Nancy Pelosi needs 216 “Yes” votes to pass the Senate’s healthcare reform bill in the House.  As long as the House Republicans stand united, 38 Democrat “No” votes will be needed to defeat the bill.  President Obama has asked the House to vote by Thursday, March 18th.  The WSJ takes a detailed look at the math behind the possible upcoming vote, as does FireDogLake.

Targeted House Members:

1) According to Representative Tom Price, M.D., the Democrats that need to be targeted are the 37 Democrats who voted “No” last year and 31 others who voted “Yes” but are still considered undecided or are particularly vulnerable this time around.  Dr. Price recommends visiting http://www.nrcc.org/CodeRed/targets/ for a list of these targeted members including links to obtain their contact information.  
Tell them to “VOTE NO.”
(39 Democrats voted “No” last year, however Rep. Massa has resigned and Rep. Griffith changed parties and is now a Republican.) 

2) The Hill has published a list (CLICK HERE TO VIEW) of 24 Democrats who are a “Firm No, Leaning No, or Likely No” and 80 who are “Undecided.”  Please thank the “No” votes for making the right decision and tell the undecideds to do the right thing and “vote NO.”

Those on The Hill list marked with an “*” voted for the Stupak anti-abortion amendment last November.  They need to be reminded that “the Senate bill cannot be fixed if the House votes for it.”    The Capitol Switchboard is: (202) 224-3121.  Call and tell the operator which office you would like to be connected to.

More contact information can be found at

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/ and

 http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml .

3) Also the Tea Party Patriots have a target contact list that includes district contact information.  CLICK HERE to view their list .

Upcoming Events:

March 13, 2010:  Defending the American Dream Summit, Wisconsin Dells, WI.  Doctors wear your lab coats if you are attending. More info at: http://www.fightbackwisconsin.com/index.php?PageID=62 .  AAPS physician members are attending and will speak at the event.

March 13, 2010: “Kill the Bill Rally” with Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on Saturday, March 13 in St. Paul, MN.  AAPS member and former Canadian Lee Kurisko, M.D. will be a featured speaker at the rally.  Click here for more information.

March 16, 2010: 

Patients and Doctors Needed at March 16th Washington DC “Code Red” Rallies.  The American Grassroots Coalition, Doctor Patient Medical Association, the Tea Party Express and other groups are calling patients and physicians to DC this March 16th for rallies and to make visits to congressional offices.   A rally with Rep. Michele Bachmann, Rep. Tom Price, and many others will be March 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM EST Capitol Hill, Taft Park, Washington D.C.  For more information visit: http://www.doctorsandpatients.org/CODE_RED_RALLY_MAR.html and http://www.americangrassrootscoalition.org/ . 

March 24-25, 2010:  Docs4PatientCare Washington DC Policy Conference and House Calls on Congress:

http://docs4patientcare.org/events .

March 27-April 15, 2010:  The Tea Party Express III. “Just Vote Them Out” Tour: http://www.teapartyexpress.org/.

June 25, 2010: AAPS Workshop, “Building a Healthy Independent Practice,” Atlanta, GA. You can break out of the Third-Party Payment Strait Jacket, before healthcare “reform” puts you to work for big insurance or the govt!  http://www.aapsonline.org/atlanta/

September 16-18, 2010: AAPS 67th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City featuring Canadian physician and hero of medical freedom, Jacques Chaoulli, M.D. http://www.aapsonline.org/2010am/