"MAKE US DO THIS" Senator Al Franken~

[Cha]

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"This week President Obama asked Congress to stand strong and finish the job of fixing our busted health insurance system. I couldn’t agree more, and now we’ve got a plan to get this done.

I’m calling this strategy “Pledge & Pass,” and it’s a simple, two-step plan for passing meaningful health insurance reform. I believe it’s our job as public servants to actually serve the public, and ending the suffering of millions of Americans under our current system is exactly what our constituents expect and deserve.

Here’s the plan.

Step 1. United States Senators pledge to fix elements of the bill that are not acceptable to many House members, and the House pass the Senate bill as is.

Step 2. We in the Senate fulfill our pledge to the House, fix the elements that need fixing, and pass this critical legislation through a filibuster-proof budget process known as reconciliation.

As I’ve said for years, letting perfect reform be the enemy of a good bill would be a tragic outcome for our constituents. Make no mistake about it; people are hurting as a result of decades of dithering on this issue, and it’s past time we deliver real change.

Every day, middle class families go bankrupt and lose their homes.."

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http://blog.alfranken.com/2010/03/05/make-us-do-this/

I know this was posted elsewhere but I think it's an important reminder from someone who actually cares about the people and is not just in it for himself and his hollow principles.

[quiet.american]

1. I remember being angry with Franken when he backed Kerry instead of Dean.

I've long been over that, though. He's doing us proud in the Senate.

[Cha]

2. Yeah, I was a Deaniac

too..and I always get over it when they're all working for the same Democracy and not their egos.