Comments on: Latest Whip Count On House Health Care Bill

By: scottishlass

scottishlass — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:43:59 +0000

What about Susan Davis?

By: cheinke

cheinke — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:26:14 +0000

Bill Foster’s office tells me he’ll vote yes on it. :-)

By: lahdee

lahdee — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:08:52 +0000

Mitchell statement on H.R. 3962.
‘After months of debate, I heard from health care professionals, insurers, patients, and tens of thousands of concerned Arizonans, both for and against reform. Today, I will be presented with the choice to move a bill forward for further improvement in the Senate or to kill the prospect of advancing reform. Despite several concerns I still have with the bill, I believe that doing nothing is not an option. The bill before us is not perfect. No bill ever is. But I believe it contains significant improvements from the bill that was circulated over the summer, in no small part due to feedback from constituents across the country.’
Further, Mitchell agrees with President Snowe, ‘I also agree with the recent remarks of Republican Senator Olympia Snowe when she said that when history calls, history calls and that there should be no mistake about it: my vote today, is my vote today.’

By: bobzaguy

bobzaguy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:56:03 +0000

What’s with these schmoes?
Can’t the WH get on the phone and rattle their cages?

Bill Foster (D-IL) – office says undecided
Dan Lipinski (D-IL) – office says undecided
Jerry Costello (D-IL) – undecided
Melissa Bean (D-IL) – office says she’s “reviewing the entire bill”

The President’s home state for God’s Sake.
Can’t he give them a ride home and back for a weekend on Air Force 1? Is that what they need?

By: hazmaq

hazmaq — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:09 +0000

Am i missing something here? My Rep. is Ann Kirkpatrick(D) of AZ01 – not a ‘red’ district by any means.

She’s new, weak and while not showing any Progressive DNA is still swayable on this-I think.

Why is she off everyones list all the time??

By: bmull

bmull — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:18 +0000

I guess Pelosi didn’t have the votes after all–or the bishops got to the Ellsworth folks and made them change their votes back. Anyway, this bill is in big trouble.

By: bmull

bmull — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:22:03 +0000

Stupak won.

Wow.

By: Leen

Leen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:54:09 +0000

on the Senate floor Rep King said there were “tens of thousands of people protesting on the mall yesterday” Heard the count was 4-5ooo.

By: David Dayen

David Dayen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:08:16 +0000

I still say he’s a wildcard.

By: bmull

bmull — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:57:49 +0000

Kucinich suggested he will vote Yes this time though maybe not if the bill comes back from conference without state single-payer. At least I think that’s what he said. I wish the guy would speak in English and not in parables.