Today, Monday July 20, the silence in the House of Representatives around single payer and H.R. 676 will end.  Rep. Anthony Weiner, (D-NY09), who has already rankled Republicans and Blue Dogs with his no-nonsense statements before the House Energy and Commerce hearing on H.R. 3200, will move to amend the current bill.  His proposal is essentially to replace H.R. 3200 with H.R. 676—single payer Medicare for All.

This exciting and potentially monumental move needs our support.  We pushed Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s amendment to victory last Friday, and we can do it for Representative Weiner, too.

The full committee and its five subcommittees are spending the next three days debating the bill and performing their markups.  This is the time to act, and Representative Weiner is making his move.

Call or fax the committee members and tell them you want them to support Representative Weiner’s proposal.  Listen to his blunt analysis in Friday’s session of what real healthcare reform is made of, and you’ll get some good ideas of what to say when you call or fax.  It’s a no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners approach to the legislative process almost never heard on the House floor.

Energy and Commerce Committee   Phone: (202) 225-2927, Fax: (202) 225-2525
Henry A. Waxman, CA, Chair     Phone:  (202) 225-3976, Fax: (202) 225-4099  
John D. Dingell, MI     Phone:  (202) 225-4071, Fax: (202) 226-0371   
Edward J. Markey, MA       Phone:  (202) 225-2836, Fax: (202) 226-0092
Rick Boucher, VA     Phone:  (202) 225-3861, Fax: (202) 225-0442   
Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ      Phone:  (202) 225-4671, Fax: (202) 225-9665  
Bart Gordon, TN     Phone:  (202) 225-4231, Fax: (202) 225-6887
Bobby L. Rush, IL     Phone:  (202) 225-4372, Fax: (202) 226-0333
Anna G. Eshoo, CA      Phone:  (202) 225-8104, Fax: (202) 225-8890
Bart Stupak, MI     Phone:  (202) 225-4735, Fax: (202) 225-4744
Eliot L. Engel, NY     Phone:  (202) 225-2464, Fax: (202) 225-5513
Gene Green, TX     Phone:  (202) 225-1688, Fax: (202) 225-9903
Diana DeGette, CO      Phone:  (202) 225-4431, Fax: (202) 225-5657
Lois Capps, CA     Phone:  (202) 225-3601, Fax: (202) 225-5632
Mike Doyle, PA     Phone:  (202) 225-2135, Fax: (202) 225-3084
Jane Harman, CA     Phone:  (202) 225-8220, Fax: (202) 226-7290
Jan Schakowsky, IL     Phone:  (202) 225-2111, Fax: (202) 226-6890
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX     Phone:  (202) 225-3236, Fax: (202) 225-1915
Jay Inslee, WA       Phone:  (202) 225-6311, Fax: (202) 226-1606
Tammy Baldwin, WI       Phone:  (202) 225-2906, Fax: (202) 225-6942
Mike Ross, AR       Phone:  (202) 225-3772, Fax: (202) 225-1314
Anthony D. Weiner, NY     Phone:  (202) 225-6616, Fax: (202) 226-0218
Jim Matheson, UT       Phone:  (202) 225-3011, Fax: (202) 225-5638
G.K. Butterfield, NC       Phone:  (202) 225-3101, Fax: (202) 225-3354
Charlie Melancon, LA       Phone:  (202) 225-4031, Fax: (202) 226-3944  
John Barrow, GA       Phone:  (202) 225-2823, Fax: (202) 225-3377  
Baron P. Hill, IN       Phone:  (202) 225-5315, Fax: (202) 226-6866  
Doris O. Matsui, CA       Phone:  (202) 225-7163, Fax: (202) 225-0566
Donna M. Christensen, VI      Phone:  (202) 225-1790, Fax: (202) 225-5517  
Kathy Castor, FL       Phone:  (202) 225-3376, Fax: (202) 225-5652
John P. Sarbanes, MD       Phone:  (202) 225-4016, Fax: (202) 225-9219  
Christopher S. Murphy, CT       Phone:  (202) 225-4476, Fax: (202) 225-5933  
Zachary T. Space, OH       Phone:  (202) 225-6265, Fax: (202) 225-3394  
Jerry McNerney, CA       Phone:  (202) 225-1947, Fax: (202) 225-4060
Betty Sutton, OH       Phone:  (202) 225-3401, Fax: (202) 225-2266  
Bruce L. Braley, IA       Phone:  (202) 225-2911, Fax: (202) 225-6666 
Peter Welch, VT    Phone:  (202) 225-4115, Fax: (202) 225-6790

Check out PDA’s Healthcare for All Issue Organizing Team (IOT) pages for recent news on healthcare reform and single payer, as well as resources on legislation and issues.

In solidarity,

Tim Carpenter, National Director
Laura Bonham, Deputy Director
Conor Boylan, Field Coordinator