I have been emailing and calling my State Senator Harry Reid hoping for a quick response. I have yet to hear from him but I am sure he will respond soon, as he always does. **UPDATE** Senator Harry Reid did respond on 08/20/2009 and his letter is shown in the comment section below.
Over the last 2 days I have read and reviewed both the Senate Proposal which is 615 pages in length, and the House Monstrosity Proposal in all of its 1018 pages of head-achey reading.
Today I sent out a mass email to everyone on my email list with links to the PDF versions of these Proposals so they can be saved to one's personal computer and read offline. If our elected Representatives whose sole job is to represent us are not willing to read it, at least we can and share our views with all of them before they return to Washington for the Fall Session. I also highly reccomend emailing the White House, using the contact form at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ to voice your opinions as well.
This is the email I sent out and also placed as a Note/Blog on my Facebook page this morning. I forwarded the email to Senator Reid and the White House. The people of this great Country are the only ones who can read this and make the decision on whether or not they approve of what is held within the pages of these proposals. Remind your politicians election time is right around the corner as they make their decisions on behalf of you. They will vote, but if we tell them, as many of us as we can, how we really feel, they just may do the right thing and vote on behalf of the people they represent.
Here is what I sent out in emails to my entire email list, Senator Harry Reid, the White House, and blogged about here and on Facebook. I believe none of us can agree or disagree unless we truly know what is held within these pages. Some things like our politicians being exempt from this program and retaining our tax payer dollar Health Insurance they all receive and enjoy will be kept. Why? If this is such a great plan, why can't they participate in it also? Why are they exempt from this "wonderful plan for all Americans"? Please take the time and read these proposals.
Sandra Bonadonna
What follows is the information I sent out this morning:
URGENT LINKS TO COMPLETE HEALTH CARE REFORM/PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT SOME POLITICIANS ARE STATING THEY HAVEN'T READ BECAUSE IT IS TOO BIG - YET THEY WILL VOTE ANYWAY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT READ IT!
Links to the complete documents are found below.
Everytime a politician is being interviewed on the news they state they have not fully read their own proposals because "it is just to large". Yet the President wants it pushed through ASAP without anyone really knowing what is held within the pages of either proposal. So I encourage you to pass this along to everyone you know, because it comes down to our voices now.
The links below will allow you to save a PDF version of the proposals to your computer so you can read it offline. Once you have read it, I urge you to call your Senator(s) and Represantives and let them know you read it - question why they did not - ask why they are exempting themselves from this program and retaining the tax payer cushy insurance if they believe in this plan so much? Share your thoughts. For example, if you find something on page 53 that really bothers you ask your elected official about page 53 and offer to wait while s/he finds his/her copy, if in fact s/he has one available to reference.
The peoples voices must be heard on this before they return for the fall session. Please, please, forward this information by email, blog, facebook, myspace - any venue you can so that the people are aware they have the ability to read for themselves what is constantly being spoken about on the news and can have the facts in print for themselves. Whether you are in favor or not after reading all of this, at least you will be fully informed, which is more than our elected officials are offering.
Senate Proposal PDF Version (615pgs) http://help.senate.gov/BAI09A84_xml.pdf
House Book Proposal Version (1018pgs) http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090714/aahca.pdf
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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Response Received From Senator Harry Reid
ReplyDeleteAugust 20, 2009
Mrs. Sandra Bonadonna
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dear Mrs. Bonadonna:
Thank you for contacting me. I always appreciate hearing from Nevadans.
As Nevada's senior senator and the Senate Majority Leader, it is my job to do what is in the best interest of the people of Nevada. Please be assured that I take these responsibilities very seriously, and I will continue to do everything I can to make Nevada an even better place to live and raise a family.
Over the past month I have had the privilege of holding several town hall-style meetings by teleconference with Nevadans concerning health care. I am happy to inform you that more than five thousand Nevadans were able to participate. During these forums, Nevadans, like yourself, voiced their opinions on the pending health legislation. In fact, I am looking forward to scheduling at least one more of these discussions during the August recess. Please continue to visit my Web site at http://reid.senate.gov, for updates on this and other events.
Additionally, I have invited doctors throughout our state to weigh in on the issue of health care reform at: http://reid.senate.gov/issues/reform_survey.cfm.
Too often providers are not part of a robust discussion on how we should fix the problems that exist in the health care system. During this month I have also received and responded to over 7,500 constituent letters regarding various health-related issues. You may be assured that as the 111th Congress proceeds I will continue to listen closely to the concerns of Nevadans.
Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. For more information about my work for Nevada, my role in the United States Senate Leadership, or to subscribe to regular e-mail updates on the issues that interest you, please visit my Web site at http://reid.senate.gov. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
My best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
HARRY REID
United States Senator
Nevada