politicalwire.com - 21 days ago
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The New York Times has an excellent chart that on the Democrats that voted againts the health care legislation in the House last night.
"An overwhelming majority of the Democratic lawmakers who opposed the bill -- 31 of the 39 -- represent districts that were won by Senator John McCain, ...
nytimes.com - 22 days ago
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nytimes.com —
Lawmakers in the House voted 220 to 215
on Saturday night to approve a sweeping overhaul of...
the nation s health care system. Only one Republican voted for the bill, and 39 Democrats opposed it, including 24 members of the fiscally conservative Blue ...
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House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill
news.yahoo.com - 22 days ago
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AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to
"answer the call of history" Saturday as the House...
pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
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Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
(AP)
youtube.com - 22 days ago
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House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill
The Political Carnival —
... And via Taegan: The party-buckers on the 220-215 vote on Saturday night included 39 Democrats who voted against the bill. Of them, 31 represent districts that voted for John McCain over Barack Obama. ...
The Dems Who Punted
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
The reasons seem pretty obvious:
The party-buckers on the 220-215 vote on Saturday night included 39
Democrats who voted against the bill. Of them, 31 represent districts
that voted for John McCain over Barack Obama. Republicans are targeting
many of them for defeat in the 2010 election. Of the other eight, three
are serving their first terms in districts in which they defeated or
succeeded Republicans in the 2008 election.
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Related: the house of representatives passed a sweeping health care bill saturday night with a tight vote of 220-215
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