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Stupak Amendment Passes; 64 Dems Ask for Primary Opponents

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Do you like that headline? Because that’s what I’m feeling right now after the betrayal of my support for Democrats, now that the Stupak Amendment passed 240 to 194 and with 64 Democrats voting Yea. It’s a fundamental part of our belief system in the Democratic Party, that ...

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Dems who voted for the Stupak amendment to restrict women's rights.

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:17:39 +0000

Tom Perriello. (Who I spent days knocking on doors for in Charlottesville, Virginia.) And everyone else... Altmire Baca Barrow Berry Bishop (GA) Boccieri Boren Bright Cardoza Carney Chandler Childers Cooper Costa Costello Cuellar Dahlkemper Davis (AL) Davis (TN) Donnelly ...

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Dems: 'We have the votes'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:00:19 +0000

Aides said leaders are confident they have the 218 they need, but at the very least they want a 219th. Read more...

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Pelosi: Pro-choice Dems will sign on

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:02:03 +0000

She's confident pro-choice Dems will support the bill.

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Health Care Plan Passes House 220 to 215

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:03:00 +0000

The health care reform bill passed and it's a bipartisan bill - one (1) Republican came aboard. Thank Gawd the Dems made all those compromises. R epublican Representative Anh Cao of Louisiana voted for the bill. Thirty-nine Blue Dog Democrats voted against the bill. Politics News ...

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This is why we fight

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:37:29 +0000

Barack Obama calls tonight "history." AFL-CIO calls it a "great step forward." SEIU calls it "courage." Here's the note I just sent to our Progressive Change Campaign Committee team: Tonight was the opposite of a "bold progressive" night. With a huge majority in the House, a vote with only ...

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Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless Of How You Vote

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:05:15 +0000

In a final push to get health care reform through the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Saturday that a vote against the legislation would not immunize them from Republican attacks. The president, according multiple attendees, played the role of political ...

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Dems sources: 218 is on the way

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:45:40 +0000

At this moment, Democratic sources say their internal head counts have them breaking through the 218 mark this afternoon. Whether that will mean that more Democrats will come on board, or that Pelosi is going to cut other members lose, is still unclear. But Dems are confident they have won. ...

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Dems Have 218, Long Night Ahead

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +0000

A Democratic source tells us the House, which has been debating the health care bill all day, will be able to pass the plan tonight. The source said they have the needed 218 votes. Coming up is debate about the amendment dealing with abortion, and then the Republicans will get an hour to ...

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House Dems struggle for final votes on health care (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:29:12 +0000

AP - Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, weighing fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.

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The 'No' list: 30 Democrats so far

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:56:39 +0000

As of 5:30 p.m., just hours remaining until the historic vote, at least 30 Dems say they will vote against the bill.

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Pro-Life Dems Win a Big Victory

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:51:00 +0000

The deal was cut verrrrry late last night, so maybe the news hasn't gotten out everywhere. When Obama arrived on the Hill to rally House Democrats to pass health reform around 11:30 this morning, his motorcade passed anti-abortion activists protesting outside with "Kill the bill!" "Kill the ...

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Whose Leaning on Stupak? Is it Your Rep?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:18:12 +0000

The House will vote this morning on an amendment to the health reform bill that if passed will effectively ban private insurance plans from providing coverage for abortion care. Where does your rep stand?

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Saturday Roundup

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:15:38 +0000

So where are we on health care? * First, the abortion standoff: The anti-abortion amendment to the health care bill will likely pass with GOP support, a GOP aide predicts. As you may have heard, House Dem leaders temporarily resolved a standoff last night by agreeing to allow a full vote on an ...

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Health Care Saturday: Obama To Rally Dems Before Historic Vote

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:27:33 +0000

Democratic leadership is saying this morning they are confident they have the 218 votes needed to pass the sweeping House health care, public option included. Just in case, President Obama will make his way to Capitol Hill at speak with the Democratic House caucus at 11:25 this morning. ...

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The Associated Press: House Dems struggle for final votes on health care

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:16:13 +0000

21 hours ago WASHINGTON Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. "We're very close" to having enough votes ...

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Fox News advances false GOP claim that premiums under their plan would be $5,000 lower than Dems' plan

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:22:25 +0000

In reports on Fox & Friends and America's Newsroom , Fox News advanced the false House Republican claim that "[t]he CBO estimates that health insurance premiums would be nearly $5,000 cheaper under the Republican reforms than the Democratic ones," in Fox News' Martha MacCallum's words. But ...

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The Associated Press: House Dems push for votes on health bill

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:56:16 +0000

1 day ago WASHINGTON House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Voting is set for Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 ...

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The White House Political Learning Curve

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +0000

Is Barack Obama's cool style governing is fundamentally incompatible with the furnace of modern politics? Bipartisan conclaves, bringing industry to the table(s), relative transparency, accommodation and consensus meetings are all ornaments of the Obama brand. But political parties, ...

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House Dems push for votes on health bill

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:31:40 +0000

House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote.

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