Grayson is Awesome

[berni_mccoy]

Just got this email from him:

72 hours. 66 cosponsors in the House. 21,254 citizen cosponsors at WeWantMedicare.com.

The Public Option Act. It's simple. It's popular. 82% of Scott Brown voters favor it. It lets anyone buy into Medicare at cost. You want it, you pay for it, and you're in.

You know and I know that it's a winner.

Private insurers make money denying us the care we need, when we need it most. Medicare doesn't. So we want Medicare. And we want it now.

Ask your Member of Congress to stand up for us. Call your member of Congress now, and ask him or her to cosponsor HR 4789, the Public Option Act.

Call the switchboard: [phone]

After you call, please let me know how it went. I need to know if your Representative is with us or against us. Tell me how it goes.

This is the week to act. We are likely to vote on a healthcare bill without a public option. We should get a vote on the Public Option Act as well. The four-page bill opens Medicare to all. It's that simple.

Call your member of Congress now, and ask if he or she has the guts to stand up for you.

Call the switchboard: [phone]

Courage,

Alan

I love several things about Grayson.

1. He tells it like it is and pulls no punches
2. He has a spine of steel
3. He fully supports the Democratic Caucus and plans to support the HCR Bill
4. He doesn't let setbacks get in his way. He's going for the gusto on this Medicare Buy-in Bill and I *love* it.

I wish there were many more like him.

[DrDan]

1. bravo Alan

[ClassWarrior]

2. K&R

Call dammit!!

NGU.

[zonkers]

3. Also, his language is always clear and concise.

[quiet.american]

4. K&R nt

[HughMoran]

5. I like Grayson's approach as well.

He's doing a good job of backing up his words with actions - who doesn't respect that?

K&R

[monmouth]

6. This would be the only way, along with many seniors, who could actually

afford health insurance and I'm saying that without knowing what the cost would be. It's quite expensive right now so I'm waiting, eating healthy and taking care of myself.

[kctim]

7. Question

Since we all pay for Medicare through taxes taken out of all of our paychecks each week or two, and a buy-in plan will add tons more people to Medicare, won't everybodys taxes go way up in order to pay for it?

I don't know much about how Medicare works and am just curious. No way I can afford to pay for two plans.

[gateley]

8. Thanks for this. Do you know what the status is - what is the next step? Also

is there a place where we can check to see how many co-sponsors he has on an on-going basis? Kind of like whipcongress for the letter to Reid?

Again, thanks for posting this. I was looking for an update and here you were! :hi:

[mzmolly]

9. And he will not hold up progress if he doesn't get everything now.

A true progressive voice, I agree. :hi: