Public Option Support Growing In The Senate
Following up on yesterday’s post, the number of senators singing the letter to urge Harry Reid to put the public option back in play is now growing. Here’s where the list stands: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Michael Bennet (D-Col.) Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Al Franken (D-Minn.) Pat Leahy (D-VT) Roland Burris […]
Following up on yesterday’s post, the number of senators singing the letter to urge Harry Reid to put the public option back in play is now growing. Here’s where the list stands:
- Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
- Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
- Michael Bennet (D-Col.)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
- Al Franken (D-Minn.)
- Pat Leahy (D-VT)
- Roland Burris (D-Ill.)
- John Kerry (D-Mass.)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
These senators have not yet signed on but signaled strong support for the public option:
- Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
- Ben Cardin (D-Md.)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
This is an awesome momentum, with 14 senators now showing strong support for the public option. That’s almost 1/4 of the Democratic caucus, and the number seems to out shadow the number of blue dogs now. You better start listening Harry.
