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talkingpointsmemo.com - 19 days ago
Dems Have 218, Long Night Ahead
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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 ...
politico.com - 20 days ago
Bishops's backing may get health bill to 218
— politico.com — House leaders have won the backing of the nation’s Catholic bishops for health reform, a critical last-minute... boost that could give the bill enough momentum – and enough votes – for passage as early as Saturday. (more) Bishops's backing may get health bill to 218
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politico.com - 19 days ago
Dems sources: 218 is on the way
— politico.com — 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 ... (more) Dems sources: 218 is on the way

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politico.com - 20 days ago
Democrats race to line up 218 votes (Politico)
— politico.com — Politico - Democratic leaders trying to preserve a high-stakes Saturday vote on a House health reform bill... battled a swift current of rank-and-file defections Friday. (more) Democrats race to line up 218 votes (Politico)
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The Political Carnival:  Midnight

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  218

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The Political Carnival — ... Updating the health care debate time schedule: Votes will start around 10 p.m. The final vote might happen close to midnight. ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — They've got it, says TPM. ...

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Compromise Reached On Health Care Bill: Anti-Abortion Amendment To Be Given Floor Vote
huffingtonpost.com 20 days ago — As the House of Representatives inches toward a final vote on comprehensive health care reform this weekend -- the most dramatic domestic policy debate in several generations, a reorganization of a sixth of the economy - the only thing the parties can ...
Why Report? Just Make It Up… — Southern Appeal
The Health Care Bill Passes. Blah. Blah. Blah. Historic vote. Blah. Blah. Blah. Catholic Church signs off on it...what????? By allowing a vote on the amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and other anti-abortion lawmakers, House leaders achieved the latter goal: The Catholic church signed off ...
Dems "have the votes" in House; anti-abortion Stupak Amendment passes — The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings The Hill and Politico are reporting that Democrats have the 218 votes necessary to pass the health-care reform bill. As CNN is reporting, the awful Stupak Amendment passed 240-194 earlier this evening. It "bans federal funds for abortion services in the public ...
House Votes on Stupak Abortion Amendment — Gateway Pundit
(09:00 CST) The US House members are voting on the Stupak Amendment that would ban abortion funding from the democrat’s nationalized health care bill. It’s a 15 minute vote. Previously: House dems are outraged that the Stupak Amendment would ban abortion that Obama said would ...
What is that orange guy talking about? — Daily Kos
The unusually-tinted Minority Leader of the House, John Boehner (R-OH) has been to the floor repeatedly today to try to extract promises from the Democrats managing the health insurance reform bill that if the Stupak amendment is adopted, they'll work to ensure that the amendment's language ...
House Dems Outraged Over Stupak Amendment That Bans Abortion That Obama Said Was Not Covered In Health Care Bill — Gateway Pundit
“You Lie!” Obama told America that his nationalized health care bill would not cover abortion. He lied . Now the House Democrats are outraged that the Stupak Amendment will ban abortion funding from the health care bill… If it is not snuck back into the bill later. ...
NO on Stupak — Bitch. Ph.D.
Whose Leaning on Stupak? Is it Your Rep? RHRealityCheck.org From RHRCheck: 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? These Dems ...
House okays vote barring funding for abortion in HCR bill — Daily Kos
A win for the abortion foe contingent : Abortion opponents won a huge last-minute concession late Friday night after Democratic leaders agreed to grant them a vote on an amendment that would effectively bar insurers that participate in the exchanges from offering coverage for abortions.  ...
House Democrats Will Consider Stupak’s Abortion Amendment On The Floor — Wonk Room
During yesterday’s all-night marathon hearing before the House Rules Committee to consider which amendments would be introduced during floor debate of the House health care bill, the Committee agreed to allow the full House to vote on Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) amendment to ...
Stupak Wins in Abortion Funding Fight Versus Pelosi — Lakeshore Laments
Madame Speaker must really be bleeding votes if it had to come to this for her; as she's now allowing the U.P.'s Bart Stupak amendment to strip the House Health Care Bill of any federal funding of abortion. (You know, that thing both President Obama and Congressman Steve Kagen kept lying ...
Actual Action At the House Rules Committee On The Health Care Bill: Stupak Amendment To Get Floor Vote — Firedoglake
So David Dreier and the Republicans are making a bunch of attempted amendments to the rule, none of which are being allowed, as the Democrats vote as a block. Rep. Alcee Hastings actually read the rule out, and it appeared to me that Rep. Stupak’s amendment on abortion language was ...
Media continue to misrepresent abortion provisions in health reform bill — Media Matters for America - Latest Items
Media figures continue to falsely claim that a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the House health care reform bill would only have the effect of prohibiting government money from being used to pay for abortions, echoing a myth previously advanced about a proposed amendment to a prior version ...
Catholic Bishops: Proposed Amendment to Health Care Bill Creates ‘Money-Laundering System’ for Funding Abortion — CNSNews.com Headlines
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops dismissed the House Democrats' plan to try to isolate funding for abortion in the health care bill as a "money-laundering system" that would do nothing to stop federal funding of abortion, an issue that could potentially derail health care reform.
White House Not Planning to Ask Congressional Democrats to Adopt Obama's Stated Position of Opposing Abortion Funding in Health Care Bill — CNSNews.com Headlines
The leading pro-life Democrat in the House of Representatives said he has spoken with the White House and House Democratic leaders in recent days about his amendment to explicitly prohibit abortion funding from the health care rbill, but there is still no agreement, and he is still ...
Amendment introduced by House Minority Leader fails — CNN Political Ticker
Washington (CNN) - The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed an amendment to pending health care legislation that prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option and in the insurance "exchange" the bill would ...
House passes amendment prohibiting abortion funding — CNN Political Ticker
Washington (CNN) - The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed an amendment to pending health care legislation that prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option and in the insurance "exchange" the bill would ...
House begins debate on health care legislation — CNN Political Ticker
Washington (CNN) - In a special Saturday session, the House of Representatives began debating health care legislation crafted by House Democrats, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle considered an amendment to the bill that would put ...
Obama visits Capitol Hill as abortion issue looms — CNN Political Ticker
Washington (CNN) - President Obama will meet with members of the House Democratic caucus Saturday in a rare visit to Capitol Hill as he works to push forward proposed health care legislation. But the contentious issue of abortion is threatening ...