Critical List of House Dems to Call To Defeat Health Care Bill - From Hugh Hewitt’s Post

It seems very likely that if Obamacare is going to be stopped, it will have to happen in the House. And that means turning some of supporters the deeply unpopular bill into opponents with at least enough spine to tell Nancy Pelosi and the president “No.”

Thus the two lists below. The first list is of all the so-called “Blue Dogs,” the alleged “moderate Democrats” in the House. Many refused to vote for Obamacare the first time around, and they need to be bucked up and made to understand that their hopes of re-election depend upon continuing to stand against the government takeover of American health care and the massive cuts to Medicare on which the takeover is premised.

The second list are the Democrats who voted for the bill in the fall but who hail from swing districts. These are the House members identified by the National Republican Congressional Committee’s ReverseTheVote.org effort. The last thing they want are phone calls and e-mails from voters pledging to throw time and money at their opponents if Obamacare passes.

The Congressional switchboard works for them all –202-225-3121, but direct calls to their offices and especially their district offices are even more effective. E-mails work as well, but many of their number won’t accept e-mails unless a district zip code is used, which means a little work for the dedicated anti-Obamacare activist. (Just use the zip code of their district office address if you want to communicate despite their filter.)

The Blue Dogs:

Alabama

Rep. Bobby Bright – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2901
District Phone: Dothan (334) 794-9680; Montgomery (334) 277-9113; Opp (334) 493-9253
Link to E-mail

Rep. Parker Griffith – 5th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4801
District Phone: Huntsville (256) 551-0190; Decatur (256) 355-9400; Shoals (256) 381-3450
Link to E-mail

Arkansas

Rep. Marion Berry – 1st District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4076
District Phone: Jonesboro (870) 972-4600; Cabot (501) 843-4955; Mountain Home (870) 425-3510
Link to E-Mail

Rep. Mike Ross – 4th District
DC Phone: 1-800-223-2220
District Phone: El Dorado (870) 881-0681; Hot Springs (501) 520-5892; Pine Bluff (870) 536-3376; Prescott (870) 887-6787
Link to E-mail

Arizona

Rep. Harry Mitchell – 5th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2190
District Phone: (480) 946-2411
Link to E-mail

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords – 8th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2542
District Phone: Tucson (520) 881-3588; Cochise (520) 459-3115
Link to E-mail

California

Rep. Mike Thompson – 1st District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3311
District Phone: Napa (707) 226-9898; Humboldt (707) 269-9595; Mendocino (707) 962-0933; Yolo (530) 662-5272
Link to E-mail

Rep. Dennis Cardoza – 18th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-6131
District Phone: Merced (209) 383-4455; (209) 527-1914; Stockton (209) 946-0361
Link to E-mail

Rep. Jim Costa – 20th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-9308
District Phone: Fresno (559) 495-1620; Bakersfield (661) 869-1620
Link to E-mail

Rep. Loretta Sanchez – 29th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2965
District Phone: (714) 621-0102
Link to E-mail

Rep. Jane Harman – 36th District
DC Phone: (202) 225 8220
District Phone: El Segundo (310) 643 3636; Wilmington (310) 549 8282
Link to E-mail

Rep. Joe Baca – 43rd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-6161
District Phone: (909) 885-2222
Link to E-mail

Colorado

Rep. John Salazar – 3rd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4761
District Phone: Grand Junction (970) 245-7107; Pueblo (719) 543-8200; Durango (970) 259-1012; Alamosa (719) 587-5105
Link to E-mail

Florida

Rep. Allen Boyd – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5235
District Phone: Tallahassee (850) 561-3979; Panama City (850) 785-0812
Link to E-mail

Georgia

Rep. Sanford Bishop – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3631
District Phone: Albany (229) 439-8067; Colombus (706) 320-9477; Thomasville (229) 226-7789
Link to E-mail

Rep. Jim Marshall – 3rd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-6531
District Phone: Macon (478) 464-0255; Dublin (478) 296-2023; Tifton (229) 556-7418
Link to E-mail

Rep. John Barrow – 12th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2823
District Phone: Augusta (706) 722-4494; Sandersville (478) 553-9215; Savannah (912) 354-7282
Link to E-mail

Rep. David Scott– 13th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2939
District Phone: Jonesboro (770) 210-5073; Smyrna (770) 432-5405
Link to E-mail

Iowa

Rep. Leonard Boswell – 3rd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3806
District Phone: (515) 282-1909
Link to E-mail

Idaho

Rep. Walt Minnick – 1st District
DC Phone: (202) 225-6611
District Phone: Meridian (208) 888-3188; Lewiston (208) 743-1388; Couer d’Alene (208) 667-0127
Link to E-mail

Indiana

Rep. Joe Donnelly – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3915
District Phone: South Bend (574) 288-2780; Logansport (574) 753-2671; La Porte (219) 326-6808; Michigan City (219) 873-1403
Link to E-mail

Rep. Brad Ellsworth – 8th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4636
District Phone: Evansville (812) 465-6484; Terre Haute (812) 232-0523
Link to E-mail

Rep. Baron Hill (Co-Chair for Policy) – 9th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5315
District Phone: Jeffersonville (812) 288-3999; Bloomington (812)336-3000
Link to E-mail

Kansas

Rep. Dennis Moore – 3rd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2865
District Phone: Overland Park (913) 383-2013; Kansas City (913) 621-0832; Lawrence (785) 842-9313
Link to E-mail

Kentucky

Rep. Ben Chandler – 6th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4706
District Phone: (859) 219-1366
Link to E-mail

Louisiana

Rep. Charlie Melancon (Co-Chair for Communications) – 3rd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4031
District Phone: Houma (985) 876-3033; Chalmette (504) 271-1707; Gonzales (225) 621-8490; New Iberia (337) 367-8231
Link to E-mail

Maryland

Rep. Frank Jr. Kratovil – 1st District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5311
District Phone: Centreville (443) 262 -9136
Link to E-mail

Maine

Rep. Mike Michaud – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2943
District Phone: Bangor (207) 942-6935; Lewiston (207) 782-3704; Presque Isle (207) 764-1036; Waterville (207) 873-5713
Link to E-mail

Minnesota

Rep. Collin Peterson – 7th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2165
District Phone: Detroit Lakes (218) 847-5056; Marshall (507) 537-2299; Montevideo (320) 235-1061; Red Lake Falls (218) 253-4356; Redwood Falls (507) 637-2270; Willmar (320) 235-1061
Link to E-mail

Mississippi

Rep. Travis Childers – 1st Districts
DC Phone: (202) 225-4306
District Phone: Tupelo (662) 841-8808; Hernando (662) 449-3090; Colombus (662) 327-0748
Link to E-mail

Rep. Gene Taylor – 4th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5772
District Phone: Bay St. Louis (228) 469-9235; Ocean Springs (228) 872-7950; Hattiesburg (601) 582-3246; Laurel (601) 425-3905
Link to E-mail

North Carolina

Rep. Mike McIntyre – 7th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2731
District Phone: Lumberton (910) 735-0610; Fayetteville (910) 323-0260; Wilmington (910) 815-4959; Bolivia (910)-253-0158
Link to E-mail

Rep. Heath Shuler (Whip) – 11th DistrictDC Phone: (202) 225-6401
District Phone: Asheville (828) 252-1651; Murphy (828) 835-4981; Sylva (828) 586-1962
Link to E-mail

North Dakota
Rep. Earl Pomeroy
DC Phone: (202) 225-2611
District Phone: Bismarck (701) 224-0355; Fargo (701) 235-9760

Link to E-mail

New York

Rep. Mike Arcuri – 24th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3665
District Phone: Utica (315) 793-8146/8147; Auburn (315) 252-2777/2778; Cortland (607) 756-2470
Link to E-mail

Ohio

Rep. Charles Wilson – 6th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5705
District Phone: Canfield (330) 533-7250; Marietta (740) 376-0868; Bridgeport (740) 633-5705; Ironton (740) 533-9423; Wellsville (330) 532-3740
Link to E-mail

Rep. Zack Space – 18th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-6265
District Phone: Dover (330) 364-4300; Zanesville (740) 452-6338; Chillicothe (740) 779-1636
Link to E-mail

Oklahoma

Rep. Dan Boren – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2701
District Phone: Muskogee (918) 687-2533; Claremont (918) 341-9336; McAlester (918) 423-5951
Link to E-mail

Pennsylvania

Rep. Jason Altmire – 4th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-2565
District Phone: Aliquippa (724) 378-0928; Natrona (724) 226-1304
Link to E-mail

Rep. Patrick Murphy – 8th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4276
District Phone: Bristol (215) 826-1963; Doylestown (215) 348-1194
Link to E-mail

Rep. Christopher Carney – 10th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3731
District Phone: Clarks Summit (570) 585-9988; Shamokin (570) 644-1682; Williamsport (570) 327-1902
Link to E-mail

Rep. Tim Holden – 17th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5546
District Phone: Berks (610) 921-3502; Dauphin/Perry (717) 234-5904; Lebanon (717) 270-1395; Schuylkill (570) 622-4212
Link to E-mail

Tennessee

Rep. Lincoln Davis – 4th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-6831
District Phone: Columbia (931) 490-8699; Jamestown (931) 879-2361; McMinnville (931) 473-7259; Rockwood (865) 354-3323
Link to E-mail

Rep. Jim Cooper – 5th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4311
District Phone: Nashville (615) 736-5295
Link to E-mail

Rep. Bart Gordon – 6th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4231
District Phone: Murfreesboro (615) 896-1986; Cookeville (931) 528-5907; Gallatin (615) 451-5174
Link to E-mail

Rep. John Tanner – 8th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4714
District Phone: Union City (731) 885-7070; Jackson (731) 423-4848; Millington (901) 873-5690
Link to E-mail

Texas

Rep. Henry Cuellar – 28th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-1640
District Phone: Laredo (956) 725-0639; McAllen (956) 631-4826; Rio Grande City (956) 487-5603; San Antonio (210) 271-2851; Seguin (830) 401-0457
Link to E-mail

Utah

Rep. Jim Matheson – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-3011
District Phone: South Salt Lake (801) 486-1236; St. George (435) 627-0880;
Link to E-mail

Virginia

Rep. Glenn Nye – 2nd District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4215
District Phone: Hampton (757) 326-6201; Eastern (757) 789-5092
Link to E-mail

The ReverseTheVote.org Target List

Arkansas

Rep. Snyder –2nd District
D.C. Phone: 202-225-2506
District Office:
Little Rock: 501-324-5941
E-mail link

Illinois

Rep. Mellissa Bean–8th District
D.C. Phone: 202-225-3711
District Offices:
Schaumburg: 847-517-2927

Rep. Bill Foster–14th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2976
District Offices:
Batavia: (630) 406-1114
Dixon: (815) 288-0680
Geneseo: (309) 944-3558
E-mail link

Missouri

Rep. Russ Carnahan–3rd District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2671
District Offices:
St. Louis: (314) 962-1523
Jefferson County: (636) 937-8039
E-mail link.

Nevada

Rep. Dina Titus
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-3252
District Office:
Las Vegas: (702) 387-4941
E-mail link

New Hampshire

Rep. Shea-Porter –1rst District
D.C. Office: (202) 225-5456
District Office:
Dover: (603) 743-4813
E-mail contact

New York

Rep. Tim Bishop–1rst District
D.C. Phone: 202-225-3826
District Offices:
Southampton: (631) 259-8450
Corum: (631) 696-6500
E-mail link

Opponent: Chris Cox.

Rep. Michael Acuri–24th District
D.C. Phone: 202-225-3665
District Offices
Utica: 315-793-8146/8147
Auburn: 315 252-2777/2778
Cortland: 607-756-2470
E-mail link.

Rep. John Hall–19th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-5441
District Offices:
Goshen: (845) 291-4100
Carmel: (845) 225-3641 x49371
E-mail link .

Rep. Bill Owens–23rd District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-4611
District Offices:
Watertown: (315) 782-3150
Plattsburg: (518) 563-1406
Mayfield: (518) 661-6486
Canastota: (315) 875-5115
E-mail link

Ohio

Rep. Steve Driehaus–1rst District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2216
District Office:
Cincinnati: (513) 684-2723
E-mail link

Rep.Mary Jo Kilroy–15th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2015
District Office:
Columbus: (614) 294-2196
E-mail link

Rep. Zach Space
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-6265
District Office:
Dover: (330) 364-4300
Chillicothe: (740) 779-1636
Zanesville: (740) 452-6338 or 1-866-910-7577
E-mail link

Oregon

Rep. Kurt Schrader –5th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-5711
District Office:
Salem: (503) 588-9100
Oregon City: (503) 557-1324
E-mail link

Pennsyvania

Rep. Kathy Dalkemper–3rd District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-5406
District Office:
Erie: 1-877-528-4948 or (814) 456-2038
E-mail link

Rep. Paul Kanjorski–11th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-6511
District Offices:
Wilkes-Barre: (570) 825-2200
Scranton: (570) 496-1011
E-mail link

Virginia

Rep. Gerry Connolly–11th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-1492
District Offices:
Fairfax: (703) 256-3071
Woodbridge: (703) 670-4989
E-mail link

Wisconsin

Rep. Kagan –8th District
D.C. Phone: (202) 225-5665
District Offices:
Green Bay: (920) 437-1954
Appleton: (920) 380-0061
E-mail contact

Popularity: 2% [?]

NRLC Legislative Alert:

President Obama, Pelosi, Reid launch big push for pro-abortion health bill!

Tell lawmakers that you oppose the massive Obama-backed health bills

The legislative situation may change rapidly — check this page frequently for updated information.   

 

WASHINGTON (Updated February 26, 2010, 5 PM EST) - President Obama and top Democratic congressional leaders have launched a final all-out push to enact a massive health care restructuring bill that, among other things, contains sweeping pro-abortion provisions. 

The Senate passed the pro-abortion legislation (H.R. 3590) on December 24. However, so far the White House and Democratic leaders have been unable to muster the votes to pass the bill in the House of Representatives, partly because of resistance to the pro-abortion provisions among House pro-life Democrats, led by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mi.), and vigorous opposition from the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) and others.          

 

The White House game plan was disrupted on January 19, when Republican Scott Brown captured the U.S. Senate seat that had been held for decades by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.). The outcome was widely viewed as a reflection of public opposition to the sweeping approaches to health care restructuring that the Obama Administration and top congressional Democrats have made a top priority.

Nevertheless, President Obama and the top leaders of his party on Capitol Hill have regrouped and are going all out to try to push the legislation into law. “We will pass a bill,” vowed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) on February 22.  Democrats currently control the 435-member House by a 77-seat margin.    

 

In recent weeks, NRLC lobbyists have been busy educating members of the House about why the Senate-passed bill is the most pro-abortion single piece of legislation ever to reach the floor of the House for a vote since Roe v. Wade.  A showdown vote in the House is likely to occur before the end of March.  Please read on to learn what you can do to prevent enactment of this destructive legislation.   

 

“The scope of the pro-abortion provisions in the Senate bill have been vastly understated by the mainstream news media,” said NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson.  “By the conclusion of the amending process in the Senate, H.R. 3590 was the most expansive pro-abortion piece of legislation ever to reach the floor of either house of Congress for a vote, since Roe v. Wade. The Senate bill would allow direct federal funding of abortion on demand through Community Health Centers, would institute federal subsidies for private health plans that cover abortion on demand, including some federally administered plans, and would authorize federal mandates that could require even non-subsidized private plans to cover elective abortion.”  

 

Pelosi is currently involved in writing a new bill that would make certain changes to H.R. 3590, using a fast-track procedure called “reconciliation” that would not be subject to a Republican filibuster in the Senate. This so-called “sidecar” bill will include some of the changes that President Obama wants made to the Senate bill, as contained in a list released by the White House on February 22.  However, “the changes proposed by President Obama would not fix any of the abortion problems in the Senate-passed bill,” said NRLC’s Johnson.   

 

Last November, the House removed pro-abortion provisions from its own version of health care legislation, H.R. 3962, by adopting an NRLC-backed amendment offered by Stupak and Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.). The Stupak-Pitts Amendment passed 240-194, with support from 64 Democrats — one-fourth of all the House Democrats — and all except one Republican. But Obama opposed the Stupak language, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) led a successful effort to keep it out of the Senate bill, H.R. 3590, which the Senate passed on December 24.  

 

(To view the complete NRLC statement on President Obama’s February 22 proposal, click here.  To view or download a letter sent by NRLC to members of the U.S. House, explaining seven major abortion-related problems with the Senate-passed bill, click here.)

 

This is no time to relax:  It appears that Speaker Pelosi will make every effort to ram the legislation through the House before the end of March.  Each member of the House should be urged to oppose the Senate-passed health bill (H.R. 3590), no matter what cosmetic changes are proposed or promised, because of the provisions that would result in abortion mandates and abortion subsidies.  It is especially important that House Democrats who voted for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment on November 7, 2009, hear from constituents in opposition to the Senate bill.  To view the House roll call on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, click here.

 

Please telephone the offices of your U.S. House member.  The Washington offices of your representatives can be reached through the Capitol Switchboard, 202-225-3121.  If you scroll to the bottom of this alert, you will find additional suggestions for ways to communicate with your federal representatives on this issue.  

To view or download a summary of recent public opinion polls on whether abortion should be covered in health care legislation, click here.   To view the NRLC scorecard showing how your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives has voted on key pro-life issues during the current Congress, click here.  To view the NRLC scorecard for the U.S. Senate for the current Congress, click here.  To look up the entire voting record of any current member of Congress on NRLC-scored issues, click here, then enter the name of the lawmaker.  Once you reach the lawmaker’s profile, chose the “Votes” tab.  For lawmakers who have served for more than a few years, scroll to the bottom of the list of displayed votes and click “More Key Votes” to see his or her entire record back to 1997.

What You Can Do Now

* Please take a few minutes to use the form below to send messages to your U.S. House member and to your two U.S. senators to urge them to oppose the health care legislation backed by President Obama.  You can modify the suggested message as you see fit — for example, to offer your views on other components of the legislation, including those relating to rationing of lifesaving medical treatments. When you fill in your mailing address, your messages will automatically be directed to the appropriate U.S. House member and to your two U.S. senators.  

* In addition, please TELEPHONE the offices of your U.S. House member.  Give your name and address, and tell the lawmaker’s staff person that you wish to be recorded as “opposed to the Senate health care legislation, H.R. 3590, because the bill contains multiple pro-abortion provisions and is unacceptable.” The offices of any House member can be reached through 202-225-3121.  You can also find the direct-dial numbers (and fax numbers) for the Washington and in-state offices of your representative by calling up his or her individual profile on this website, here.  

 

* Also, please send short letters to the “letters to the editor” features of your local newspapers, in order to alert your fellow pro-life citizens to the pro-abortion policies that the Obama White House and the pro-abortion lobby are trying to smuggle into law through “health care reform.”  You can find contact information for your local news media in our “Media Guide” here.

* National Right to Life needs your help now more than ever.  Please click here to donate to support NRL’s efforts to keep abortion out of health care legislation.  

 

* News media:  For further information on this issue, contact NRLC at 202-626-8820 or 202-626-8825.   
       
 

Popularity: 6% [?]

The Health Care fight is not over - Kimberly Strassel in the Wall Street Journal details the behind the scenes strategizing in the “Health Lady Has Yet to Sing“:

Mrs. Pelosi (still) has a math challenge. Of her three-yes-vote margin, Democrat Robert Wexler has resigned; his seat remains unfilled until April. Republican Joseph Cao won’t be the final vote for a Democratic bill. As for the 39 Dems who initially voted against the legislation, a vote flip now would be an invitation to be singled outa la Blanche Lincolnas the individual who brought the nation ObamaCare.
The potential for flips the other way is big. Michigan pro-lifer Bart Stupak is still vowing that he and up to 10 other Democrats will bolt without his abortion language. Some 190 members have signed a letter demanding the end of the tax on high-value health planswhich President Obama needs to fund the bill. Liberals are still vowing revenge for the death of the public option (though the Award for Most Empty Threats in One Debate still goes to this crew.)

House Republicans smell at least a whiff of blood, enough to launch a campaign targeting 37 Democrats who may have a case of yes-vote regrets. These include members like Oregon freshman Kurt Schrader; 49% of his seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, which will be gutted under the legislation. Also up for special attention are Democrats hailing from flat-broke states that will nonetheless be saddled with huge new Medicaid costs under the bill.
Critics of the legislation shouldn’t get their hopes too high. The Democratic leadership is now clinically obsessed with passage. No first-round yes vote has yet jumped ship, and even if some do, Mrs. Pelosi has options. Prior no votes might be convinced that a more “moderate” Senate bill gives them cover to flip. Three no votes, including Tennessee’s John Tanner, are retiring, and may feel liberated. The White House no doubt has a list of plum jobs it can offer people as consolation prizes for voting yes and losing their seats.

The point is rather that there is now officially enough nervousness that anything can happen. Whatever the Tuesday election outcome, Mr. Brown already claims victory for rattling Democratic minds. And should he win, health care becomes even more toxic. This isn’t over yet.

Full article shows the Dems sweating.

Popularity: 18% [?]

from the NRLC:

Urge lawmakers to oppose the pro-abortion health care bill!

Senate conducts decisive procedural votes this week!

WASHINGTON (Updated December 23, 2009, 10 AM EST) – The U.S. Senate this week is conducting a series of crucial votes on sweeping health care legislation that is strongly opposed by NRLC and other pro-life organizations.

The legislation (H.R. 3590), the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.), consists of a 2,074-page bill proposed by Reid on November 18, as modified by a 383-page “manager’s amendment” that Reid unveiled on December 19. The original Reid bill contained abortion-related provisions that NRLC and other pro-life groups strongly opposed. The manager’s amendment modified those provisions, but did not correct them, and NRLC strongly opposes the abortion language contained in the amended Senate bill.

On December 21, the bill cleared a major procedural hurdle when the Senate voted to end debate (”invoke cloture”) on the Reid manager’s amendment. All 60 Senate Democrats (including two independents who caucus with the Democrats) voted for cloture, and all 40 Republicans voted against cloture.

The legislation now faces an additional 60-vote procedural hurdle on December 23, leading up to a vote on passage of the Senate bill on December 24. In a letter sent to the Senate on December 22, NRLC said, “We view a vote for cloture [to end debate] on the Senate bill as a vote to advance legislation to allow the federal government to subsidize private insurance plans that cover abortion on demand, to oversee multi-state plans that cover elective abortions, and to empower federal officials to mandate that private health plans cover abortions even if they do not accept subsidized enrollees.” To view or download the NRLC letter in PDF format, click here.

Once the Senate approves the bill, congressional Democratic leaders will seek to reconcile the Senate bill with the different health care bill passed by the House of Representatives on November 7 (H.R. 3962). This process is expected to take several weeks.

Before passing the bill, the House adopted the NRLC-backed Stupak-Pitts Amendment to remove subsidies for abortion. In a statement issued on December 19, the prime sponsor of that amendment, Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Mi.), said that the abortion language contained in the Senate bill “is unacceptable.”

After a final version of the bill is crafted by congressional Democratic leaders, it can only be sent to President Obama for his signature if it first receives approval from a majority in the House of Representatives, and surmounts several 60-vote hurdles in the Senate. NRLC will continue to urge lawmakers to oppose the legislation as long as it contains provisions that promote abortion and the rationing of lifesaving medical treatments.

(The legislative situation can change rapidly, so check back to this page frequently to get the latest updates.)

Time is short! Please telephone the offices of your U.S. senators and your U.S. House member. The Washington offices of your representatives can be reached through the Capitol Switchboard, 202-224-3121. If you scroll to the bottom of this alert, you will find additional suggestions for ways to communicate with your senators on this issue.

On July 17, 2007, during Barack Obama’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, he appeared before the annual conference of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Speaking of his plans for “health care reform,” Obama said, “in my mind, reproductive care is essential care. It is basic care, and so it is at the center and at the heart of the plan that I propose.” He stated that, “What we’re doing is to say that we’re going to set up a public plan that all persons and all women can access if they don’t have health insurance. It’ll be a plan that will provide all essential services, including reproductive services.” You can view a video of Obama’s remarks here. You can view a review of what Obama said by the independent group Politifact.com here.) Since adoption of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment by the House on November 7, Obama has expressed opposition to the pro-life amendment in interviews, and the White House staff is working actively against the pro-life amendments on Capitol Hill.

What You Can Do Now

* Please take a few minutes to use the form below to send messages to your two U.S. senators and your U.S. House member to urge them to oppose the Senate health care bill (H.R. 3590) because of its pro-abortion components. You can modify the suggested message as you see fit. When you fill in your mailing address, your messages will automatically be directed to the appropriate U.S. House member and to your two U.S. senators.

* In addition, please TELEPHONE the offices of your two U.S. senators, and your U.S. House member. Give your name and address, and tell the senators’ staff persons that you wish to be recorded as “opposed to the Senate version of the health care bill” because of its pro-abortion components. The offices of any member of Congress can be reached through 202-224-3121. You can also find the direct-dial numbers (and fax numbers) for the Washington and in-state offices of your U.S. senators and House member by calling up their individual profiles on this website, here.

* Also, please send short letters to the “letters to the editor” features of your local newspapers, in order to alert your fellow pro-life citizens to the pro-abortion policies that the Obama White House and the pro-abortion lobby are trying to smuggle into law through “health care reform.” You can find contact information for your local news media in our “Media Guide” here.

* If you are able, click here to donate to support the efforts of National Right to Life in opposition to pro-abortion health care legislation.

* News media: For further information on this issue, contact NRLC at 202-626-8820 or 202-626-8825.

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Excellent article by Richard Epstein in today’s Journal While the explicit public option may be dead, the bill will strangle insurance companies’ rates and services and guarantee a rationing of care:

The perils of the Reid bill are made evident in a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report that focused on the bill’s rebate program, which holds that once an insurance company spends more than 10% of its revenues on administrative expenses, its customers are entitled to an indefinite statutory rebate determined by state regulatory authorities subject to oversight by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Defining these administrative costs is a royal headache, but everyone agrees that they are heaviest in the small group and individual markets, where they typically range between 25% and 30%, without the new regulatory hassles.

The CBO concluded that this one restriction turned the Reid bill into “an essentially governmental program.” In other words, the targeted health insurers would become de facto public utilities whose profits are gutted when the huge compliance costs under the Reid bill are piled on top of the hefty costs inherent in running a labor intensive health-care insurance business.

..Indeed, the most common justification for the public option was to supply real competition to the private sector. Now that the option has vanished, the alternative regulatory technique is brute regulatory force. The argument seems to be that price controls alone can force out the waste and inefficiency that are posited to be the hallmark of private markets.

By this twisted logic, rent control is the perfect path to efficient competitive markets. Unfortunately, here no insurer can simply cut back on services provided given the minimum standards. And if it raises rates, the rebates cut ever more deeply during the next period. So essentially, there is no viable option for these firms either on the state exchange or off it.

The economic chaos that is likely to follow the disruption of private insurance health-care markets draws no attention from its Democratic supporters. Oddly enough, it has also been overlooked by the opponents of the bill who are so appalled by this hydra-headed monster that they don’t have the patience to parse its mind-numbing provision.

Today’s bidding up of insurance companies’ stocks shows the ignorance of the experts of what’s in store. This will inevitablly lead to insurance companies going out of business with Uncle Sam gladly stepping in and explicitly taking over health care, an engineered crisis with an engineered rescuer. How anyone can support this insanity, (particularly with Social Security and Medicare alone having a 99.2 TRILLION dollar unfunded liability) I will never know.

And to understand why employers will drop all but their high earner employees like the plague and force them to get the government subsidized insurance one need only look at this graph from the Journal:

Also see these articles from Heritage:

The House and Senate Health Care Bills: The Key Differences

Twelve Anti-Family Gifts from Congress

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Senator Nelson caved on abortion, giving the Senate the votes it needs to pass the bill.

Here’s the National Right to Life’s analysis of the hoax manager’s amendment that gives him coverage for his vote:

http://www.nrlc.org/AHC/NRLCManagersAmendScoreLetter.pdf

The manager’s amendment is light years removed from the Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was approved by the House of Representatives on November 8 by a bipartisan vote of 240-194. The new abortion language solves none of the fundamental abortion-related problems with the Senate bill, and it actually creates some new abortion-related problems.

NRLC will score the upcoming roll call votes on cloture on the Reid manager’s amendment, and on the underlying bill, as votes in favor of legislation to allow the federal government to subsidize private insurance plans that cover abortion on demand, to oversee multi-state plans that cover elective abortions, and to empower federal officials to mandate that private health plans cover abortions even if they do not accept subsidized enrollees, among other problems.

In addition, if the final bill produced by a House-Senate conference committee does not contain the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, NRLC will score the House and Senate votes on the conference report as votes to allow federal mandates and subsidies for coverage of elective abortion. Unless the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is included in the final bill, and the new pro-abortion provisions dropped, a significant number of House members who voted for H.R. 3962 will not vote to pass the final legislation.

They are still voting in the Senate - contact Nelson and tell him this language is unacceptable:

http://bennelson.senate.gov/email-issues.cfm
Phone: (202) 224-6551

Also contact Rep. Stupak and urge him to stand up to Pelosi and reject this hoax:
email: http://www.house.gov/stupak/IMA/issue2.htm
Phone: (202) 225 4735

Stupak’s statement on his website:

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) issued the following statement regarding to the abortion language provisions in the Senate health care bill:

“While I appreciate the efforts of all the parties involved, especially Senator Ben Nelson, the Senate abortion language is not acceptable. I will continue to work with my colleagues on this issue as the process moves forward.

A review of the Senate language indicates a dramatic shift in federal policy that would allow the federal government to subsidize insurance policies with abortion coverage.

Further, the segregation of funds to pay for abortion is another departure from current policy prohibiting federal subsidy of abortion coverage.

While I and many other pro-life Democratic House members wish to see health care coverage for all Americans, the proposed Senate language is unacceptable. I look forward to working with members of the House, Senate and the Obama Administration to find common ground on this issue and draft language that guarantees continuation of current law of no public funding for abortion.

Earlier today an unauthorized email from a member of my staff was sent to interested parties. I was unaware of this email and it was sent without my knowledge or approval. The above statement reflects my position on the proposed Senate language.”

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National Right to Life to Obama and Reid:
You wanted debate? Now you’ll get debate –
on government-funded abortion.

WASHINGTON (November 21, 2009) — The U.S. Senate tonight barely cleared an initial 60-vote procedural hurdle, setting the stage for a 2,074-page health care bill, crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.), to move forward to debate before the full Senate. The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson.

As National Right to Life has previously noted, Senator Reid’s bill [on page 118] would authorize the federal government to pay for any and all abortions through a huge new federal health insurance program, the “public option,” and also to subsidize purchase of private plans that cover abortion on demand. President Obama and Reid know that the substance of these abortion-promoting policies is deeply unpopular, so they seek to conceal the reality with layers of contorted definitions and money-laundering schemes.

Obama and Reid wanted debate – so now they’ll get debate, on their cloaked provisions that would cover abortion on demand in proposed new government-run and government-subsidized insurance plans.

Obama and Reid are seeking to block enactment of the bipartisan Stupak-Pitts compromise, adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives on November 7 by a vote of 240-194. This amendment would prevent government funding of elective abortion through the proposed “public option,” and would also prevent federal subsidies from paying for private insurance plans that cover elective abortion.

During the weeks ahead, National Right to Life will continue to fight the efforts of President Obama and congressional Democratic leaders to cover abortion on demand in two huge new federal health programs. The Senate bill faces additional 60-vote hurdles in the future. Moreover, a courageous group of pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives will oppose final approval of health care legislation if the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is gutted or removed.

For extensive further documentation on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment and other aspects of the issue, visit the NRLC website at www.nrlc.

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From NRLC Alert:
Phone your U.S. House member AGAIN –

urge a NO vote on the pro-abortion “Rule” on H.R. 3962 before Friday!

WASHINGTON (UPDATED Nov. 4, 2009) –

Pro-abortion Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Ca.) is planning to try to ram the massive health care bill (H.R. 3962, previously H.R. 3200) through the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The most critical roll call will occur on a procedural vote — called “the Rule” — that is expected to occur late on Friday, November 6, or Saturday, November 7.

National Right to Life is urging every pro-life citizen to immediately TELEPHONE the Washington, D.C. office AND the in-district office of his or her representative in the U.S. House of Representatives with a clear and firm message: “I am a constituent, and I urge you to vote NO on the Rule on the health bill, H.R. 3962, because it does not allow the House to vote on the pro-life Stupak Amendment [pronounced STEW-pak]. The so-called pro-life language that Speaker Pelosi has put into the bill is completely phony. We are not fooled. A vote for this Rule is a vote to set up a new nationwide federal health insurance program, called the “public option,” that will be authorized to pay for abortion on demand with federal funds. The only pro-life vote is NO on the Rule on H.R. 3962.”

Even if you have already called and written your federal representatives about the health care bills, it is critical that you call again now. Pelosi’s party currently controls the House by a margin of 256-177 — but if as few as 40 Democrats are persuaded to vote with Congressman Stupak in opposition to the “closed rule,” it would be impossible for Pelosi to ram the abortion-funding H.R. 3962 through the House. Time is short.

To read NRLC’s November 2 letter to U.S. House members, explaining in detail the pro-abortion problems with the bill, click here.

TAKE ACTION NOW!

In order to register your opposition to Speaker Pelosi’s strong-arm tactic, the “closed rule,” that would allow passage of the pro-abortion H.R. 3962, please click the red phone above and then enter your zip code into the “Call Now” box. You will be shown the phone number of the person who represents you in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with specific suggested “talking points” for what you should say to the staff person who answers your call. NOTE: The best times to call the Washington, D.C., office of your representative is generally between 9 AM and 6 PM Eastern Time.

Encourage like-minded friends and family members to also make such calls.

After you enter your zip code, review the short talking points, then make your call. After the call, you will also be given the option of sending a short “feedback” report to National Right to Life by e-mail, telling us what response you received from the congressional staff person. These feedback reports are invaluable to the National Right to Life legislative team as they work day and night against enactment of this pro-abortion legislation. However, don’t worry if you don’t get an answer to your question - the most important thing is that your representative’s staff registers that you want the representative to vote NO on the pro-abortion “Rule” on H.R. 3962, and that you INSIST on adoption of the real pro-life amendment, the Stupak Amendment.

NOTE: If you wish to also fax a letter to your representative in opposition to the “rule” that would allow passage of the pro-abortion H.R. 3962, click here to reach the page that, once you enter your zip code, will lead you to detailed information about your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, including (in most cases) his or her fax number. Faxed letters are an excellent way to register your opinion. (But do NOT rely on U.S. mail to communicate with your federal representatives, because time is too short.) This link will also give you phone numbers for your representative’s in-district offices. For maximum effect, phone your message to the nearest local office, during local business hours, as well as to the Washington, D.C., office of your representative, between the hours of 9 AM and 6 PM Eastern Time. The same page will offer you information on how your representative has voted on the key pro-life issues that have come up in the past.

For further information:
Douglas Johnson
Legislative Director
National Right to Life Committee (NRLC)
Washington, D.C.
202-626-8820
Legfederal@aol.com
To contact us by mail:
National Right to Life, Inc.
512 10th St., NW
Washington, DC 20004-1401

http://www.nrlc.org/ahc
http://stoptheabortionagenda.com

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WASHINGTON (October 26, 2009) — Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Ca.) is planning to try to ram the massive health care bill (H.R. 3200) through the U.S. House of Representatives on short notice, without allowing consideration of a critical pro-life amendment. National Right to Life is urging every pro-life citizen to immediately TELEPHONE the office of his or her representative in the U.S. House of Representatives with a clear and firm message urging a NO vote on the no-amendment procedure (which is called “the rule”) on H.R. 3200.

Pelosi’s plan is to demand that the House pass the bill under a “closed rule,” which is a procedure that would not allow any amendments to H.R. 3200 to be considered. In particular, Pelosi is determined to prevent a vote on a pro-life amendment proposed by Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Mi.) (pronounced STEW-pak) and Congressman Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), which would prevent subsidies for abortion under two big new federal programs created by the bill. As the Associated Press reported on October 23, “Such an amendment would be almost certain to prevail, since it likely would attract the votes of most Republicans as well as some Democrats. So Democratic leaders won’t let Stupak offer it.”

Even if you have already called and written your federal representatives about the health care bills, it is critical that you call again now. Pelosi’s party currently controls the House by a margin of 256-177 — but if as few as 40 Democrats are persuaded to vote with Congressman Stupak in opposition to the “closed rule,” it would be impossible for Pelosi to ram the abortion-funding H.R. 3200 through the House. Time is short.

TAKE ACTION NOW!

In order to register your opposition to Speaker Pelosi’s strong-arm tactic, the “closed rule,” that would allow passage of the pro-abortion H.R. 3200, please enter your zip code into the “Call Now” box above. You will be shown the phone number of the person who represents you in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with specific suggested “talking points” for what you should say to the staff person who answers your call.

Encourage like-minded friends and family members to also make such calls.

After you enter your zip code, review the short talking points, then make your call. After the call, you will also be given the option of sending a short “feedback” report to National Right to Life by e-mail, telling us what response you received from the congressional staff person. These feedback reports are invaluable to the National Right to Life legislative team as they work day and night against enactment of this pro-abortion legislation.

NOTE: If you wish to also fax a letter to your representative in opposition to the “rule” that would allow passage of the pro-abortion H.R. 3200, click here to reach the page that, once you enter your zip code, will lead you to detailed information about your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, including (in most cases) his or her fax number. Faxed letters are an excellent way to register your opinion. (But do NOT rely on U.S. mail to communicate with your federal representatives, because time is too short.) This link will also give you phone numbers for your representative’s in-district offices. For maximum effect, phone your message to the nearest local office as well as to the Washington, D.C., office of your representative. The same page will offer you information on how your representative has voted on the key pro-life issues that have come up in the past.

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From an email alert from the NRLC:

National Right to Life on the health care
debate: "On government-funded abortion, Obama has
duped the news media with head fakes and doubletalk"

NRLC releases two new memoranda refuting "the Hyde Amendment myth" and "the private funds myth."

The health care legislation being pushed forward by President Obama would create a federally run insurance plan that would pay for elective abortion with government funds. The legislation also would provide massive tax-based subsidies to purchase private insurance plans that would cover elective abortions. Both of these new programs would represent drastic breaks with decades of federal policy against funding abortions in government-subsidized health programs.

Yet, in recent weeks, much of the news media have been manipulated by top Congressional Democrats and by the White House into denying or minimizing the abortion-related policy changes that are being advanced. Many journalists have casually adopted highly misleading characterizations of the abortion-related content of the legislation — characterizations that cannot survive careful scrutiny. For example, many journalists have been snookered into reporting that House Democrats amended their legislation (H.R. 3200) so that the proposed government-run insurance program would be paying for elective abortions with “private funds” — a claim that is absurd on its face, and that cannot survive thoughtful and skeptical scrutiny.

It is past time for the would-be factcheckers to stop acting as stenographers for the president and Speaker Pelosi on this issue.

Read full details of NRLC alert fact checking Obama’s claims and refuting them point by point: http://www.nrlc.org/AHC/Advisory090809.html

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See also 54 House Democrats and All Republicans Against Obamacare? Update: Make that 69 Dems?

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So far this is all we get from the bishops: A factual but weakly stated letter from Cardinal Rigali pleading with the House reps to add a pro-life amendment.

Cardinal Rigali Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee Urging Abortion-Neutral Health Care Reform

Where are the cries from the pulpit agaiinst the abortion mandate? This is going to be an absolute travesty if it passes without any pro-life amendments.

Please call the USCCB at (202) 541-3000 and your local Bishop to demand a stronger response. See my prior post for more information on the abortion mandate.

See Lifesite News’ article on how Catholic Charities and other Catholic groups are supporting the health care reform despite the abortion mandate.

Major Catholic Organizations Push for Healthcare Overhaul Despite Abortion Mandate

Catholic Charities, de Paul Society Supporting Abortion-Providing Healthcare Plan

They need to stop all advocacy of the bill NOW and DEMAND pro-life amendments.

To express concern:

Catholic Charities USA
66 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 600
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 549-1390
Fax: (703) 549-1656
info@catholiccharitiesusa.org

Sister Carol Keehan, President and CEO
The Catholic Health Association
1875 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006-5440
phone: (202) 296-3993
ckeehan@chausa.org

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
58 Progress Parkway
St. Louis, Missouri 63043-3706
phone: 314-576-3993
fax: 576-6755
usacouncil@svdpusa.org

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Listen to the Audio Recording of Tonight’s Broadcast

Prevent Washington D.C. Bureaucrats and Abortion Industry Lobbyists from Forcing YOU to Pay for Abortions

Whats at stake right now:

The current health care reform proposals, if enacted, would result in the biggest expansion of abortion since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision imposed abortion on America in 1973 Washington D.C. bureaucrats and abortion industry lobbyists are trying to force YOU to pay for abortions through your tax dollars as part of their proposed trilliondollar healthcare takeover even though recent polls show that 71% of Americansoppose taxpayer-funded abortion This political power-grab is an effort to implement one of the cornerstones of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), and could lead to a massive taxpayersubsidized abortion industry bailout something that American families do not support and cannot afford in these tough economic times Under the proposed healthcare takeover, virtually every American would be forced into a health plan that mandates abortion coverage; if the healthcare reform law does not clearly state that abortion is excluded, abortion automatically becomes a minimum required benefit Elected officials must include language to explicitly exclude abortion from any healthcare reform proposal or bill keep abortion out of healthcare!

What YOU can do about it:

1. Pray

2. E-mail and write letters to your Representative and two Senators at:
   http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com/email
   
3. Call the Washington office and the local office of your Representative and two
   Senators; instructions at: http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com/call
   
4. Spread the word! Distribute this flyer to everyone you know and use Facebook,
   Twitter, and e-mail samples at: http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com/share
   
5. Write a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper using samples at:

http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com/editor

www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com

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From an NRLC email alert:

WASHINGTON (July 8, 2009) – The Obama White House and Democratic congressional leaders are pushing hard for votes in late July on massive “health care reform” bills that contain provisions that would vastly expand access to abortion on demand, override state abortion laws, and establish federal funding of abortion.

Leading pro-abortion advocacy groups, including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), NARAL, the National Abortion Federation, and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, have made statements in recent days admitting that they hope to mandate “access” to abortion for “all women” through provisions of national health care restructuring legislation.

So far, two massive health care bills have been unveiled, one in the Senate and one in the House. The full House is expected to vote on its version of the bill at the end of July. Senate floor action could occur shortly thereafter.

“These two bills pose one of the greatest threats to pro-life policies since the Supreme Court handed down its Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion in 1973,” said Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states. “These bills contain multiple provisions that would result in federally mandated insurance coverage of abortion on demand, with massive federal subsidies, as well as mandated creation of many new abortion clinics and the nullification of at least some state limitations on abortion.”

“The pro-abortion movement sees federal ‘health care reform’ legislation as a golden opportunity to force-feed abortion into every nook and cranny of the health-care delivery system,” Johnson said. “Their goal, as they sometimes put it, is to ‘mainstream’ abortion. If Obama and his allies succeed, the result will be a very large increase in the number of abortions performed in America.”

The imposition of sweeping pro-abortion mandates as part of “health care reform” is currently the top priority of many pro-abortion organizations. These organizations are pushing for the abortion mandates both in public statements and in less visible lobbying efforts. In April, the president of PPFA said that her organization intends to use the health care legislation as a “platform” to guarantee access to abortion to “all women.”‘ Likewise, the National Abortion Federation, an association of abortion providers, said, “NAF supports health care reform as a way to increase access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion care, for all women.”

On July 1, the Reverend Carlton W. Veazey, president of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) , sent out an alert to that organization’s e-mail list headed, “Urgent! Access to Abortion Services Threatened” The alert said, “Let there be no mistake, basic healthcare includes abortion services. . . . Reproductive healthcare, including abortion services, is an essential component of women’s health, and we must act now to make sure women get a fair shake in the final healthcare reform bill.” (RCRC is made up of a number of religious bodies, including the Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church USA, and United Church of Christ.)

Both the House and Senate bills would empower federal officials to mandate coverage of and access to specific medical services. In an interview released July 7, Nancy Keenan, president of the pro-abortion advocacy group NARAL, said, “if, indeed, we can advance a panel or commission, then I am very optimistic about reproductive health care being part of this entire package.”

The two bills reflect the commitment made by Barack Obama when he appeared before the Planned Parenthood Action Fund on July 17, 2007. Speaking of his plans for “health care reform,” Obama said, “in my mind, reproductive care is essential care, basic care, so it is at the center, the heart of the plan that I propose.” [emphasis added] Under his plan, Obama explained, people could choose to keep their existing private health care plans, but “insurers are going to have to abide by the same rules in terms of providing comprehensive care, including reproductive care … that’s going to be absolutely vital.”

Time is short. Please act immediately on the items below, and encourage others to do so. Forward this alert to any appropriate lists.

- Go to the National Right to Life Legislative Action Center, here, and take a few minutes to use the form there to send messages to your two U.S. senators and to your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, to urge them to oppose any federal “health care reform” legislation that does not explicitly exclude abortion. You can modify the suggested message as you see fit. When you fill in your mailing address, your messages will automatically be directed to the appropriate U.S. House member and to your two U.S. senators.

- In addition, please TELEPHONE the offices of your two U.S. senators, give your name and address, and tell the senators’ staff persons that you wish to be recorded as “opposed to Senator Kennedy’s health care bill because it contains many pro-abortion mandates.” The offices of any U.S. senator can be reached through 202-224-3121. Also, please TELEPHONE the office of your U.S. House member, give your name and address, and inform the staff person that you wish to be recorded as “opposed to the House Democratic Leadership health care reform bill because it contains many pro-abortion mandates.” You can reach any U.S. House member’s office through 202-225-3121. You can also find the direct-dial numbers (and fax numbers) for the Washington and in-state offices of your U.S. senators and U.S. House member by calling up their individual profiles on this website, here.

- Also, please send short letters to the “letters to the editor” features of your local newspapers, in order to alert your fellow pro-life citizens to the sweeping pro-abortion mandates that the Obama White House and the pro-abortion lobby are trying to smuggle into law through “health care reform.” You can find contact information for your local news media in the “Media Guide” on the NRLC website, here.

- make a donation to support NRLC’s ongoing lobbying effort to prevent enactment of sweeping pro-abortion mandates in “health care reform” legislation. Remember, the pro-abortion movement is throwing its massive resources into achieving this goal, and they have the support of the White House and the top Democratic leadership in Congress. The peril is grave.

For further questions or comments on this project, feel free to email us at legfederal@aol.com

To donate by phone:
(202) 626-8813
To contact us by mail:
National Right to Life, Inc.
512 10th St., NW
Washington, DC 20004-1401

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