Whip Count: Tell your Senator to pass the public option via reconciliation!
After the loss of Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts, the idea of passing a health care bill through budget reconciliation - a process that only requires 51 votes in the Senate - has been gaining momentum.
Can you ask your senator to make a public statement in support of passing the public option via reconciliation?
Already 119 members of the House have called upon the Senate to pass the public option via reconciliation. Now we need the Senate Democratic caucus to get on board.
Click on your Senator or state below to join us by calling your elected official or call Harry Reid.
| Name | State | Calls Reported | Petition Signatures | Publicly Committed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Reid | Nevada | 351 | 787 | Committed |
| Mark Begich | Alaska | 90 | 370 | Not Committed |
| Mark Pryor | Arkansas | 37 | 424 | Not Committed |
| John Boozman | Arkansas | 55 | 424 | Not Committed |
| Dianne Feinstein | California | 605 | 25,199 | Committed |
| Barbara Boxer | California | 673 | 25,199 | Committed |
| Mark Udall | Colorado | 763 | 3,640 | Committed |
| Michael Bennet | Colorado | 6 | 3,640 | Committed |
| Joe Lieberman | Connecticut | 348 | 1,864 | Committed |
| Tom Carper | Delaware | 34 | 214 | Not Committed |
| Christopher Coons | Delaware | 29 | 214 | Committed |
| Bill Nelson | Florida | 837 | 5,307 | Committed |
| Dan Inouye | Hawaii | 42 | 638 | Committed |
| Daniel Akaka | Hawaii | 142 | 638 | Committed |
| Tom Harkin | Iowa | 154 | 878 | Not Committed |
| Dick Durbin | Illinois | 517 | 4,400 | Committed |
| Mark Kirk | Illinois | 116 | 4,400 | Committed |
| Dan Coats | Indiana | 194 | 1,426 | Not Committed |
| Mary Landrieu | Louisiana | 89 | 471 | Not Committed |
| John Kerry | Massachusetts | 214 | 5,645 | Committed |
| Barbara Mikulski | Maryland | 73 | 2,027 | Committed |
| Benjamin Cardin | Maryland | 272 | 2,027 | Committed |
| Carl Levin | Michigan | 264 | 3,011 | Committed |
| Debbie Stabenow | Michigan | 187 | 3,011 | Committed |
| Amy Klobuchar | Minnesota | 379 | 2,623 | Committed |
| Al Franken | Minnesota | 93 | 2,623 | Committed |
| Roy Blunt | Missouri | 272 | 1,371 | Not Committed |
| Max Baucus | Montana | 93 | 556 | Not Committed |
| Jon Tester | Montana | 103 | 556 | Committed |
| Kay Hagan | North Carolina | 491 | 2,682 | Not Committed |
| Kent Conrad | North Dakota | 8 | 97 | Not Committed |
| John Hoeven | North Dakota | 7 | 97 | Committed |
| Ben Nelson | Nebraska | 43 | 346 | Not Committed |
| Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire | 83 | 798 | Committed |
| Frank Lautenberg | New Jersey | 87 | 3,061 | Committed |
| Robert Menendez | New Jersey | 192 | 3,061 | Committed |
| Jeff Bingaman | New Mexico | 320 | 2,079 | Committed |
| Tom Udall | New Mexico | 104 | 2,079 | Committed |
| Charles Schumer | New York | 481 | 10,543 | Committed |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | New York | 6 | 10,543 | Committed |
| Rob Portman | Ohio | 8 | 2,667 | Committed |
| Ron Wyden | Oregon | 468 | 4,668 | Committed |
| Jeff Merkley | Oregon | 7 | 4,668 | Committed |
| Robert Casey | Pennsylvania | 224 | 4,433 | Committed |
| Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | 654 | 4,433 | Committed |
| Jack Reed | Rhode Island | 16 | 493 | Committed |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Rhode Island | 17 | 493 | Committed |
| Tim Johnson | South Dakota | 16 | 160 | Committed |
| Jim Webb | Virginia | 284 | 2,147 | Not Committed |
| Mark Warner | Virginia | 290 | 2,147 | Not Committed |
| Patrick Leahy | Vermont | 37 | 1,026 | Committed |
| Bernie Sanders | Vermont | 38 | 1,026 | Committed |
| Patty Murray | Washington | 698 | 6,522 | Committed |
| Maria Cantwell | Washington | 980 | 6,522 | Committed |
| Herb Kohl | Wisconsin | 277 | 2,245 | Not Committed |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin | 289 | 2,245 | Committed |
| Jay Rockefeller | West Virginia | 50 | 344 | Not Committed |
| Joe Manchin | West Virginia | 60 | 344 | Not Committed |