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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Betsy Markey voted against a health-care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership Saturday night, citing concerns over the cost of the bill. "It was a difficult decision because there's a lot of good things in the bill, as well, that I like, but in the end, I just didn't think that it did enough to control health-care costs," the Fort Collins Democrat...
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Enik Rising (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm suddenly hearing all sorts of lefty criticism for the 39 House Democrats who voted against the health reform bill last night. A few quick points: The bill would be no better off with 259 aye votes instead of 220. It would still be the same bill today and it still would have passed. Legislation doesn't get bonus points for large margins. Think about what would have been necessary to get those 39...
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The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Republican tally for House votes in favor of health care reform: one. That one affirmative voter is Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (left) of Louisiana. Explaining his vote, Cao said : “I read the versions of the House bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose health care costs are exploding — if they are able to obtain health...
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ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Betsy Markey was among 39 House Democrats Saturday night who voted against the Democrats health-care reform bill. This morning's Coloradoan examines her vote and how it may play politically. The main story, which includes Markey's only interview after her vote, is here: http://www.coloradoan.com/arti... There's also an analysis that looks at the political implications from the viewpoint of two CSU...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | yesterday
The House passed the healthcare bill late last night, 220-215. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao (LA-02), voted in favor. Here are the Dems who voted no: District Incumbent District Incumbent District Incumbent AL-02 Bobby Bright MN-07 Collin Peterson OH-16 John Boccieri AL-05 Parker Griffith MO-04 Ike Skelton OK-02 Dan Boren AL-07 Artur Davis MS-01 Travis Childers PA-04 Jason Altmire AR-04 Mike Ross...
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Money Making Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
How they voted on health care bill? American people finding who voted for The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962). There are 220 voted for Health Care Bill. Now, The bill passed the House of Representatives at 11.19 PM EST on November 7, 2009 by a vote of 220-215. The Health Care Bill passed with support of 219 Democrats and 1 Republican (Joseph Cao - LA). The most of Democratic Nay...
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2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
First, there was Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana. A month ago, we thought he might be the most endangered member of the House. This might be a game changer for him: One unprincipled Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), now know as Joseph "Mao," voted for the bill. For all the turncoat "Democrats" who voted against: think what it means if an endangered Republican is re-elected...
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ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Late Tonight, the US House Passed Comprehensive Health Insurance Reform Bill Denver, CO - Reps. Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar, all Democrats, voted with the majority as the U.S. House of Representatives set the standard for real health insurance reform when it passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act late tonight. Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey voted with the Republicans...
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Government Bytes (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I wrote earlier about the list of 69 Democrats who had expressed opposition to the health care bill at some point. Well, digging through the roll call vote records, I've compiled a list of people who appear to have gone back on their earlier statements. They are... Marion Berry (AR) Leonard Boswell (IA) Dennis Cardoza (CA) Chris Carney (PA) Gerry Connolly (VA) Jim Cooper (TN) Jim Costa (CA) Jerry Costello...
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Patriot Room (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
UPDATE - 3 more dems that voted to not go forward with debate, but not yet declared: Jason Altmire, Heath Shuler, and Loretta Sanchez. Three more no's? As I publish, there are 33 "no" votes from the dems. These five would bump that to 38. Remember, 41 is the magic number. Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) : Continues To Have Reservations About The Bill. Chandler spokeswoman Jennifer Krimm said her...
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Decidedly Right (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Despite the best arm-twisting tactics of Nancy Pelosi and President Obama, there are still some Democrats who are not on board with the massive government takeover of health care. They are: Melissa Bean — Yes Dennis Cardoza Jim Cooper — Yes at 11 a.m. Jim Costa Lincoln Davis Betsy Markey Michael Michaud Scott Murphy Bart Stupak John Barrow Marion Berry Rick Boucher Ben Chandler Joe Donnelly...
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Atlas Shrugs (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Get in the fight against statism. The life you save will be your own (and grandmas's and the kids, and Aunt Bessie .....) Subject: Vote on Healthcare Tonight Here's a list of the Democrats who are (reportedly) undecided or on the fence. Time to jam the phone lines. If they're not in your district it doesn't matter. Call 'em anyway. Call as many as you can. Someone who wants to force you to purchase...
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Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Being from MA can be sort of a let down during big, national progressive battles. Whenever I see the "please contact these legislators" lists, I tend to scan through, just to catch a surprising name from some OTHER state. Well, imagine my shame when such a list appeared on DKos today : Your phone calls are ESPECIALLY important if you are represented by one of these potential holdouts: Harry...
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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Last night, Speaker Pelosi filed the manager's amendment--the final tweaks--to the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962). Here's the announcment describing the changes made in this amendment: Building on the legislation House Democrats introduced last week, this manager’s amendment includes these key improvements to the bill: providing $1 billion in new resources to states to rein...
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