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Obama buys vote. If it were Bush? http://bit.ly/2Xqk2q 20 days ago |
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http://bit.ly/1drjp5 you got balls Rep. Cao. and I like em. 20 days ago |
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@MsQunhua Continued "but said he would support the bill if the abortion measure passed.” http://bit.ly/1drjp5 21 days ago |
Cao To Steele: Come And Get Me -- Just Remember You Need My District
TPM Election Central —
... Cao told CNN that Steele retains "the right to come after those members who do not conform to party lines, but I would hope that he would work with us in order to adjust to the needs of the district and to hold a seat that the Republican party would need." He represents the second congressional district of Louisiana, a solidly Democratic district that includes New Orleans. ...
Rep. Cao to Steele: You Need Me
The Note —
... Asked about those comments on CNN today, Cao laughed and said he “would like to remind” Steele that Republicans celebrated his election to Congress last year -- in one of the most Democratic districts in the country -- as a symbol of GOP diversity. Cao is the first Vietnamese-American member of Congress. ...
Kucinich on House Healthcare Bill: 'Bailout Under a Blue Cross'
The BRAD BLOG —
... In exchange for his vote, Cao asked Obama for, and presumably received assurances that "the administration would do more to help with ongoing disaster relief efforts in his New Orleans district, specifically by forgiving millions in disaster loans to the region," according to CNN. Cao's ...
One cheer for Joseph Cao
The Reaction —
... First, Cao only voted for it because it included the vile, anti-choice Stupak Amendment that had been passed by an alliance of anti-choice Republicans and Democrats (Stupak being a Democrat), and that was the way to buy off some of those Democrats reluctant to vote for the bill as it was. If the Stupak Amendment hadn't been included, he apparently would have voted no. ...
Lieberman’s Ego and Cao’s Conscience
The Moderate Voice —
... of the constituents in his Louisiana district want health care reform, but Cao himself opposes abortion. So his lone GOP vote yesterday was a compromise between the needs of his district and the requirements of his conscience. As much as I disagree with him on the merits of the amendment, I have to respect that kind of principled action — even more so because GOP bigwigs had made it clear that any Republican House members who voted for the bill could expect reprisals: ...
Michael J.W. Stickings: One Cheer for Joseph Cao
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
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 anti-choice Republicans and Democrats (Stupak being a Democrat), and that was the way to buy off some of those Democrats reluctant to vote for the bill as it was. If the Stupak Amendment hadn't been included, he apparently would have voted no.
Second, Cao voted for it -- on top of ...
