thinkprogress.org - 11/8/2009
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Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote of 220-215 , with one Republican — Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) — voting for the measure. Once the bill reached 216 votes, the chamber erupted in applause. Members excitedly counted down ...
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BREAKING: House Passes Health Reform
tnr.com 11/8/2009 — At 11:14 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America" Act.
Cheers erupted when the tally reached 218 votes, enough to pass the bill.
The final count was 220 for, 215 against, with one Republican (Joseph Cao of Louisiana) ...
In 220-215 Vote, House Passes Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 11/9/2009 — Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote of 220-215 , with one Republican — Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) — voting for the measure. Once the bill reached the needed threshold of 218 ...
Divided We Fall
redstate.com 11/10/2009 — The Democrats’ health care legislation passed the House of Representatives on Saturday by three votes. Under the Democrats’ plan, should you fail to obtain health insurance, you will go to jail for five years.
Leading up to the vote, ...
House Passes Health Care Bill
truthdig.com 11/8/2009 — With a few dozen Democrats jumping ship and the support of just one Republican, the House passed an historic health reform bill by just five votes . The measure would expand coverage to most Americans through individual and employer mandates, ...
House Votes To Kill Your Grandmother & All Christians, 220-215
wonkette.com 11/9/2009 — Oh, some bill passed. A resolution to honor the… let’s see… oh wait jesus they passed a HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL? This will have some sort of effect on the 2010 elections, the pundits are saying. Wow. Give it up to Nancy Pelosi with ...
Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?
huffingtonpost.com 11/9/2009 — Well, the House health reform bill -- known to Republicans as the Government Takeover -- finally passed after one of Congress's longer, less enlightening debates. Two stalwarts of the single-payer movement split their votes; John Conyers voted for it; ...
Dems "have the votes" in House; anti-abortion Stupak Amendment passes
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/9/2009 — 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 ...
Killing the Stupak Amendment Wouldn't Have Killed the Bill
weeklystandard.com 11/9/2009 — On Saturday night the Democrats narrowly passed a monstrosity of a health-care bill. Some conservatives blamed the National Right to Life Committee. How is that possible?
In order to get enough votes to secure final passage, Nancy Pelosi allowed ...
One GOP Vote?
talkingpointsmemo.com 11/8/2009 — Roll Call reports that the House Dems may be able to pick up one Republican vote for the health care bill: Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-La.) A former Jesuit seminarian, the Dems move to allow a vote on the pro-life "Stupak amendment" appears to have ...
Who Is Joseph Cao?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/8/2009 — So who is Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), the one Republican who voted yes on the House Democrats' health care bill?
Cao was first elected to Congress in 2008 from the solidly-Democratic New Orleans district, winning a shocking victory against Democratic ...
Obama's Favorite Republican?
blogs.abcnews.com 11/9/2009 — ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: House Republicans are united in their opposition to the health care bill, but when the vote comes this evening, there is one House Republican to watch: Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana. ABC News has learned that the White ...
Health care reform passes the U.S. House of Representatives —
NPI Advocate
Earlier tonight, by a vote of 220-215 , the House passed HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, the first significant health care reform in decades. Within the Washington delegation, the aye votes were Jay Inslee (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Norm Dicks (WA-06), Jim McDermott ...
Lone GOP Vote Came After Call from Obama —
Drudge Retort
Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao was the only Republican to vote in favor of the Democratic health care bill that passed the House late Saturday, a vote that came after President Obama called to personally to ask for his support, Cao told CNN.
Can you hear me Cao? —
The Political Carnival
By GottaLaff Can you hear me Cao? Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao was the only Republican to vote in favor of the Democratic health care bill that passed the House late Saturday, a vote that came after President Obama called to personally to ask for his support , Cao told CNN. The president dialed ...
GOP's health-care vote: Cao confident —
The Swamp
by Mark Silva
Rep. Anh "Joseph'' Cao, the one Republican who voted for the House's health-care legislation near midnight Saturday, said he had let the White House know he was on board: "I called the White House and said I could possibly support the bill."
The president had called ...
The Dems Who Cast the Toughest Votes —
Daily Kos
While many Democrats in red districts voted against the House healthcare bill, quite a few representatives who hold tough seats did the courageous thing and voted "aye." These are the members of Congress who sit in Republican-leaning districts but still did the right thing : District ...
Counting the votes for health-care reform —
Ezra Klein
In case you missed it, the big news this weekend was that the House passed health-care reform. But the mild surprise was that it barely passed health-care reform. In the final tally, 220 congresspeople voted for the bill -- two more than needed to achieve passage. But two votes is not a ...
Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing? —
Commondreams.org Views
by Marcia Angell Well, the House health reform bill -- known to Republicans as the
Government Takeover -- finally passed after one of Congress's longer,
less enlightening debates. Two stalwarts of the single-payer movement
split their votes; John Conyers voted for it; Dennis Kucinich ...
Pelosi Got It Done —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
First Read : "Speaker Pelosi deserves her due on Saturday's vote. She had said she'd get this out of the House as soon as she had the votes. By going when she did, with another Dem in her pocket (the new seat in NY-23) and keeping the House in session over the weekend, she got it done. And she ...
Cao: GOP leadership treated his defection 'professionally' —
News
The only Republican to vote for House Democrats' healthcare bill this weekend stressed on Monday that his party's leaders did not harangue him for his decision. Instead, the House GOP leadership treated his party defection in a "professional" way, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) told Fox News. "I knew ...
House Passes Health Care Bill —
The Hollywood Liberal
House Passes Health Care Bill With a few dozen Democrats jumping ship and the support of just one Republican, the House passed a historic health reform bill by just five votes. The measure would expand coverage to most Americans through individual and employer mandates, ...
One cheer for Joseph Cao —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Only one Republican voted for the health-care reform bill that passed the House last night: Joseph Cao . So why not three cheers? First, Cao only voted for it because it included the vile, anti-choice Stupak Amendment that had been passed by an alliance of ...
Anh 'Joseph' Cao jolts House —
Rantburg
Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt.
In December 2008, the nationally unknown Vietnamese community activist captured a seat for Republicans in majority-black New Orleans, becoming an instant -- albeit short-lived -- celebrity for the ...
TPMDC Sunday Roundup —
TPM Election Central
Cao: Health Care Vote Was Proper Decision For My District
Appearing on State of the Union , Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) explained his vote for the House health care bill. "I felt last night's decision was the proper decision for my district even though it was not the popular decision for my ...
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