Over at ActBlue, there is a donation page to support the 64 members of Congress who have stated that they will not accept a bill without a public option. Among the members listed, Asian American representatives Judy Chu (CA-32), Mazie Hirono (HI-02) and Mike Honda (CA-15) are included and can use our support. Let's thank them and their like-minded colleagues for supporting real health care reform by making a donation to them and to ActBlue.

These are the progressive members of Congress with the guts to stand up to Big Insurance, Big Pharma and to the pressure from their own party bosses. They stood with the American people and ordinary working families when push came to shove and both political parties decided propping up a disastrous health care system and a corrupt Insurance Industry was more important than keeping the promise made over and over to working families. These were the men and women who promised to vote against any health care reform bill that didn't include, at the minimum, a robust public option. 57 signed a letter to Speaker Pelosi and 18 took the FDL Pledge.

Democratic members of Congress need to understand that a healthcare reform bill with a Public Option is simply not an option-- it's a requirement. The congressmembers on this list have said in no uncertain terms that they will not vote for a bill without a public option all the way through Conference. That takes courage, and we need to show them how much we appreciate them for doing so. Please make a contribution-- and thanks for everything else you're doing for the public option.

Learn more about this effort at Carrots, Not Sticks: Thank Our Public Option Supporters and Carrots, Not Sticks: Your Work is Getting Noticed! So far, over $84,000 has been raised by over 1,000 donors, with Judy Chu receiving over $1,000 already. (Mazie Hirono and Mike Honda have a couple of hundred more to go to reach $1,000.) Please make a difference by adding your voice and contribution to give a carrot to the members of Congress who are committed to the Public Option.