Will Target Dems Vote to 'Destroy Medicare?'

FYI, a version of the release below went out to the following districts: John Adler (NJ-03);  Michael Arcuri (NY-24); Tim Bishop (NY-01); John Boccieri (OH-16); Allen Boyd (FL-02); Bruce Braley (IA-01); Chris Carney (PA-10); Travis Childers (MS-01); Gerry Connolly (VA-11); Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-03); Joe Donnelly (IN-02); Steve Driehaus (OH-01); Chet Edwards (TX-17); Brad Ellsworth (IN-08); Bill Foster (IL-14); Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08); Bart Gordon (TN-06); Alan Grayson (FL-08); Debbie Halvorson (IL-11); Martin Heinrich (NM-01);  Baron Hill (IN-09); Jim Himes (CT-04); Steve Kagen (WI-08); Paul Kanjorski (PA-11); Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15); Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01); Larry Kissell (NC-08); Ron Klein (FL-22); Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24); Frank Kratovil (MD-01); Dave Loebsack (IA-02); Dan Maffei (NY-25); Betsy Markey (CO-04); Jim Marshall (GA-08); Michael McMahon (NY-13); Jerry McNerney (CA-11); Harry Mitchell (AZ-05); Dennis Moore (KS-03); Glenn Nye (VA-02); Tom Perriello (VA-05); Gary Peters (MI-09); Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23); Loretta Sanchez (CA-47); Mark Schauer (MI-07);  Kurt Schrader (OR-05); Heath Shuler (NC-11); Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01); Vic Snyder (AR-02) Zack Space (OH-18);  Harry Teague (NM-02); Dina Titus (NV-03); Tim Walz (MN-01); David Wu (OR-01); and John Yarmuth (KY-03).

Will Betsy Markey Vote to ‘Destroy Medicare?’
Dem Lawmaker Says Healthcare Takeover Devastating for Medicare; Will Markey Follow Suit or Turn Her Back on Colorado Seniors?

Washington- As Democrat leaders use the August recess to resuscitate their failing healthcare agenda, Betsy Markey has a choice to make when she gets back to Washington: she can side with Colorado seniors or she can side with her party bosses by casting a vote for a government healthcare takeover that, in the words of one Democrat lawmaker, will ‘destroy medicare.’ Given Markey’s history of choosing Nancy Pelosi’s priorities over her district’s, Colorado seniors have reason to be concerned. Hopefully for Markey’s constituents, she will heed the words of fellow Democrat Eric Massa:

“Rep. Eric Massa said Tuesday he opposes the health care reform bill being considered by the House of Representatives because he’s concerned it will ruin Medicare or that it could force tens of millions of Americans to buy supplemental insurance they don’t need.

“‘I will not vote for something that I perceive will destroy Medicare,’ Massa, a Democrat from Corning, said in an afternoon meeting with the editorial board of the Star-Gazette.” (Roger Neumann, “Health Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Massa Says,” Elmira Star-Gazette, 8/5/09)

“Colorado seniors can only hope that Betsy Markey will take a hint from fellow Democrats who are lining up to oppose Nancy Pelosi’s disastrous healthcare agenda,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “Unfortunately, Markey’s history of marching in lock-step with her party leaders does not bode well for those seniors that actually want to keep the healthcare plans that they have. With millions of Americans concerned about losing their current coverage, Betsy Markey seems poised to once again turn her back on the people she claims to represent in order to deliver a vote for Nancy Pelosi and the rest of her party bosses.”

As Markey’s constituents and her Democrat comrades alike voice their disapproval of Nancy Pelosi’s healthcare agenda, will Markey finally make the right call? Colorado seniors are still waiting for an answer.

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