Wyomingites in Support of a Public Option - Letter Campaign
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Oct 30, 2009 Posted by Bri Jones
Below is a letter we are circulating in support of a public option. You can copy and paste the text below into a one-page word document and then circulate it to your friends and family. Once you have the ten signatures please return the letter to the
Wyoming Democratic Party
PO Box 1963
Casper, WY 82602
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Wyomingites In Support of a Public Option
To whom it may concern:
The heath care system of the United States is in crisis. Almost fifty million Americans completely lack health insurance, including more than 70,000 people in Wyoming. Tens of millions more lack adequate coverage, and the millions who do have private coverage are paying increasingly unaffordable premiums, resulting in inadequate access to care and premature death, illness, or financial ruin for millions of Americans.
Nationwide, public polls show that a majority of Americans want health care reform to offer the choice of a robust public option similar to Medicare in order to, in the words of President Obama, “keep the insurance companies honest.” At the same time, co-ops or so-called “triggers” are inadequate in and of themselves to address the health care crisis. We need a public option to create significant competition for the medical insurance industry and give insurance companies an incentive to control costs.
Republicans and their allies in the health insurance industry have organized and funded groups of extremists to disrupt efforts on the part of the Democratic majority and administration to reasonably discuss the issue with the American people. These supporters of the status quo have demonstrated an utter unwillingness to compromise in any way to pass meaningful health care reform.
For these reasons, we the undersigned strongly support healthcare reform that includes a robust public option. We hereby call on Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. John Barrasso, and Rep. Cynthia Lummis to vote for only such healthcare reform proposals as contain a robust public option at all stages of the legislative process, including conference and reconciliation.
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