# |
Senator |
State |
Comment |
1 |
Akaka |
HI |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
2 |
Baucus |
MT |
Said reason for voting against on Senate Finance was the need for 60 votes |
3 |
Bennet |
CO |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
4 |
Bingaman |
NM |
Voted for Schumer's "level playing field" public option on Senate Finance |
5 |
Boxer |
CA |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
6 |
Brown |
OH |
Voted for HELP Committee public option |
7 |
Burris |
IL |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
8 |
Byrd |
|
"In his honor and as a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling and have a civilized debate on health care reform which I hope, when legislation has been signed into law, will bear his name for his commitment to insuring the health of every American." |
9 |
Cantwell |
WA |
Voted for Schumer level playing field on Senate Finance |
10 |
Cardin |
MD |
Voted for Kennedy resolution demanding public option in May |
11 |
Carper |
DE |
Voted for Schumer's "level playing field" public option on Senate Finance |
12 |
Casey |
PA |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
13 |
Dodd |
CT |
Voted for HELP Committee public option |
14 |
Dorgan |
ND |
I do believe that some sort of public option needs to be part of the proposal, along with a focus on bringing down health care costs and prevention. |
15 |
Durbin |
IL |
Voted for Kennedy resolution demanding public option in May |
16 |
Feingold |
WI |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
17 |
Feinstein |
CA |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
18 |
Franken |
MN |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
19 |
Gillibrand |
NY |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
20 |
Hagan |
NC |
Voted for HELP Committee public option |
21 |
Harkin |
IA |
Voted for HELP Committee public option |
22 |
Inouye |
HI |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
23 |
Johnson |
SD |
I asked, "What about the bill are you opposed to?" He replied, "That it doesn't have a robust public option".a |
24 |
Kaufman |
DE |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
25 |
Kerry |
MA |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
26 |
Klobuchar |
MN |
"I would prefer a public option that would be a competitive option that would allow people to buy into a Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, which is a series of private plans." |
27 |
Kohl |
WI |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
28 |
Lautenberg |
NJ |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
29 |
Leahy |
VT |
Voted for Kennedy resolution demanding public option in May |
30 |
Levin |
MI |
Voted for Kennedy resolution demanding public option in May |
31 |
McCaskill |
MO |
Voted for Schumer's level playing field on Senate Finance |
32 |
Menendez |
NJ |
Voted for Schumer level playing field on Senate Finance |
33 |
Merkley |
OR |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
34 |
Mikulski |
MD |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
35 |
Murray |
WA |
Voted for HELP Committee public option |
36 |
Nelson (Bill) |
FL |
Voted for Schumer's "level playing field" public option on Senate Finance |
37 |
Reed |
RI |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
38 |
Reid |
NV |
"I've told people, whoever will listen, that I am in favor of the public option." |
39 |
Rockefeller |
WV |
Voted for Schumer Level Playing Field public option on Senate Finance Committee |
40 |
Sanders |
VT |
Voted for HELP Committee public option |
41 |
Schumer |
NY |
Sponsor of Schumer Amendment |
42 |
Shaheen |
NH |
Voted for Kennedy resolution demanding public option in May |
43 |
Specter |
PA |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
44 |
Stabenow |
MI |
Voted for Schumer's level playing field on Senate Finance |
45 |
Tester |
MT |
"We need competition, and if we get a public option that will help Montana. I will support it." |
46 |
Udall |
CO |
"I support the President's plan to include the public option as a tool help reform our broken health care system. But above all, any reform must be done in a deficit-neutral way and must provide choice, stability and security for those who have insurance." |
47 |
Udall |
NM |
Voted for Kennedy resolution demanding public option in May |
48 |
Warner |
VA |
"It's not a make or break thing-he wants to see a health reform bill that contains costs, and if it includes a public option...he would vote for it." |
49 |
Webb |
VA |
Told the Huffington Post he is open to a public health care option. |
50 |
Whitehouse |
RI |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |
51 |
Wyden |
OR |
Signed Oct 8 letter demanding public option |