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Defeat is not an option?

Health care reform is too important to give up on, and failure on the health care bill could lead to total failure. We could lose the Democratic Majority and the effectiveness of the President for the next three years. That’s why we should use every tool in the toolbox to pass a bill of which we can all be proud.

Going Nuclear!

We should call for a majority vote to end the possibility of a filibuster on this bill. There are parliamentary procedures that allow for this option, and the circumstances we are faced with now are the best reasons to choose this option. With a simple majority of Democrats we can pass a bill that most Democrats want, and a bill that will provide real health care reform. This option was once called the Nuclear Option, but I propose we end that usage. Let’s call this the Majority Rule Option! This is about making government work for the majority of Americans.

Join me in calling for the Majority Rule Option!

Call on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to end the filibuster rule with a majority vote to change rule 22, and then pass the health care reform bill that most Democrats want.

Call Reid's Office Washington DC 522 Hart Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-3542 Fax: 202-224-7327	Send Reid an Email Click Here

Senate bill moves to floor

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

speaks to the press, after wining

vote to allow Health Care Bill to the floor.

Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy,

Democrats united Saturday night to push historic

health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle.

The public remains involved!

Breaking News:

Senate bill passes the next step to floor for debate and amendments!

The merged Senate bill will move to the floor of the Senate for a vote. Debate in the Senate is more free-flowing than the House, and may be extended over two or more weeks. Although amendments need a simple majority (50 votes) to be accepted in the Senate, we expect that for most amendments, procedural hurdles will be raised that require 60 votes to bypass.

After all amendments have been considered, the final bill will be put to a vote. The Senate bill will face a cloture motion requiring 60 Senators to pass. That motion is procedural and Senators will be under pressure to proceed along party lines. After cloture, the Senate can pass a bill with a simple, fair majority of 50 votes.

After the Senate passes their bill, the Senate bill will join the House bill and leaders from each house of Congress will head into "conference" to hash out the differences between their bills. The agreed upon bill ("conference report") will then be brought to each chamber for a vote which could again be blocked in the Senate by a procedural motion that needs 60 votes to clear.

What you can do!
Call and write your local Senate & Congressional Representatives


Senator Feinstein's LA Office 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: (310) 914-7300 Fax: (310) 914-7318 Email Click Here	Senator Boxer's LA Office 312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1748 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone (213) 894-5000 Fax (202) 224-0357 Email Click Here

Congresswoman Jane Harman 2321 E. Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 3270 El Segundo, CA 90245 Phone: (310) 643 3636 Fax: (310) 643 6445 Email Click Here

Follow the Health Care Bill

The House	The Senate
Committees	Committees

Ways & Means	Passed	See Bill	Health, Education, Labor & Pensions	Passed	See Bill
Education & Labor	Passed	See Bill	Finance	Passed	See Bill
Energy & Commerce	Passed	See Bill	Above Bills combined into one		See Bill
Above bills combined into one		See Bill	Motion to proceed	Passed
Floor Vote	Passed	See Bill

	Where we are now: Debate will begin on the floor of the Senate after Thanksgiving.

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