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Public Option Through Reconciliation — Has your senator taken a stand?

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

WATCH: We announce the 51 votes on MSNBC

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    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. Robert Byrd WV Likely
    Sen. Maria Cantwell WA Statement
    Sen. Benjamin Cardin MD Statement
    Sen. Thomas Carper DE Unknown
    Sen. Robert Casey PA Statement
    Sen. Kent Conrad ND Unknown
    Sen. Christopher Dodd CT Video
    Sen. Byron Dorgan ND Statement
    Sen. Richard Durbin IL Statement
    Sen. Russell Feingold WI Statement
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Letter
    Sen. Al Franken MN Letter
    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand NY Letter
    Sen. Kay Hagan NC Statement
    Sen. Tom Harkin IA Video
    Sen. Daniel Inouye HI Letter
    Sen. Tim Johnson SD Letter
    Sen. Ted Kaufman DE Statement
    Sen. John Kerry MA Letter
    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. John Rockefeller WV Statement
    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)

    120 House members signed.

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