As part of a push to pass the public option using reconciliation, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee has been collecting both signatures to a letter urging Senate leadership to pass the measure, as well as statements of support from senators.
Here is our running list of both statements of support and signatures on the letter, written by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office has also said he would support the procedure if it has enough support.
Signatories (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)
Statements of support (11):
Dick Durbin (IL)
Patty Murray (WA)
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Benjamin Cardin (MD)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Bob Casey (PA)
Ron Wyden (OR)
Mark Udall (CO)
Ted Kaufman (DE)
Maria Cantwell (WA)
Chris Dodd (CT)
