CA – Need Your Help!! - Liberal California Senators Pass Universal Health Care Legislation

By George Runner - California State Senator representing the 17th Senate District

Fri, January 29th, 2010

Senate Bill 810 has unfortunately passed the Senate yesterday on a 22-14 party-line vote.

The measure would create a single-payer, government-controlled health care plan for Californians. The same government that has mismanaged your money now wants to control your health care.

Does anybody believe a state that bleeds red year-after-year could possibly control the costs of health care?

As I said on the Senate floor: This plan is to the Left and radical of ObamaCare. It’s this type of big-government idea that caused an earthquake of an election in Massachusetts in recent weeks. Yet, my liberal colleagues in Sacramento don’t seem to care about the needs or concerns of the people or the state of our economy.

Senator Runner on passage of CA Government Run Health Care Plan from CA Senate GOP on Vimeo.

The Orange County Register says the Senate Democrats are “tone deaf” to have revived “a $200-billion, government-run, universal health care scheme to outlaw private insurance and subsidize coverage for millions of Californians.”

The San Diego Union-Tribune calls the plan “appalling on one level and bizarre on another.”

The editorial goes on to say: “It is appalling because it amounts to an in-your-face display of contempt for public sentiment.”

And the Oakland Tribune wrote: “The bill would add a huge public cost and create considerable uncertainty at a time when both the state government and the private sector are struggling for survival.”

SB 810 will now be heard in the Assembly, where I hope the Democrats are in tune with the wishes of the people and in touch with the realities of our economy.

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I called and faxed those listed below:

Liberal California Senators Pass Universal Health Care

CALL THEM AND SAY “NO” TO THIS BILL SB 810
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY MEMBERS- DEMOCRATS- UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

Jared Huffman-Phone: 916-319-2006, Fax: 916-319-2106
Noreen Evans-Phone: 916-319-2007, Fax: 916-319-2107
Mariko Yamada-Phone: 916-319-2008, Fax: 916-319-2108
Dave Jones-Phone: 916-319-2009, Fax: 916-319-2109
Alyson Huber-Phone: 916-319-2010, Fax: 906-319-2110
Tom Torlakson-Phone: 916-319-2011, Fax: 916-319-2111
Fiona Ma-Phone: 916-319-2012, Fax: 916-319-2112
Tom Ammiano-Phone: 916-319-2013, Fax: 916-319-2113
Nancy Skinner-Phone: 916-319-2014, Fax: 916-319-2114
Joan Buchanan-Phone: 916-319-2015, Fax: 916-319-2115
Sandre' Swanson-Phone: 916-319-2016, Fax: 916-319-2116
Cathleen Galgiani-Phone: 916-319-2017, Fax: 916-319-2117
Mary Hayashi-Phone: 916-319-2018, Fax: 916-319-2118
Gerald Hill-Phone: 916-319-2019, Fax: 916-319-2119
Alberto Torrico-Phone: 916-319-2020, Fax: 916-319-2120
Ira Ruskin-Phone: 916-319-2021, Fax: 916-319-2121
Paul Fong-Phone: 916-319-2022, Fax: 916-319-2122
Joe Coto-Phone: 916-319-2023, Fax: 916-319-2123
James Beall Jr-Phone: 916-319-2024, Fax: 916-319-2124
Bill Monning-Phone: 916-319-2027, Fax: 916-319-2127
Anna Caballero-Phone: 916-319-2028, Fax: 916-319-2128
Juan Arambula-Phone: 916-319-2031, Fax: 916-319-2131
Felipe Fuentes-Phone: 916-319-2039, Fax: 916-319-2139
Bob Blumenfield-Phone: 916-319-2040, Fax: 916-319-2140
Julia Brownley-Phone: 916-319-2041, Fax: 916-319-2141
Mike Feuer-Phone: 916-319-2042, Fax: 916-319-2142
Paul Krekorian-Phone: 916-319-2043, Fax: 916-319-2143
Anthony Portantino, Jr.-Phone: 916-319-2044, Fax: 916-319-2144
Kevin de Leon-Phone: 916-319-2045, Fax: 916-319-2145
John Perez-Phone: 916-319-2046, Fax: 916-319-2146
Karen Bass-Phone: 916-319-2047, Fax: 916-319-2147
Mike Davis-Phone: 916-319-2048, Fax: 916-319-2148
Mike Eng-Phone: 916-319-2049, Fax: 916-319-2149
Hector de la Torre-Phone: 916-319-2050, Fax: 916-319-2150
Isadore Hall, III-Phone: 916-319-2052, Fax: 916-319-2152
Ted Lieu-Phone: 916-319-2053, Fax: 916-319-2153
Bonnie Lowenthal-Phone: 916-319-2054, Fax: 916-319-2154
Warren Furutani-Phone: 916-319-2055, Fax: 916-319-2155
Tony Mendoza-Phone: 916-319-2057, Fax: 916-319-2157
Edward Hernandez-Phone: 916-319-2057, Fax: 916-319-2157
Charles Calderon-Phone: 916-319-2058, Fax: 916-319-2158
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Norma Torres-Phone: 916-319-2061, Fax: 916-319-2161
Lori Saldana-Phone: 916-319-2076, Fax: 916-319-2176
Martin Block-Phone: 916-319-2078, Fax: 916-319-2178
Mary Salas-Phone: 916-319-2079, Fax: 916-319-2179
Manuel Perez-Phone: 916-319-2080, Fax: 916-319-2180
Wesley Chesbro- Phone: 916-319-2001, Fax: 916-319-2101

You really have to shake your head, don’t you?? The majority of Americans do not want socialized single-payer healthcare, from the federal government or the state. California is bankrupt already, and if we pass this disaster we will be paying twice, like Massachusetts… who just elected Scott Brown to say no to government controlled HC of any kind and no to a public option, no to single payer and no to paying twice.

Please call, fax and visit your rep’s local and Sacramento offices and tell them NO, NO, NO. And when you are done please call your Federal Congressman and Boxer and Feinstein and tell them the same thing about ObamaCare.

Think about it, California can’t pay its bills and is threatening layoffs and reduction of services everywhere and now they are voting in socialized medicine??? This is the perfect example of what is wrong with liberal politics, the Progressive movement and what happens when you lose all Common Sense!!

About 17% of Californians are either unemployed or underemployed… just think about it?!?