Running List Of Senators Who Have Signed Bennet’s Public Option Letter

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Update: See the new running list, with both signatures and statements of support from senators.

We’ve been keeping track of the senators signing onto Sen. Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) letter urging leadership to pass the public option via reconciliation.

Senate leaders would need 50 votes in order to pass the measure using reconciliation.

Here it is, our running list:

Total: 24

Carl Levin (MI)

Daniel Inouye (HI)

Debbie Stabenow (MI)

Tim Johnson (SD)

Robert Menendez (NJ)

Arlen Specter (PA)

Jeanne Shaheen (NH)

Chuck Schumer (NY)

Frank Lautenberg (NJ)

Barbara Mikulski (MD)

Bernie Sanders (VT)

Al Franken (MN)

Patrick Leahy (VT)

John Kerry (MA)

Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)

Dianne Feinstein (CA)

Roland Burris (IL)

Barbara Boxer (CA)

Jack Reed (RI)

Tom Udall (NM)

The original signatories:

Michael Bennet (CO)

Sherrod Brown (OH)

Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)

Jeff Merkley (OR)

Others

Though they haven’t signed the letter, several members have issued public statements indicating their intent to vote for a public option if it comes up under reconciliation:

Dick Durbin (IL)

Patty Murray (WA)

Jeff Bingaman (NM)

Benjamin Cardin (MD)

Amy Klobuchar (MN)

Bob Casey (PA)

Ron Wyden (OR)

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