A constituent of Suzanne Kosmas (D., Fla.) sends along Kosmas’s response to his inquiry about health care:

The rising costs of our health care system put us on an unsustainable path that is hurting job growth, overwhelming the federal budget, and creating debt for future generations. The House bill does not do enough to slow the growth of health care costs or to rein in spending on care. That is why, after careful consideration I decided that I could not in good conscience support this bill.
Fiscally responsible health care reform is attainable, but we must improve upon the House bill. This requires reform that continues to provide choice, does not change benefits to veterans and seniors, and truly rewards quality outcomes and moves us away from the fee-for-service system that rewards quantity alone. There must be real incentives to maintain healthy lifestyles and to provide health insurance plans that are more cost-effective. Finally, any legislation must also make a serious effort to control waste, fraud, and abuse.
Additionally, we should hold insurance companies accountable by preventing them from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions, by eliminating life-time caps on coverage, and by taking steps to lower premiums. However, in the long run, these reforms will be in vain if we don’t take significant steps to rein in rising costs, and the House bill did not achieve this goal.

My reader interprets this as a sign that Kosmas will not flip from “no” to “yes.” I hope that’s the correct interpretation, but a decision to join the Pelosi Suicide Squad is ultimately a political decision, not a policy decision. There’s still a lot the administration can offer her in exchange for making a vote that would likely doom her already endangered career in Congress . . .