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Meet the 18 House Dems whose votes matter most on health care

When health care reform passed the House in November, the vote was 220-215. Since that time, three Democrats who voted “yes” are no longer in the House (two resigned, one died). Also, the sole Republican voting “yes” has announced he will vote “no” when the Senate bill is brought to the House. One Democrat who voted "no" -- Rep. Eric Massa, N.Y. -- has announced he will resign.
Moreover, as many as a dozen Democrats who voted “yes” on the House version say they will vote “no” on the Senate version because it lacks language to prevent taxpayer subsidies for abortion coverage. Included in this group are Reps. Bart Stupak (Mich.), Jim Oberstar (Minn.), Marion Berry (Ark.) and Dan Lipinksi (Ill.).
If this math is correct, then Democrats have only about 205 votes to pass health care reform. With four empty House seats, they will need 216.
Democratic leaders will be working furiously to twist the arms of the 39 Democrats who voted “no” last time. Their names are listed below.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Meet-the-18-House-Dems-whose-votes-matter-most-on-health-care-87015407.html#ixzz0hhJZzIPa

3/9/10

Posted March 9, 2010 - 9:25 am

3 Comments:

This is a great article in today’s MSU’s The Reflector on “reconciliation”:

http://www.reflector-online.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=8104a51b-24dd-4de4-870c-41b4a586c53d

Posted by Mississippi Dawg on 03-09-2010 at 11:30 AM [link]

It is important to remember that first the house has to pass the senate bill with no changes. This of course means that the pro life members of the house would have to vote on a bill that has abortion language that they say they cannot live with. Then the bill could simply go to Obama to be signed and become law without even having reconciliation. That of course means that the abortion language stays. With this crew running the show I would not rule out anything.

Posted by Contract with America on 03-09-2010 at 01:29 PM [link]

I agree CWA. Logically, it makes no sense, that their scheme has a prayer. But with the determination that we usually see in fanatical zealots, they seem prepared to do whatever it takes. Ends justify the means to such people.

I don’t see how, yet, I’m scared to death they’ll get it through.

Posted by Howard Roark on 03-09-2010 at 04:14 PM [link]

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