Tag: Public Option

Carper On Board? ***Updated*** Carper Says No

Filed in Delaware by on February 23, 2010 33 Comments

TPM is reporting that Tom Carper is now saying that he will sign onto the letter to pass the public option through reconciliation! Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) tells TPMDC that he plans to sign a letter urging Senate leadership to pass a public option via reconciliation. “I expect that I will” sign, Carper said. The […]

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Healthcare NOW!

Filed in National by on February 21, 2010 46 Comments

On Friday, I was able to leave work a little early and visit a healthcare rally held in Newark. The event was a stop on an 8 day march from Philadelphia to Washington. The march is called The March for Melanie in honor of an activist from Philadelphia, Melanie Shouse, that recently lost her battle with breast cancer.

Melanie’s death certificate certainly said that the cause of death was breast Cancer, but it was just as much caused by a lack of healthcare.

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Tom Carper’s Office: Public Option is a Fall Back?

Filed in National by on September 1, 2009 7 Comments

So what is Tom Carper’s position on Public Option Health Care? A friend of mine just called up Senator Carper’s office, and inquired whether Carper (who claims that he “doesn’t oppose” the public option, a weaselly double-negative) would support a public option plan that was “available on day one”. Why is this important? In the […]

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Funny And Clever And… Correct

Filed in National by on August 27, 2009 3 Comments
Funny And Clever And… Correct

h/t Jack and Jill Politics

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And Now a Word From Tom’s Sponsors…

Filed in National by on August 25, 2009 17 Comments
And Now a Word From Tom’s Sponsors…

Kilroy better take heed of my skilz!

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Bloggers Make A Difference!

Filed in National by on August 19, 2009 4 Comments

Look what we can do when we set our minds to it! A fundraiser launched by progressive bloggers as part of an increasingly aggressive response to White House backsliding on health care reform has out-raised any such effort in the past. Donations in support of Democrats who back a public insurance option as part of […]

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Tell Tom Carper to Support the Public Option

Filed in National by on July 7, 2009 2 Comments

We all know that Senator Carper has corporate health care lobbyists in his ear and corporate money filling his campaign coffers. But don’t any of you DARE give up this fight – every quitter provides an excuse for mass surrender. You’ve got to work for this – if we don’t fight like hell with our […]

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Tell Tom Carper to Support the Public Option

Filed in National by on June 30, 2009 6 Comments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2v5tVWcnGE&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] We have a little over a month to apply pressure to Senator Carper to support public option health care. (302) 573-6291 Put this number in your cell phone or your wallet or purse. Call it on your lunch break tomorrow. Ask his staff (or leave a message asking) if Senator Carper supports offering public […]

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