House vote Sunday: Call your representative today

	pacquiao -- This is it: After months of hard work, the final vote on health reform in the House of Representatives is expected Sunday. It's a chance to make history and finally give Americans control over their own health care -- but it's shaping up to be incredibly close, and every member of Congress will play a critical role. So we're aiming for as many calls to Congress as possible from your area before offices close this evening. Whether you've called your representative before or haven't yet spoken out on health reform, it's now time to raise your voice. As an active constituent, your voice has particular weight with your representative -- so all those who share our commitment to reform are depending on you to speak up. Click here to look up your representative's phone number and make a call. After a century of false starts and a year of grueling negotiations, we may be just hours away from real health insurance reform in America. But if we fail, our next chance may not come for a generation. You make the call. Call your representative right away. Folks across the country will be calling, so if you get a busy signal, please try again. Look up your representative's phone number here: http://my.democrats.org/finalmarchcalls Let's win this thing, David Plouffe
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What you're doing is working

pacquiao -- I wanted to take a moment to thank you directly for the outstanding work you've been doing for health reform. I can tell you that your voice is heard in Washington every day. I see how your efforts are moving us toward victory. But I also know that with just days remaining, the final vote is shaping up to be extremely close. Everything we've worked for is on the line, and your voice is needed now more than ever before. Raise your voice today: We must all speak out together to finish the job. In these final, crucial days, much more will be asked of us. Our resolve will be tested. During moments like this, I believe it's important to remember why we have worked so hard for so long. That's why I spoke to the country Monday at a gathering in Ohio and said it plainly: I'm here for Natoma. Natoma Canfield is like most of us: She works hard, and tries to do what's right. Years ago, she had battled back from cancer, so she always maintained health insurance in case she ever really needed it again. But because of her medical history, the insurance company kept raising her deductible and her premiums. Last year alone, Natoma paid over $10,000 in monthly premiums and co-pays, while her insurance company chipped in just $900. And then they hiked up her rates another 40%. She simply couldn't afford it -- she had to cancel her policy. That's when she wrote to me. I read her letter, and shared her story with insurance company CEOs as another reason why the system has to change. That was two weeks ago. Then, just last week, the unthinkable happened: Natoma collapsed, and was rushed to a hospital. It's leukemia -- the cancer has returned. Now she's in the hospital, worried sick not just about her condition, but how she'll financially survive. So why am I still in this fight? Simple. I'm here for Natoma. I'm here because of the countless others who have been denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions. I'm here for the small business owners forced to chose between health care and hiring. I'm here for the folks who are forced to watch helplessly as their premiums skyrocket with no reason or recourse. And I'm here for my mother. She died of cancer, and in the last six months of her life, I saw her on the phone in her hospital room arguing with insurance companies instead of focusing on getting well and spending time with her family. As I was finishing my remarks Monday, a woman in the crowd called out, "we need courage." She's right. The politicians in Washington need courage to face down the powerful interests who have held back progress for far too long. And all of us who share this cause need courage to speak up with persistence and clarity in these final days. I've always found that courage comes from remembering that we fight for something and someone beyond ourselves. It comes from our faith. And it comes from our commitment to those we love. So please take a moment to remember those who inspire you -- those who give you the strength to march on. There's very little time left, and still much to do. But I believe to my core in the power of Americans to change history when we put our mind to it. And if you'll stay with us in these final days, I know we can do it again: http://my.democrats.org/SpeakOutNow Thank you for making it possible, President Barack Obama

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I just met with the President

pacquiao -- I just met with the President, where I was proud to fill him in on all the great work that you're doing to pass health reform. We spoke about the calls you've made, the letters you've written, and the terrific events you've organized on the ground. And he asked me to pass along a message to you: All of your hard work is paying off. The conversations he's been having with members of Congress in these days are far more productive because you've spoken up back home. The President is optimistic -- and thinks we're going to have a vote and pass reform very, very soon. But he also made it clear that he's not letting up for a moment, and urged that all of us do the same. We'll all need to step up to help the President pass reform. Can you take a moment right now to write to your member of Congress? http://my.democrats.org/ReformLetters I'm grateful for all you've done. And today, the President reminded me that he is as well. Thank you, Governor Tim Kaine

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Video: Who is standing in the way of reform?

	pacquiao -- Governor Kaine just recorded a quick video about the President's proposal for real health reform -- and the Republicans who are still standing in the way. I hope you'll watch it and learn how you can help. If enacted, the President's proposal would protect Americans from insurance-company abuses, guarantee affordable choices, and reduce the cost of care for businesses, our families, and the government. But while the need for reform is so obvious to the American people, powerful interests are lined up against it -- including insurance-company lobbyists currently plotting their strategy at the D.C. Ritz-Carlton and Republicans in Congress. And though the President's plan draws from the best ideas of both parties, Republicans continue to say no to reform. It's clear that Republicans think this is a winning issue for them -- GOP leaders from Michael Steele to Mitch McConnell have said that they will hold Democrats responsible for passing reform come November. Governor Kaine and I sure hope they do, because if they want to campaign on the belief that there is nothing wrong with the way insurance companies currently do business, then that's a fight we Democrats are ready -- and eager -- to have. Please watch the video today, and see what you can do to help in the final march for reform: http://my.democrats.org/KaineReform Thanks, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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Stand with the President

	pacquiao -- On Wednesday, President Obama clearly laid out his final proposal for health reform and insisted that the American people deserve an up-or-down vote on these critical measures. He reiterated what Americans know all too well: We cannot delay any longer. The final march for reform begins now. Democratic supporters like you are committing to work with President Obama in the crucial weeks ahead to finally get reform passed. Can you add your name? The President has sought to incorporate the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans into his proposal and made a sincere effort at bipartisanship. But he's also 100% correct to challenge the Republican plan to leave life-and-death decisions to insurance companies -- not patients and doctors -- making consumers vulnerable to discrimination and arbitrary denial of coverage. Top Republicans from Michael Steele to Mitch McConnell have said that they will hold Democrats responsible for these reforms come November. I hope they do. If Republican leaders want to campaign on the belief that there is nothing wrong with the way insurance companies currently do business, then that's a fight Democrats are ready to have. I'm proud that Democrats are the party that will put Americans in charge of their own health care by giving those with insurance greater protection against insurance-company abuse, covering millions of uninsured Americans, and bringing sky-rocketing costs under control. But we need your help in the final march for reform to make this possible. Please sign up below to join in the campaign: http://my.democrats.org/FinalMarch Thanks, Governor Tim Kaine
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Fear, socialism, and Blackwater

	pacquiao -- Yesterday, reporters exposed a confidential Republican National Committee fundraising proposal, uncovering their plan to run "an aggressive campaign capitalizing on 'fear' of President Barack Obama and a promise to 'save the country from trending toward socialism.'" The memo even included grotesque caricatures of Democratic leaders -- including Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Cruella De Vil and President Obama as the Joker from Batman. This is the GOP we're now up against: Desperate, shameless, and willing to deceptively play on the worst emotions of people to tear down the President. We're ready to go toe-to-toe with the GOP. We'll prove that this kind of politics is no match for real grassroots strength and a commitment to making America better -- but we need your help. Please donate $5 or more today to help us fight back. This past week has brought a barrage of outrageous news about Republican tactics. Politico is reporting that the same memo outlining their "fear" strategy indicated that the RNC is cynically seeking to further weaken campaign finance reform to up their cash intake. And National Journal, a Capitol Hill newspaper, found that Republicans are launching robocalls around the country calling health reform "dangerous." These calls are designed to poison the debate around health care at a critical moment -- and are happening right as they hit up insurance company executives for huge contributions. And to top it off, they're holding an upcoming fundraiser at a compound run by the controversial military contractor formerly known as Blackwater. Enough is enough. We are ready to fight back with rapid-response teams, truth-telling ads, and the best grassroots organizing anywhere. But we need your help to make it happen. Can you donate $5 or more to help out? https://my.democrats.org/HelpFightBack Thanks, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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Are you represented by a Highway Hypocrite?

	pacquiao -- Are you represented in Congress by a Highway Hypocrite? Highway Hypocrites voted against the Recovery Act and spent the last year attacking it -- while praising it in letters requesting funds and press releases touting projects in their districts. We've identified 118 Republican senators and representatives guilty of highway hypocrisy. But we know there are more. Click here to find out if you're represented by a Highway Hypocrite -- and help us expose others. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the Recovery Act created as many as 3.9 million jobs. But Highway Hypocrites already knew the Recovery Act was putting Americans to work across the country, they were simply attacking it to score political points. We've identified just over half of all Republicans in Congress as Highway Hypocrites -- but we're on a campaign to expose them all. So we've got one question for every Republican who voted against the Recovery Act: How much Recovery Act money have you requested for your district? Find out where your representatives stand on the Recovery Act now. If you are represented by a Republican who voted against the Recovery Act, use our easy online tool to write them a letter asking how much money they have requested. We're hoping to build pressure to make them come clean. After all, shouldn't Republican members of Congress be proud of fighting to create jobs in their districts? Get started: http://my.democrats.org/HighwayHypocrites Thanks, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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