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A public option would force private insurance companies to compete and lower costs for everyone. A Medicare buy-in would allow all Americans access to the Medicare provider network, instead of just reserving it for people 65 and over. Some bold members of Congress have taken a stand in support -- is yours one?

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    131 House members support a public option.
    77 support a Medicare buy-in.

    Read the full letter they've signed on to...

    NameHouse POMedicare Buy-in
    Rep. Gary Ackerman NY-05 Letter Unknown
    Rep. John Adler NJ-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jason Altmire PA-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Robert Andrews NJ-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Michael Arcuri NY-24 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Joe Baca CA-43 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Brian Baird WA-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Tammy Baldwin WI-02 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. John Barrow GA-12 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Melissa Bean IL-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Xavier Becerra CA-31 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Shelley Berkley NV-01 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Howard Berman CA-28 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Marion Berry AR-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Tim Bishop NY-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Sanford Bishop GA-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Earl Blumenauer OR-03 Letter Unknown
    Rep. John Boccieri OH-16 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Dan Boren OK-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Leonard Boswell IA-03 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Rick Boucher VA-09 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Allen Boyd FL-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Robert Brady PA-01 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Bruce Braley IA-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Bobby Bright AL-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Corrine Brown FL-03 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. G. Butterfield NC-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Lois Capps CA-23 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Michael Capuano MA-08 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Dennis Cardoza CA-18 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Russ Carnahan MO-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Christopher Carney PA-10 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Andre Carson IN-07 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Kathy Castor FL-11 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Ben Chandler KY-06 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Travis Childers MS-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Judy Chu CA-32 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Yvette Clarke NY-11 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. William Clay MO-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Emanuel Cleaver MO-05 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. James Clyburn SC-06 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Steve Cohen TN-09 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Gerald Connolly VA-11 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. John Conyers MI-14 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Jim Cooper TN-05 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jim Costa CA-20 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jerry Costello IL-12 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Joe Courtney CT-02 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Mark Critz PA-12 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Joseph Crowley NY-07 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Henry Cuellar TX-28 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Elijah Cummings MD-07 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper PA-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Artur Davis AL-07 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Susan Davis CA-53 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Lincoln Davis TN-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Danny Davis IL-07 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Peter DeFazio OR-04 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Diana DeGette CO-01 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Bill Delahunt MA-10 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Rosa DeLauro CT-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ted Deutch FL-19 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Norm Dicks WA-06 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. John Dingell MI-15 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Lloyd Doggett TX-25 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Joe Donnelly IN-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Mike Doyle PA-14 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Steve Driehaus OH-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Chet Edwards TX-17 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Donna Edwards MD-04 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Keith Ellison MN-05 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Brad Ellsworth IN-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Eliot Engel NY-17 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Anna Eshoo CA-14 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Bob Etheridge NC-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Sam Farr CA-17 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Chaka Fattah PA-02 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Bob Filner CA-51 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Bill Foster IL-14 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Barney Frank MA-04 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Marcia Fudge OH-11 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. John Garamendi CA-10 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Gabrielle Giffords AZ-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Charles Gonzalez TX-20 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Bart Gordon TN-06 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Alan Grayson FL-08 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Al Green TX-09 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Gene Green TX-29 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Raul Grijalva AZ-07 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Luis Gutierrez IL-04 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. John Hall NY-19 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Debbie Halvorson IL-11 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Phil Hare IL-17 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Jane Harman CA-36 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Alcee Hastings FL-23 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Martin Heinrich NM-01 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin SD-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Brian Higgins NY-27 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Baron Hill IN-09 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jim Himes CT-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Maurice Hinchey NY-22 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Ruben Hinojosa TX-15 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Mazie Hirono HI-02 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Paul Hodes NH-02 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Tim Holden PA-17 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Rush Holt NJ-12 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Mike Honda CA-15 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Steny Hoyer MD-05 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jay Inslee WA-01 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Steve Israel NY-02 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Jesse Jackson IL-02 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee TX-18 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Hank Johnson GA-04 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Eddie Johnson TX-30 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Steve Kagen WI-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Paul Kanjorski PA-11 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Marcy Kaptur OH-09 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Patrick Kennedy RI-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Dale Kildee MI-05 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick MI-13 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy OH-15 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Ron Kind WI-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick AZ-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Larry Kissell NC-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ron Klein FL-22 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Suzanne Kosmas FL-24 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Frank Kratovil MD-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Dennis Kucinich OH-10 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Jim Langevin RI-02 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Rick Larsen WA-02 Letter Unknown
    Rep. John Larson CT-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Barbara Lee CA-09 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Sandy Levin MI-12 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. John Lewis GA-05 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Dan Lipinski IL-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Dave Loebsack IA-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Zoe Lofgren CA-16 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Nita Lowey NY-18 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Ben Lujan NM-03 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Stephen Lynch MA-09 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Dan Maffei NY-25 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Carolyn Maloney NY-14 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Betsy Markey CO-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ed Markey MA-07 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Jim Marshall GA-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jim Matheson UT-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Doris Matsui CA-05 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Carolyn McCarthy NY-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Betty McCollum MN-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jim McDermott WA-07 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Jim McGovern MA-03 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Mike McIntyre NC-07 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Michael McMahon NY-13 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jerry McNerney CA-11 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Kendrick Meek FL-17 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Gregory Meeks NY-06 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Charlie Melancon LA-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Mike Michaud ME-02 Letter Unknown
    Rep. George Miller CA-07 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Brad Miller NC-13 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Walter Minnick ID-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Harry Mitchell AZ-05 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Alan Mollohan WV-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Dennis Moore KS-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Gwen Moore WI-04 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Jim Moran VA-08 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Scott Murphy NY-20 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Chris Murphy CT-05 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Patrick Murphy PA-08 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Jerrold Nadler NY-08 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Grace Napolitano CA-38 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Richard Neal MA-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Glenn Nye VA-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jim Oberstar MN-08 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Dave Obey WI-07 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. John Olver MA-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Solomon Ortiz TX-27 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Bill Owens NY-23 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Frank Pallone NJ-06 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Bill Pascrell NJ-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ed Pastor AZ-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Donald Payne NJ-10 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Nancy Pelosi CA-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ed Perlmutter CO-07 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Tom Perriello VA-05 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Gary Peters MI-09 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Collin Peterson MN-07 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Chellie Pingree ME-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Jared Polis CO-02 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Earl Pomeroy ND-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. David Price NC-04 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Mike Quigley IL-05 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Nick Rahall WV-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Charles Rangel NY-15 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Silvestre Reyes TX-16 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Laura Richardson CA-37 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Ciro Rodriguez TX-23 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Mike Ross AR-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Steve Rothman NJ-09 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard CA-34 Letter Unknown
    Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger MD-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Bobby Rush IL-01 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. Tim Ryan OH-17 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. John Salazar CO-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Linda Sanchez CA-39 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Loretta Sanchez CA-47 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. John Sarbanes MD-03 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Janice Schakowsky IL-09 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Mark Schauer MI-07 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Adam Schiff CA-29 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Kurt Schrader OR-05 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Allyson Schwartz PA-13 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. David Scott GA-13 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Bobby Scott VA-03 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Jose Serrano NY-16 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Joe Sestak PA-07 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Carol Shea-Porter NH-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Brad Sherman CA-27 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Heath Shuler NC-11 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Albio Sires NJ-13 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Ike Skelton MO-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Louise Slaughter NY-28 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Adam Smith WA-09 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Vic Snyder AR-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Zack Space OH-18 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Jackie Speier CA-12 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. John Spratt SC-05 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Pete Stark CA-13 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Bart Stupak MI-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Betty Sutton OH-13 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. John Tanner TN-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Gene Taylor MS-04 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Harry Teague NM-02 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Mike Thompson CA-01 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Bennie Thompson MS-02 Unknown Cosponsor
    Rep. John Tierney MA-06 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Dina Titus NV-03 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Paul Tonko NY-21 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Edolphus Towns NY-10 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Niki Tsongas MA-05 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Chris Van Hollen MD-08 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Nydia Velazquez NY-12 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Peter Visclosky IN-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Tim Walz MN-01 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL-20 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Maxine Waters CA-35 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Diane Watson CA-33 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Mel Watt NC-12 Letter Unknown
    Rep. Henry Waxman CA-30 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Anthony Weiner NY-09 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Peter Welch VT-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. Charlie Wilson OH-06 Unknown Unknown
    Rep. Lynn Woolsey CA-06 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. David Wu OR-01 Letter Cosponsor
    Rep. John Yarmuth KY-03 Letter Unknown

    Plus: Delegates Donna M. Christensen (D-VI) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

    * Separate letters were sent by Reps. Joe Sestak, Martin Heinrich, and Paul Hodes.

    51 senators will vote for a public option in reconciliation if it's sent over by the House

    24 have signed a letter to Harry Reid asking for a public option in reconciliation. 19 have given statements to us, reporters, or their constituents. 4 more have made statements on video. And 4 are extremely likely based on their previous support for the public option and Senate leadership, even though they haven't made an official statement yet.

    "I want to be crystal clear: Sen. Durbin and the rest of the Senate Leadership will be aggressively whipping FOR the public option if it is included in the reconciliation bill the House sends over."

    —Senate Whip Durbin's spokesman, Joe Shoemaker

    NameStatus
    Sen. Daniel Akaka HI Statement
    Sen. Max Baucus MT Likely
    Sen. Evan Bayh IN Unknown
    Sen. Mark Begich AK Video
    Sen. Michael Bennet CO Letter
    Sen. Jeff Bingaman NM Statement
    Sen. Barbara Boxer CA Letter
    Sen. Sherrod Brown OH Letter
    Sen. Roland Burris IL Letter
    Sen. Maria Cantwell WA Statement
    Sen. Benjamin Cardin MD Statement
    Sen. Tom Carper DE Unknown
    Sen. Robert Casey PA Statement
    Sen. Kent Conrad ND Unknown
    Sen. Chris Dodd CT Video
    Sen. Byron Dorgan ND Statement
    Sen. Dick Durbin IL Statement
    Sen. Russ Feingold WI Statement
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Letter
    Sen. Al Franken MN Letter
    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand NY Letter
    Sen. Carte Goodwin WV Statement
    Sen. Kay Hagan NC Statement
    Sen. Tom Harkin IA Video
    Sen. Dan Inouye HI Letter
    Sen. Tim Johnson SD Letter
    Sen. Ted Kaufman DE Statement
    Sen. Amy Klobuchar MN Statement
    Sen. Herb Kohl WI Statement
    Sen. Mary Landrieu LA Unknown
    Sen. Frank Lautenberg NJ Letter
    Sen. Patrick Leahy VT Letter
    Sen. Carl Levin MI Letter
    Sen. Blanche Lincoln AR Unknown
    Sen. Claire McCaskill MO Video
    Sen. Robert Menendez NJ Letter
    Sen. Jeff Merkley OR Letter
    Sen. Barbara Mikulski MD Letter
    Sen. Patty Murray WA Statement
    Sen. Bill Nelson FL Statement
    Sen. Ben Nelson NE Unknown
    Sen. Mark Pryor AR Unknown
    Sen. Jack Reed RI Letter
    Sen. Harry Reid NV Statement
    Sen. Jay Rockefeller WV Likely
    Sen. Bernie Sanders VT Letter
    Sen. Charles Schumer NY Letter
    Sen. Jeanne Shaheen NH Letter
    Sen. Arlen Specter PA Letter
    Sen. Debbie Stabenow MI Letter
    Sen. Jon Tester MT Statement
    Sen. Mark Udall CO Statement
    Sen. Tom Udall NM Letter
    Sen. Mark Warner VA Likely
    Sen. Jim Webb VA Likely
    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Letter
    Sen. Ron Wyden OR Statement

    Candidates: Elaine Marshall (NC), Bill Halter (AR)

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