Showdown at Congress Corral

Post from PDA email:

Monday July 20, the silence in the House of Representatives around single payer and H.R. 676 will end. Rep. Anthony Weiner, (D-NY09), who has already rankled Republicans and Blue Dogs with his no-nonsense statements before the House Energy and Commerce hearing on H.R. 3200, will move to amend the current bill. His proposal is essentially to replace H.R. 3200 with H.R. 676—single payer Medicare for All. This exciting and potentially monumental move needs our support. We pushed Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s amendment to victory last Friday, and we can do it for Representative Weiner, too. The full committee and its five subcommittees are spending the next three days debating the bill and performing their markups. This is the time to act, and Representative Weiner is making his move.Call or fax the committee members and tell them you want them to support Representative Weiner’s proposal. Listen to his blunt analysis in Friday’s session of what real healthcare reform is made of, and you’ll get some good ideas of what to say when you call or fax. It’s a no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners approach to the legislative process almost never heard on the House floor.

Energy and Commerce Committee Phone: (202) 225-2927, Fax: (202) 225-2525
Henry A. Waxman, CA, Chair Phone: (202) 225-3976, Fax: (202) 225-4099
John D. Dingell, MI Phone: (202) 225-4071, Fax: (202) 226-0371
Edward J. Markey, MA Phone: (202) 225-2836, Fax: (202) 226-0092
Rick Boucher, VA Phone: (202) 225-3861, Fax: (202) 225-0442
Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ Phone: (202) 225-4671, Fax: (202) 225-9665
Bart Gordon, TN Phone: (202) 225-4231, Fax: (202) 225-6887
Bobby L. Rush, IL Phone: (202) 225-4372, Fax: (202) 226-0333
Anna G. Eshoo, CA Phone: (202) 225-8104, Fax: (202) 225-8890
Bart Stupak, MI Phone: (202) 225-4735, Fax: (202) 225-4744
Eliot L. Engel, NY Phone: (202) 225-2464, Fax: (202) 225-5513
Gene Green, TX Phone: (202) 225-1688, Fax: (202) 225-9903
Diana DeGette, CO Phone: (202) 225-4431, Fax: (202) 225-5657
Lois Capps, CA Phone: (202) 225-3601, Fax: (202) 225-5632
Mike Doyle, PA Phone: (202) 225-2135, Fax: (202) 225-3084
Jane Harman, CA Phone: (202) 225-8220, Fax: (202) 226-7290
Jan Schakowsky, IL Phone: (202) 225-2111, Fax: (202) 226-6890
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Phone: (202) 225-3236, Fax: (202) 225-1915
Jay Inslee, WA Phone: (202) 225-6311, Fax: (202) 226-1606
Tammy Baldwin, WI Phone: (202) 225-2906, Fax: (202) 225-6942
Mike Ross, AR Phone: (202) 225-3772, Fax: (202) 225-1314
Anthony D. Weiner, NY Phone: (202) 225-6616, Fax: (202) 226-0218
Jim Matheson, UT Phone: (202) 225-3011, Fax: (202) 225-5638
G.K. Butterfield, NC Phone: (202) 225-3101, Fax: (202) 225-3354
Charlie Melancon, LA Phone: (202) 225-4031, Fax: (202) 226-3944
John Barrow, GA Phone: (202) 225-2823, Fax: (202) 225-3377
Baron P. Hill, IN Phone: (202) 225-5315, Fax: (202) 226-6866
Doris O. Matsui, CA Phone: (202) 225-7163, Fax: (202) 225-0566
Donna M. Christensen, VI Phone: (202) 225-1790, Fax: (202) 225-5517
Kathy Castor, FL Phone: (202) 225-3376, Fax: (202) 225-5652
John P. Sarbanes, MD Phone: (202) 225-4016, Fax: (202) 225-9219
Christopher S. Murphy, CT Phone: (202) 225-4476, Fax: (202) 225-5933
Zachary T. Space, OH Phone: (202) 225-6265, Fax: (202) 225-3394
Jerry McNerney, CA Phone: (202) 225-1947, Fax: (202) 225-4060
Betty Sutton, OH Phone: (202) 225-3401, Fax: (202) 225-2266
Bruce L. Braley, IA Phone: (202) 225-2911, Fax: (202) 225-6666
Peter Welch, VT Phone: (202) 225-4115, Fax: (202) 225-6790

Check out PDA’s Healthcare for All Issue Organizing Team (IOT) pages for recent news on healthcare reform and single payer, as well as resources on legislation and issues.

In solidarity,Tim Carpenter, National Director Laura Bonham, Deputy Director Conor Boylan, Field Coordinator

PDA Changes in Washington State

Excerpt from Tim Carpenter's email:

"It is with great hopes and a sincere sense of responsibility that we proudly introduce our new State Leadership Team in Washington State, primed to usher in a new era of progressive action in the Evergreen State! But before we do that we want to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to Judith Shattuck for everything she has done for PDA in Washington State and wish her the very best going forward.

Roberta McNair
Roberta jumped into PDA feet first, taking on first the CD Point Person position in WA06, then the Healthcare for All IOT pages, and now as co-coordinator for Washington state. The actions Roberta helped coordinate to convince Cong. Norm Dicks to sign on to HR 676 bore fruit in June, when he became the 83rd cosponsor of the bill.She’s ready and willing to make every progressive resource available to PDA’s members, and she’s always looking for ideas on how to increase the progressive influence in the community and Washington’s congressional offices.
Conor Boylan
Most of you know Conor as PDA’s National Field Coordinator but he also lives in Seattle and will work with Roberta on organizing for PDA in Washington.Conor’s dedication to his new home state gives him an added measure of enthusiasm and excitement for the growth of the progressive movement in Washington.
Primary Goals ...
1. To promote the progressive agenda--like our current Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign; 2. To build solid, functioning chapters in every congressional district; 3. To recruit new members; 4. To work with PDA-friendly progressive groups to achieve our mutual goals; 5. To recruit and support solid progressive candidates to run for office; and 6. To raise funds to help facilitate all of the above.

Onward And Upward! Tim Carpenter and the entire national team"

Tune In Tonight!

Driving home tonight from a hard day at work or relaxing at home between 6-8 pm Pacific? Tune in to Air America tonight-Richard Green's CLOUT! PDA will be on with the poll results and lots more on progressive STRATEGY.....read more here