I just received this letter in the mail from Kildee.  I believe it is in response to an email I sent earlier in the week.

Thank you for contacting me to express your views on national healthcare reform.  I appreciate you taking the time to contact me.

I wanted to let you know that I have seen your letter and will take your specific views into consideration as Congress continues to debate this important legislation.  While the House and Senate passed two versions of the healthcare bill late last year, there remain many significant differences that need to be worked out before we can vote on a final bill.

President Obama recently held a bipartisan healthcare summit with leaders from the House and Senate to continue the dialogue over healthcare reform.  The bipartisan summit gave opponents and proponents of healthcare reform in the House and Senate an opportunity to present their argument and debate the issues.

As you may know, Republicans and Democrats actually agree on about 80 percent of the provisions that were included in the healthcare reform bills that passed both the House and Senate.  My hope is that we can work together to resolve and reach agreement on the remaining 20 percent and pass a bipartisan bill that provides meaningful healthcare reform.

Once again, I appreciate hearing from you.  Please be assured that I will keep your concerns in mind as the House and Senate work to reach agreement on a final bill.  If I may be of assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Dale E. Kildee, M.C.