Monday, July 20, 2009

The Responsible Health Care Reform Pledge

Let Freedom Ring has proposed something very basic: Lawmakers should personally read the health care bill before signing it.

Hold your Senators and Members of Congress accountable for reading any healthcare reform legislation up for vote by having them sign our pledge.
I, ______________, pledge to my constituents and to the American people that I will not vote to enact any healthcare reform package that:
1) I have not read, personally, in its entirety; and,

2) Has not been available, in its entirety, to the American people on the Internet for at least 72 hours, so that they can read it too.





Here's the list of senators and representatives who have signed the pledge:
Rep Steve Austria, OH - 07
Rep Michele Bachmann, MN - 06
Rep Spencer Bachus, AL - 06
Rep Brian Bilbray, CA - 50
Rep Gus Bilirakis, FL - 09
Rep Rob Bishop, UT - 01
Rep Marsha Blackburn, TN - 07
Rep Roy Blunt, MO - 07
Rep John Boehner, OH - 08
Rep Paul Broun, GA - 10
Rep Ginny Brown-Waite, FL - 05
Rep Michael Burgess, TX - 26
Rep Dan Burton, IN - 05
Rep Ken Calvert, CA - 44
Rep Dave Camp, MI - 04
Rep Eric Cantor, VA - 07
Rep John Carter, TX - 31
Rep Bill Cassidy, LA - 06
Rep Mike Castle, DE - 00
Rep Jason Chaffetz, UT - 03
Sen Tom Coburn, OK
Rep Mike Coffman, CO - 06
Rep Tom Cole, OK - 04
Rep Mike Conaway, TX - 11
Sen John Cornyn, TX
Rep John Culberson, TX - 07
Rep Geoff Davis, KY - 04
Sen James DeMint, SC
Rep Charlie Dent, PA - 15
Rep Mary Fallin, OK - 05
Rep Jeff Flake, AZ - 06
Rep John Fleming, LA - 04
Rep Randy Forbes, VA - 04
Rep Virginia Foxx, NC - 05
Rep Trent Franks, AZ - 02
Rep Scott Garrett, NJ - 05
Rep Jim Gerlach, PA - 06
Rep Phil Gingrey, GA - 11
Rep Louie Gohmert, TX - 01
Rep Kay Granger, TX - 12
Rep Sam Graves, MO - 06
Rep Ralph Hall, TX - 04
Rep Gregg Harper, MS - 03
Rep Dean Heller, NV - 02
Rep Jeb Hensarling, TX - 05
Rep Wally Herger, CA - 02
Rep Duncan Hunter, CA - 52
Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison, TX
Sen James Inhofe, OK
Sen Mike Johanns, NE
Rep Steve King, IA - 05
Rep Jack Kingston, GA - 01
Rep John Kline, MN - 02
Rep Doug Lamborn, CO - 05
Rep Bob Latta, OH - 05
Rep Kenny Marchant, TX - 24
Rep Kevin McCarthy, CA - 22
Rep Michael McCaul, TX - 10
Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA - 05
Rep John Mica, FL - 07
Rep Jerry Moran, KS - 01
Rep Sue Myrick, NC - 09
Rep Pete Olson, TX - 22
Rep Ron Paul, TX - 14
Rep Mike Pence, IN - 06
Rep Joe Pitts, PA - 16
Rep Todd Platts, PA - 19
Rep Bill Posey, FL - 15
Rep Tom Price, GA - 06
Rep Adam Putnam, FL - 12
Rep Denny Rehberg, MT - 00
Rep Harold Rogers, KY - 05
Rep Tom Rooney, FL - 16
Rep Paul Ryan, WI - 01
Rep Steve Scalise, LA - 01
Rep Pete Sessions, TX - 32
Rep John Shadegg, AZ - 03
Rep Lamar Smith, TX - 21
Rep Mark Souder, IN - 03
Rep John Sullivan, OK - 01
Rep Todd Tiahrt, KS - 04
Rep Patrick Tiberi, OH - 12
Rep Fred Upton, MI - 06
Sen David Vitter, LA
Rep Zach Wamp, TN - 03
Rep Lynn Westmoreland, GA - 03
Rep Joe Wilson, SC - 02
Rep Robert Wittman, VA - 01
Rep Frank Wolf, VA - 10

Paul Ryan is the only member of Congress from Wisconsin to have signed it.

NO Democrats have signed it.

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