Stand up to Joe Lieberman

Can you call Sens. Gillibrand and Schumer right away? Ask them to stand up to Joe Lieberman, and insist health care reform include a strong public option this year. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Phone: 202-224-4451 Senator Charles Schumer Phone: 202-224-6542 Report your call

Dear MoveOn member,

I don't remember electing Joe Lieberman President.

But lately it seems like we might as well have: news broke last night that Senate Democrats, under pressure from White House staff, cut a tentative deal to drop yet another piece of their health care bill—the Medicare buy-in—to make Joe Lieberman happy.¹

First the public option, now the Medicare buy-in—what's next?

This terrible "deal" isn't final, though—and like each of the times conservatives have tried to gut reform, we need our progressive leaders in the Senate to stand up and fight.

Can you call Sens. Gillibrand and Schumer immediately? Ask them to stand up to Joe Lieberman, and insist health care reform include a strong public option this year.

Here's where to call:

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Phone: 202-224-4451

Senator Charles Schumer
Phone: 202-224-6542

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSNY_2.FSNY_1&cp_id=1210&id=18287-10220574-KF03Bax&t=2

This latest bad "deal" is nowhere near final.

In these final, intense weeks, it's more important than ever to fight back against attempts to gut health care reform. Our senators need to hear just how outraged voters are over this latest "deal," and the ongoing gutting of health care reform. 

No one even knows if this latest deal has 60 votes—and that means all of us, and our progressive allies in Congress, have an opportunity right now to stand up to make clear that continuing to weaken health care reform is just unacceptable.

Can you call Sens. Gillibrand and Schumer right away? Make sure they know you're counting on them to stand up to Joe Lieberman and fight for real health care reform.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kat, Eli, Lenore, Peter, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Senators move to remove Medicare expansion, public option from healthcare bill," The Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85791&id=18287-10220574-KF03Bax&t=3

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