You may be getting these emails like I do. Seems there is a letter making its way around the US Senate and Senators are signing on, demanding a public option be added to the Health Care Reform. Of Pennsylvania’s senators, Arlen Specter has already signed the Bennet letter, but Casey has not. I spoke to his Pittsburgh office yesterday about this, and was told that he is waiting to see what the President does before deciding to sign the letter or not. Waiting to see what the President is going to do?
The public option is the creation of an option sot hat people who are not happy with their current for-profit insurer can choose. Because it would not be a for profit venture, all of the resources can go to actually health care coverage. This would have the affect of costing less, and therefore, prompt the entire industry to do a better job controlling costs. It would allow competition, and provide consumers with choice. Polls show the american people want the public option. They want choice!
Waiting to see what the President is going to do? Senator Casey, we pretty much know what the President is going to do, so what is the wait? And it is just a letter anyway!
Senator Casey- the people of Pennsylvania elected you to be a leader, and not a follower. We elected you to put the needs of the people of our state above all else. Thank you for being very good on many issues, but now is the time to be a leader in the Health Care reform debate as well. It is time to lead.
You can reach Senator Caseys office:
Philadelphia PA:Â Phone: (215) 405-9660
Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) 803-7370
Lehigh Valley Phone: (610) 782-9470
Central PA Phone: (814) 357-0314
Erie Phone: (814) 874-5080
Harrisburg: Toll Free: (866) 461-9159
Washington D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6324