Where Congress Stands on a public option

[ProSense]

Support

1 - Sen Daniel Akaka D HI
2 - Sen Max Baucus D MT
3 - Sen Mark Begich D AK
4 - Sen Michael Bennet D CO
5 - Sen Jeff Bingaman D NM
6 - Sen Barbara Boxer D CA
7 - Sen Sherrod Brown D OH
8 - Sen Roland Burris D IL
9 - Sen Maria Cantwell D WA
10 - Sen Benjamin Cardin D MD
11 - Sen Robert Casey D PA
12 - Sen Christopher Dodd D CT
13 - Sen Byron Dorgan D ND
14 - Sen Richard Durbin D IL
15 - Sen Russell Feingold D WI
16 - Sen Dianne Feinstein D CA
17 - Sen Al Franken D MN
18 - Sen Kirsten Gillibrand D NY
19 - Sen Kay Hagan D NC
20 - Sen Thomas Harkin D IA
21 - Sen Daniel Inouye D HI
22 - Sen Tim Johnson D SD
23 - Sen Edward Kaufman D DE
24 - Sen John Kerry D MA
25 - Sen Paul Kirk D MA
26 - Sen Amy Klobuchar D MN
27 - Sen Herbert Kohl D WI
28 - Sen Frank Lautenberg D NJ
29 - Sen Patrick Leahy D VT
30 - Sen Carl Levin D MI
31 - Sen Claire McCaskill D MO
32 - Sen Robert Menendez D NJ
33 - Sen Jeffery Merkley D OR
34 - Sen Barbara Mikulski D MD
35 - Sen Patty Murray D WA
36 - Sen Mark Pryor D AR
37 - Sen John Reed D RI
38 - Sen Harry Reid D NV
39 - Sen John Rockefeller D WV
40 - Sen Bernard Sanders I VT
41 - Sen Charles Schumer D NY
42 - Sen Jeanne Shaheen D NH
43 - Sen Arlen Specter D PA
44 - Sen Debbie Stabenow D MI
45 - Sen Jon Tester D MT
46 - Sen Mark Udall D CO
47 - Sen Tom Udall D NM
48 - Sen Mark Warner D VA
49 - Sen James Webb D VA
50 - Sen Sheldon Whitehouse D RI
51 - Sen Ron Wyden D OR

Picked up two from the "Don't Know" column when they voted for Schumer's amendment:

52 - Sen Thomas Carper D DE
53 - Sen Bill Nelson D FL


We can afford to lose Baucus and one or two others on this list and still pass a bill with a public option.

[ProSense]

1. No comment? n/t

[freddie mertz]

2. You meant the Senate of course.

Right?

[andym]

3. K&R. nt.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. I'm sendin Carper, Baucus and Nelson my healthcare bills

you should do the same.

snow them in!

[quiller4]

5. Just because Baucus won't support it in committee doesn't

mean he won't support Shurmer's amendment from the floor. Shurmer implied that he has a committment from Baucus to do just that.

[PBS Poll-435]

6. Where are Sens. Clinton, Biden, and Salazar?

[ProSense]

7. Are you assuming that two people should be occupying one Senate seat?

The current Senator from NY, DE and CO are on the list.