Support the Kucinich Amendment Below is a letter that will be sent to the Democratic Party leadership and the Managers of the House health insurance bill. This includes: Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Rep. Waxman, Rep. Miller and Rep. Rangel. The letter will also be sent to your representative in the House. In addition, if you have time to make calls, please call one or more of these House leaders. Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4965; San Francisco office (415) 556-4862 Majority Leader Steny Hoyer: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4131; Greenbelt office (301) 474-0119; Waldorf office (301) 843-1577 Rep. Henry Waxman: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-3976; Los Angeles office (323) 651-1040 Rep. Charles Rangel: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4365; New York office (212) 663-3900 Rep. George Miller: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-2095; Concord office (925) 602-1880; Richmond office (510) 262-6500; Vallejo office (707) 645-1888

November 22, 2009 Subject: Dear Congressperson: I urge you to support provisions that grant a waiver of the application of ERISA to State Single Payer Health Care Plan in HR 3692. This provision, the Kucinich Amendment, passed the House Education & Labor Committee on a bi-partisan vote of 27-19 on July 17 but is not included in the current draft of the bill. States should be free to create the best possible healthcare plans for their residents. If Congress gives States the right to "opt-in" or "opt-out" of a national "public option," it should also give States the right to "opt-in" to a State Single Payer plan. There is no competition or cost controls in HR 3692 as the "public option" currently in the bill poorly designed. The CBO predicts only 2% of Americans - 6 million people - will join by 2019 and the premiums will be more expensive than private insurance. As it stands now, the public option will do more to protect the insurance industry than compete with it. The only way to reduce skyrocketing costs of heath care is through a Single Payer plan. Legislators in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania are considering State Single Payer plans, but current law makes this more difficult. Please re-instate the Kucinich Amendment in HR 3692 so the federal government does not block states from enacting what they believe is best for their residents. We will add your signature from the information you provide.		First Name* Last Name* Email* Street* Street 2 City* State/Province* Select a state Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces (the) Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Other Zip/Postal Code*