I purposely registered as a dem so I could vote in the primaries - as if it made any difference.
Jane Harman is my congresscritter and she's a blue dog. I called her office, which is in my town, and they don't have any meetings scheduled.
They're sending me a form to fill out and promised to read it when I send it back in. I'm so gullible.
She released a statement last week:
HARMAN EXPLAINS “NO” VOTE ON BLUE DOG HEALTH CARE AMENDMENT; SUPPORTS MOST ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION POSSIBLE July 31, 2009
Washington, D.C. -- Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after voting against an amendment to HR 3200 – America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 – offered by members of the Blue Dog Coalition who sit on the committee.
Though the amendment passed, in Harman’s view it significantly weakens a key provision of the bill – the public health insurance option.
Said Harman: “I have long made clear my disagreement with the Blue Dog Coalition’s position on healthcare reform. I vigorously opposed the Coalition’s so-called “trigger” on the public option, and fortunately it was not in their amendment. Nevertheless, I worry that the public option is weakened by changes contained in this amendment, and my "no" vote signals my hope that Congress will ultimately pass the most robust possible public option – which I believe is the key to fostering competition, quality, availability, and affordability of health insurance.”
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