We have to thank the House and private Health insurance companies.

• The House because they pushed for a petition to revive the public option. They really are our Representatives.
• Private health insurance companies for raising the rates. That makes even the last one realize that they are exploiting people.

Using the President's proposal as a base, decided to pass Health Care Reform within a week, Nancy Pelosi decided to ignore Stupak's Abortion compromise and to move forward. Obama set the deadline on March 18, 2010, however Hosue Democrats decided to vote on the bill before that date.

What would follow would be a comprehensive amendment that includes the public option and revives many other progressive proposals that have passed the House.

41 Senators have signed the petition to revive the public option. It also is certain that two more Senators (Rockefeller and Harkin) will vote for a public option. Including Vice President Biden, that makes 44 votes which means we need 6 more votes to introduce the Public Option through reconciliation! Let's hope they can make it.

Links:
Who signed the Petition for a Public Option:
http://whipcongress.com/
Public Option revived (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/the-public-options-last-s_n_495383.html?page=2&show_comment_id=42042752#postComment
Pelosi proceeds without Abortion compromise:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/house-dems-will-forge-ahe_n_495720.html