What YOU can do to get a public health care option:

By GottaLaff

To those of you who have been wondering what to do about health care reform, and asking where our "organized push" was, here you go. I just got the e-mail you see below.

I called everyone on my list. Oddly (sarcasm), Gallegly's office was cold as ice, yet the Senators' offices were warm and friendly. Imagine my surprise.

I told them that I wanted single payer/Medicare for all, but since that looked unlikely, a robust public option. I reminded them that a majority of Americans backed me up.

Please take action today. Now.

I'm waiting. ::tapping foot impatiently:: Ready, set...

Go:

Jenny U. from Missouri did what any parent would: When her son needed a kidney, she donated one of hers. But she didn't realize insurance companies would use her kindness as an excuse to never cover her again, calling her donation a "pre-existing condition."

Now, insurance companies are spending millions on a campaign of lies to kill health reform that would help folks like Jenny. So, today, with crucial negotiations taking place in Congress, we're raising our voices and making it clear: It's time to deliver on reform.

We've set a big goal: 100,000 calls to Congress made or committed to in a single day. To hit it, we'll need your help -- will you take 3 minutes to call Congress now?

Call your representatives and tell them: It's Time to Deliver on health reform. According to our records, you live in California's 24th congressional district. Please call:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Los Angeles office at (310) 914-7300
Sen. Barbara Boxer's Los Angeles office at (213) 894-5000
Rep. Elton Gallegly's Thousand Oaks office at (805) 497-2224

(Not your representatives? Click here to look yours up.)

Health insurance reform is finally ready for consideration by the full Congress, and hundreds of insurance company lobbyists on Capitol Hill are working overtime to kill it. Calling is quick and easy, but effective -- and your voice has tremendous power at this critical moment.

After you make your call, tell the staffer who picks up where you live and that you're counting on Congress to deliver on health reform. Let them know that Americans like you support the President's plan -- and that if your representatives are working to pass it, they have your thanks.

If we hit 100,000 calls made or committed to, we'll send an unmistakable signal that this time, families must come before insurance companies. We'll be tracking progress toward our goal publicly -- make sure to report your call back to us so we can count it:

http://my.barackobama.com/TTDCall

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

So what are you waiting for?