Pelosi did it. Now, will Senate save us? *UPDATED*
Bookworm on Nov 07 2009 at 10:37 pm | Filed under: Congress, Health
Maybe she got those Dems to vote yes because she assured them that, at the end of the day, the Senate will vote no. Or, maybe, we’re screwed:
The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.
After hours of bitter debate and an appeal from Obama to “answer the call of history,” lawmakers voted late Saturday 220-215 for a 10-year, trillion-dollar plan to extend health coverage to some 36 million Americans who lack it now.
The chamber’s Democrats erupted in loud cheers and triumphant applause the moment the bill had the 218 votes needed for passage, about 11:07 pm (0407 GMT), a happy din that grew deafening when a gavel made it official.
The president had paid a rare visit to Congress to lobby for unity among his Democratic allies and reinforced it with a public speech, but 39 still joined 176 of the chamber’s Republicans in opposition to the proposal.
One Republican broke ranks, nominally fulfilling, in the barest terms, Obama’s vow to secure bipartisan support.
That Republican, by the way, would be Representative Timothy Johnson of Illinois. Either the rules for Republicans are different in Illinois, or Johnson was getting ready to retire anyway. I don’t see him riding the train again to Washington.
UPDATED: Last night’s news story seems to be in error. The renegade Republican was Joseph Cao from Louisiana. As for me, I’ve written a very nasty letter to my anything but renegade, tied-in-the-wool wacko liberal representative Lynn Woolsey, much good that will do me. She got returned by a 75% margin last time around.
Related posts:
- William Kristol on Pelosi’s ginormous political gamble
- What your representatives think of you *UPDATED*
- As if we needed any more proof that the “Lion of the Senate” was a disgraceful human being
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how can I find out how my rep voted?? anyone know of a website with this info?
thanks.
The first political thing I’m doing today is to write my state Republican Committee and get them to begin a campaign to oust all Democrat Reps who voted for the bill. And back it up with a check. Of course, that is what the committee should have been doing already, but maybe they’ll pay attention this time. If not, it’s time to replace the committee.
Al
Let us help those who voted for this be true believers. We must remove them from the cadillac health care plan so that they can enjoy the wonders of their benevolence lest they be thought of as charlatans.
binadaat…
Try this site:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/
I know there’s another one that is the official congressional one, but I couldn’t find it right away and didn’t feel like searching! This one looks like a good possibility…
Not good news. We better _hope_ the Senate balks at this:
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-pelosicare-will-bankrupt-health.html
binadaat
Check here:
http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm
$283 million for …
WARNING: remove all sharp objects and coffee and listen:
http://www.breitbart.tv/did-the-democrats-hide-a-283-million-dollar-bribe-in-the-health-care-bill/
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