Via Carla Axtman, Kurt Schrader (D-OR) will vote yes: “In the coming days I plan to vote in favor of the healthcare bill before the U.S. House of Representatives because our nation and Oregon families cannot afford the status quo. One of my chief concerns with healthcare reform has been its ability to lower costs [...]

A couple updates on the whip count: • Dennis Cardoza seemed to say in the House Rules Committee that he would oppose the effort to “deem and pass” the bill with one vote: Cardoza, a previously undecided lawmaker who’d voted to pass Democrats’ healthcare bill in November, said he would vote against the process his [...]