So, will Pelosi keep her promise to give single payer a floor vote, or not?
I'm guessing No, but perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised:
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) secured a commitment from Pelosi and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) for a vote on a fully government-run, “single-payer” insurance program in July to get liberal support for moving the bill out of committee. Weiner said Thursday that he'd been told “all systems are go,” but leaders have pointedly declined to confirm that.
Odd, that.
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Hail Mary on the Kucinich Amendment
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- George Miller
- Health
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- Kucinich amendment
- Labor
- Los Angeles
- Majority Leader
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ralphbon, blogging at FireDogLake
According to Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America, one avenue of appeal remains regarding these efforts:
Democratic House leaders can insert what is called a “Manager’s Amendment” into legislation, even when it is closed to any other amendments. The managers are the majority and minority members who “manage” debate for the bill on each side.
Today, tomorrow, and beyond, we need to call these “managers” and insist that the Kucinich Amendment is restored into the healthcare bill….
The “gang” that holds our future in their hands includes:
* Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4965; San Francisco office (415) 556-4862
Aux telephones, citoyens! Yet again!
If you want the Kucinich Amendment -- the one that would allow states to opt out of those stoopid exchanges and set up their own single payer systems -- to survive the next step in the melding process, call now!
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
DC (202) 225.4965
SF (415) 556.4862Representative George Miller:
DC (202) 225.2095
Concord (925) 602.1880Representative Henry Waxman:
DC (202) 225.3976
LA (323) 651.1040



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