Current Chart of U.S. Congress’ Support

Note: the above numbers for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate may be different than what the Library of Congress reports. The sponsor of the single-payer legislation is included; non-voting members of the U.S. House are not included; persons who have died or resigned or otherwise left office are not included.

U.S. Citizen Support

CNN Poll = CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll [pdf] in May 2007;

“Do you think the government should provide a national health insurance program for all Americans, even if this would require higher taxes?”

Bob: This question was answered positively by 64% of the Americans polled without the question being accompanied by either of the following explanations:

The resulting national health insurance program is expected to involve extremely little or no cost to patients for their medically necessary health care beyond what would be required in taxes. Costs other than taxes will be either eliminated or extremely reduced, resulting in a large savings for millions of Americans.

NYT/CBS Poll = The New York Times / CBS News Poll[pdf] in February 2007;

Question #38 regarding “one health insurance program for all administered by the government”

For much more about U.S. citizens’ support: go to Monitor Popular Support.

U.S. Congress Support

U.S. House: – updated daily The number of U.S. Representatives who support single-payer.

U.S. Senate: – updated daily The number of U.S. Senators who support single-payer.

For much more about U.S. Congress’ support: go to the main page of the Support Monitor