy.house.gov/Contact/

[pampango]

5. Looks like he's getting some pressure from SEIU locally.

"On Sunday, Murphy met with representatives from New York’s Working Families Party who urged him to vote for the bill. Also last week, local health care workers union 1199/SEIU voted to rescind support for any legislators who vote against the bill.

"(We) will re-evaluate candidates during this election year with close scrutiny on their measure of dedication to progressive issues critical to working families and their ability to move those issues forward," the union said in a statement."

http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2010/03/17/news/doc4ba02299d3dcc138873055.txt

[Ian David]

6. Contact Scott Murphy

https://forms.house.gov/murphy/contact-form.shtml


Washington, DC Office
Congressman Scott Murphy 120 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Saratoga District Office
Congressman Scott Murphy 487 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hudson District Office
Congressman Scott Murphy 623 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Glens Falls District Office
Congressman Scott Murphy 136 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[TuxedoKat]

7. I call him...

the jerk, he's my @#$(*#($ representative unfortunately.

[davhill]

8. Get all your neighbors to call him too

[Cha]

10. KickR