If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
"In a move that will intensify the coming war over how to treat abortion in the health care bill, more than three dozen House Dems have signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi firmly pledging to vote against the bill if it contains an anti-abortion amendment," Greg Sargent reports. "A source sends over a working copy of the letter without the signatories, and the source says it currently...
The Mahablog (Free subscription) | yesterday
House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill House Democrats Who Voted for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment House Democrats Who Voted Yes on Stupak-Pitts and No on the Final Bill (the Worst of the Worst): Jason Altmire (Pa. 4) John Barrow (Ga. 12) John Boccieri (Ohio 16) Dan Boren (Okla. 2) Bobby Bright (Ala. 2) Ben Chandler (Ky. 6) Travis Childers (Miss....
Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: House, Democrats, Health Care, Congress Are they cowardly or courageous? Opportunistic or principled? Misguided or sensible? Male or female? Well, only the last question can be answered definitively – three female Democrats bucked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vote nay on House Resolution 3962, a.k.a. The Affordable Health Care for America Act....
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
President Barack Obama's meeting with House Democrats - originally scheduled for today - is now slated for tomorrow, in advance of an expected weekend vote on the health reform bill. The Associated Press reports Obama is headed to Walter Reed Army Hospital today, a trip that "had been scheduled before the fatal shootings Thursday at Fort Hood in Texas" (11/5).
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and one by House Republicans.
Hyscience (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
As though we needed more evidence that the Stupak amendment was a sham, and was allowed by Pelosi in order to provide just enough cover for Blue Dogs to jump on the bandwagon at the last minute, there's this. Via the Hill : Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats' chief deputy whip in the House, said that she and other pro-choice lawmakers would work to strip the amendment...
The Daily What (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brunch Links: List of 39 House Democrats who voted against Health Care Bill ; List of 64 House Democrats who voted for Abortion Amendment . Joseph Cao, lone GOP voice in House for health care reform, made “a decision of conscience .” CERN scientist claims Large Hadron Collider may open door to another dimension . Engine tailcone falls off Delta plane,...
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The House Obamacare Abortion war is not done. Before the final vote on Saturday night, the house passed the Stupak Amendment, the only bi-partisan part of the bill. Sixty-four Democrats joined Republicans to pass the amendment, which if it wasn't passed would have caused the 40+ pro-life Democrats to vote no, putting Obamacare on the shelf next to Hillarycare. The Stupak...
Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Gov't health plan included in House bill won't fly with some moderate Senate Dems who hold the balance of power • Lone GOP Supporter of House Bill Defends Vote • YOU DECIDE: Did House Make Right Decision? • Will Health Care Bill Vote Doom Dems? • Source: AMA Won't Overturn Health Bill Endorsement
Kicking Ass Ann Arbor (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
39 House Democrats voted against H.R. 3962, the healthcare reform bill, while 1 House Republican voted in favor of reform. In all of this, there are several distinct categories. Role of the Blue Dog Caucus The Blue Dogs are a group of 52 fiscally conservative Democrats that is well organized with powerful co-chairs for administration, [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul.
The Cutting Edge (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Looks the the passage glow Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats and President Obama are self-immersing in is fool's glow. From the AP... House health care overhaul faces Senate stone wall WASHINGTON – The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Don’t look for the Senate “to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul,” the AP reports. A government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. They’re locked in a battle with liberals, with the fate of President [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to some Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.
