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Can there be any doubt what these job loss numbers mean? More people will be struggling to keep their health care insurance.
However, when you’re getting big money from insurance companies, which includes many Democrats, it seems you’re willing to ignore the needs of million and millions of people.
Mary Landrieu is getting hit hard at home.
Kay Hagan, who was pushed by Emily’s List and Hillary Clinton is, too. Breast cancer survivors are sending her a simple message: Senator Hagan support a strong public insurance plan, available nationwide from day one and accountable to Congress and the voters. Sign your name so she knows how you feel and that you stand with these breast cancer survivors.
Even Wal-Mart gets what this is about.
Why don’t some Democrats?
TO ADD… As for the HELP legislation and costs (see Ezra on CBO numbers), Johnathan Cohn writes the cost at around $1-1.3 trillion, higher than the CBO numbers. The good news, it’s a much better bill, which is worth the cost.
UPDATE II: From what I’m hearing from impeccable sources is that Dodd is making clear that the bill would have to be combined w/ the Finance bill to cover Medicare, etc. We’re talking *only* the cost of the HELP bill ($611 billion) in the CBO numbers.
Additionally, from what I’m also hearing, Hagan is now on board, as ALL members of the HELP committee have signed on. Post on it.
UPDATE: Read HELP legislation (bring food & drink, it’s long).
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