Klobuchar Joins Franken In Supporting A Public Option

This evening, Sen. Amy Klobuchar decided to fight with the angels:

The Minnesota Independent:

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is joining the chorus of Democratic senators who support the use of reconciliation — a procedural tool that would allow a bill to pass with a simple majority vote, thereby circumventing filibuster attempts — to pass health care reform measures. In a statement prepared for the Minnesota Independent, Klobuchar indicated she essentially agreed with Sen. Al Franken and nine other senators (eight Democrats, plus Vermont independent Bernie Sanders), who signed a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to use reconciliation to bring about a Senate vote.

Also tonight, the Huffington Post reports that two other Democratic senators indicated support for the public option:

...a spokeswoman for Sen. Cardin (D-MD) said Wednesday that "Senator Cardin has always been for a strong public option. He also has long thought reconciliation was a viable option for passing strong health care reform."
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) became the 11th Senator to sign on to a new effort by Democrats to press Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass a public option for insurance coverage using reconciliation, her office confirmed to the Huffington Post on Wednesday.

That makes a total of 13 senators supporting the use of reconciliation to pass the public option. Harry Reid is going to have to grow a pair real soon. Call your senators now, and either thank them, or tell them to sign on to this effort!