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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION (Via email/hat tip: Pat Wills) - Call Sen. Ron Wyden (202) 224-5244 and Sen. Jeff Merkley (202) 224-3753 urge a 'NO' vote on the Motion to Proceed on Obamacare. ∴ Although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has refused to allow you or even his fellow Senators to see his version of the health care bill, he has vowed to force the Senate to take it's first vote before the Thanksgiving recess. ∴ That vote will be on a Motion to Proceed on the bill. THIS MOTION REQUIRES 60 VOTES AND IF IT FAILS OBAMACARE IS DEAD IN THE SENATE. Under Senate rules, the earliest this vote can take place is Friday. Reid has even threatened to keep the Senate in over the weekend and into Thanksgiving week until he has the votes he needs. Now is the time to act. We are asking every opponent of government-run health care to call their Senators on WEDNESDAY and ask them to vote "NO" on the Motion to Proceed.

Call Sen. Ron Wyden (202) 224-5244 and Sen. Jeff Merkley (202) 224-3753 urge a 'NO' vote on the Motion to Proceed on Obamacare.

Here's the Liberal strategy to pass this bill: to get the 60 votes to move to the bill, Reid has instructed Democrats to say that this first vote is a procedural vote - but in reality its passage would give Reid the power to cut backroom deals - much more than just procedure.

If this Motion to Proceed on Obamacare passes then Reid will cut backroom deals and add amendments to the bill until he gets the votes to pass Obamacare completely through the Senate. Then when the bill is merged with the House-passed bill, they can change the bill yet again.

Just a few weeks ago, 13 Democrats revolted against a bill to add $250 billion to the deficit by eliminating a reduction in physician reimbursement in Medicare without paying for it. They defeated the bill by voting against the Motion to Proceed. For these same Senators to now say this is not the most important vote is the height of hypocrisy.

The time to act is now! You must contact your Senators and let them know a vote on the Motion to Proceed is a vote in favor of the government takeover of our health-care system.

Call Sen. Ron Wyden (202) 224-5244 and Sen. Jeff Merkley (202) 224-3753 urge a 'NO' vote on the Motion to Proceed on Obamacare.

Even though as of Tuesday afternoon, Reid has not released the text of the bill, we know it will include a government-run health plan, increased taxes, cuts in Medicare and nothing to reduce ever-increasing health care costs. In fact, the Center for Medicare Services run by the Obama administration now says the Midnight bill passed by the House on November 7 will indeed cut benefits and raise premiums. It's no wonder Reid is hiding his version of the bill until the last minute.

Even if Reid gets his way and gets every one of the 60 Democrats to vote for the Motion to Proceed, we will join the battle over amendments and against a second cloture vote to cut off debate. All this will be unnecessary if we can stop the bill now.

JOIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OPPONENTS OF OBAMACARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY AND CALL YOUR SENATORS TO ASK FOR A "NO" VOTE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO THE HARRY REID HEALTH CARE BILL.

Call Sen. Ron Wyden (202) 224-5244 and Sen. Jeff Merkley (202) 224-3753 urge a 'NO' vote on the Motion to Proceed on Obamacare.

We at the American Conservative Union thank you for all you do to promote conservative, free-market principles. Visit us at http://www.conservative.org and stay informed.

Sincerely,
Larry Hart
Director of Government Relations
American Conservative Union