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You should have passed health care reform

Last week, the powerful health insurance companies blocked health care reform in the California state Senate . . . again. The bill aimed to cut wasteful health care spending and insurer red tape.

Help keep the state Senate accountable, by e-mailing your state senators letting them know you want health care reform now.

Here's how the senators voted, and which district they represent:

Ayes: Elaine Alquist (13), Ellen Corbett (10), Mark DeSaulnier (7), Denise Moreno Ducheny (40), Dean Florez (16), Loni Hancock (9), Christine Kehoe (39), Mark Leno (3), Carol Liu (21), Alan Lowenthal (27), Jenny Oropeza (28), Fran Pavley (23), Gloria Romero (24), Joe Simitian (11), Darell Steinberg (6), Pat Wiggins (2), Lois Wolk (5).

Noes: Sam Aanestad (4), Roy Ashburn (18), John Benoit (37), Ron Calderon (30), Gilbert Cedillo (22), Dave Cogdill (14), Lou Correa (34), Dave Cox (1), Jeff Denham (12), Bob Dutton (31), Tom Harman (35), Dennis Hollingsworth (36), Bob Huff (29), Abel Maldonado (15), Gloria Negrete McLeod (32), Tony Strickland (19), Mimi Walters (33), Rod Wright (25), Mark Wyland (38), Leland Yee (8).

Did not vote: Alex Padilla (20), George Runner (17).

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