Friday, July 17, 2009

fwd: SUSAN DAVIS - Deja Vu All Over Again - Can U Call?

This is where we started in March isn't it??? .... with Susan Davis.  

From: "John P. Falchi" <pacerjp14@sbcglobal.net>
Date: July 17, 2009 5:21:29 PM PDT

Dear Friends- 
    Kucinich's amendment to HR 4300, to allow states to have single payer healthcare in a state, passed the House Committee 25-19.  However Rep. Susan Davis voted against it. We should let her know that we don't approve of her vote, and try to get her to switch as it comes up for a vote on the floor.

Rep. Davis' # is (202) 225-2040 -- Spencer Young is her staffer on this * *TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES: 877-762-8762 (it rings a long time before being answered)*
 
 Thanks.
Yours for single payer, John
________________________________
John P. Falchi
San Diego, CA 92107
619-222-6036
____________________________________________________________________________
 
-----Original Message-----
From: pdla-bounces@svpal.org [mailto:pdla-bounces@svpal.org] On Behalf Of Yannick Phillips
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 11:02 AM
To: progressivecaucuscdp@yahoogroups.com
Cc: pdla@svpal.org; Members of WLADC; dfa-norcal
Subject: CALL NOW~CA GEORGE MILLER & SUSAN DAVIS VOTE AGAINST CAHEALTHCARE
 
Linda Sutton wrote:
> 
> *EVERYONE PLEASE MAKE A CALL TO THESE TWO CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVES
> WHO VOTED AGAINST OUR RIGHT TO HAVE HEALTHCARE IN OUR OWN STATE. THEY
> BOTH NEED A PRIMARY CHALLENGER!!! *
> *...And our newest representative, Judy Chu, in one of her first
> votes, PASSES!!!*
> **
> *ALL ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS NEED TO CONSIDER A CENSURE RESOLUTION. *
> **
> *SINGLE PAYER IS IN THE CA DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S PLATFORM. THEY VOTED IN
> OPPOSITION TO IT.*
> **
> *NEITHER OF THEM SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ENDORSEMENT!!!*
> **
> *Chair of the Committee, George Miller, at: (202) 225-3725 (FROM
> CALIFORNIA) HE IS A DEMOCRAT!!!!*
> *-- Mark Zuckerman is the staffer in charge of this. This number is to
> the subcommittee.
Rep. Susan Davis of California: (202) 225-2040 -- Spencer Young is her
 staffer on this *
 
> *California's newest representative, JUDY CHU, DID NOT VOTE FOR IT and
> needs to be called about 2 PASS votes. She was elected with strong
> support of the progressive community. BUT please note that she got
> very large contributions from the healthcare/insurance industries for
> her recent election. (202) 225-5464 -- her staffer on this is Amelia
> Wang.*
> **
 *TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES: 877-762-8762 (it rings a
long time before being answered)*
> House Committee Allows States to Create Single-Payer Healthcare
> By David Swanson
> 
> On Friday morning at 9:45 a.m. ET in the *House Committee on Education
> and Labor, the committee members voted 25 to 19 to pass Congressman
> Dennis Kucinich's amendment to the healthcare reform bill. * This
> amendment, *if it survives the full House, the Senate, the conference,
> and the President, will not alter the federal legislation except to
> allow states to create single-payer healthcare systems if they choose
> to.*  If this change to the bill makes news, it will pass the Senate,
> because there is no legitimate argument against it, and the support
> for it is bipartisan.
> 
> The committee members voted in order of seniority through all the
> Democrats and then the Republicans, returning to allow those who
> passed or were not present on the first round or the second round to
> cast their vote.  No members switched their votes from yes to no or
> vice versa, during the voting, but s*everal passed and then voted
> after hearing their colleagues vote.  In t*he final count, 25 voted
> Yes, 19 No, 2 left their vote as "Pass," and 3 were not there or did
> not respond at all.
> 
> *On the first go round, these Democrats voted Yes: Woolsey, Kucinich,
> Holt, Grijalva, Loebsack, and Fudge.  Not nearly enough, but then came
> the Republicans, not a single one of whom has supported single-payer h
> ealthcare, but many of whom apparently respect states' rights: Kline,
> Petri, McKeon, Souder, Ehlers, Biggert, Platts, Wilson, McMorris
> Rogers, Price, and Guthrie.  That gave us 17 votes going into round
> two.  Among Democrats, we then picked up Payne, Scott, Shea Porter,
> and Polis.  Among Republicans, Hoekstra and Castle joined in.  We had
> 23 votes moving into round three.  Two more Democrats, Tierney and
> Tonko, brought the total to 25.*
> 
> Then you have the list of members who voted for the arguably
> unconstitutional step of banning states from providing their citizens
> with healthcare, a step for which no legitimate case has been made,
> but which the health insurance companies strongly favor.  First and
> foremost was Committee Chairman George Miller who led the voting with
> a resounding "No."  He was joined on the first round by Democrats
> Kildee, Andrews, Hinojosa, McCarthy, Bishop, Sestak, Altmire, Hare,
> Courtney, Sablan, and Titus, and Republicans McClintock, Hunter, Roe,
> and Thompson.  On the second round Democrats Davis and Hirono voted
> No, along with Republican Cassidy.  On the third round, no more Nos
> were added.  Not voting yes or no were: Wu, Clarke, Pierluisi, Chu,
> and Bishop of Utah.
> 
> *There are major campaigns with a good chance of passing single-payer
> healthcare if Congress permits it in the following states:
> Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, and Massachusetts.*
> 
> RO LL CALL ON VOTE TO ALLOW STATES TO CREATE SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE
> 9:40 a.m. ET, July 17, 2009
> House Committee on Education and Labor
> Y=Allow states to provide their citizens healthcare if they choose
> N=Ban states
> PASS= Pass
> --= Not present or no response
> Democrats
> 
> 25 to 19 to 2
> 
>     * George Miller, Chairman (CA-07) N
>     * Dale E. Kildee (MI-05) N
>     * Donald M. Payne (NJ-10) PASS, Y
>     * Robert E. Andrews (NJ-01) N
>     * Robert C. Scott (VA-03) --, Y
>     * Lynn C. Woolsey (CA-06) Y
>     * Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) N
>     * Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04) N
>     * John F. Tierney (MA-06) --, --, Y
>     * Dennis J. Kucinich (OH-10) Y
>     * David Wu (OR-01) PASS, PASS
>     * Rush D. Holt (NJ-12) Y
>     * Susan A. Davis (CA-53) PASS, N
>     * Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) Y
>     * Timothy H. Bishop (NY-01) N
>     * Joe Sestak (PA-07) N
>     * Dave Loebsack (IA-02) Y
>     * Mazie Hirono (HI-02) PASS, N
>     * Jason Altmire (PA-04) N
>     * Phil Hare (IL-17) N
>     * Yvette Clarke (NY-11)  --, --
>     * Joe Courtney (CT-02) N
>     * Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) --, Y
>     * Marcia Fudge (OH-11) Y
>     * Jared Polis (CO-2) PASS, Y
>     * Paul Tonko (NY-21) --, --, Y
>     * Pedro Pierluisi (PR) --, --
>     * Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Northern Mariana Islands) N
>     * Dina Titus (NV-3) N
>     * Judy Chu PASS, PASS,
> 
> Republicans
> 
>     * John Kline, Ranking Member (MN-02) Y
>     * Thomas E. Petri (WI-06) Y
>     * Howard "Buck" McKeon (CA-25) Y
>     * Peter Hoekstra (MI-02) PASS, Y
>     * Michael N. Castle (DE-At Large) PASS, Y
>     * Mark E. Souder (IN-03) Y
>     * Vernon J. Ehlers (MI-03) Y
>     * Judy Biggert (IL-13) Y
>     * Todd Russell Platts (PA-19) Y
>     * Joe Wilson (SC-02) Y
>     * Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) Y
>     * Tom Price (GA-06) Y
>     * Rob Bishop (UT-01) --, --
>     * Brett Guthrie (KY-2) Y
>     * Bill Cassidy (LA-6) PASS, N
>     * Tom McClintock (CA-4) N
> 0A     * Duncan D. Hunter (CA-52) N
>     * Phil Roe (TN-1) N
>     * Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-05) N
> 
>
> 
> --
> Linda Sutton
> PDLA Co-Chair
> 41st AD Delegate CDPLos Angeles, CA
> __._,_.___
 

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