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I'm not sure if this is the battle or the war, but Joe Wilson and his hateful anti immigrant forces seem to have won.
Even though his outburst last Wednesday had dems across the country throwing money at his opponent, word since late Friday was that Baucus has written more restrictive language in the Senate Finance proposal to exclude immigrants.
Politically, it behooves us to move something out of the Senate Finance Committee as quickly as possible. That one committee is holding up the legislative progress of health reform. Sadly, Wilson's outburst awakened a flurry of anti-immigrant sentiment that was very effectively and very quickly channeled into bill language just days before the Committee promised a bill.
Mark up for the Senate Finance bill is tentatively scheduled for Sept 21. If your Senator is on the committee, or if you feel like weighing in... please do so ASAP.
Senator Baucus DC office: (202) 224-2651
Email: http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue
Senate Finance Committee: (202) 224-4515
Email: Health_Reform@finance‐dem.senate.gov
Or you can always call your own Senatory by dialing: 1-877-264-4226
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