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Who Is Joseph Cao?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 15 days ago
Who Is Joseph Cao?
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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 Rep. William Jefferson, who was then under ...
Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect the Health of All Americans
josephcao.house.gov - 16 days ago
Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect the Health of All Americans
— josephcao.house.gov — Tonight, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) voted in favor of the comprehensive health reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Of his vote, Cao said: “Tonight, I voted to keep taxpayer dollars from funding abortion ... (more) Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect ...

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rollcall.com - 16 days ago
Cao May Be Sole GOP Vote In Favor of Health Bill
— rollcall.com — At least one Republican may vote for the Democratic health care bill, several House sources confirmed on Saturday night. (more) Cao May Be Sole GOP Vote In Favor of Health Bill

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Right-Wing Unleashes Racism on Rep Cao
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 14 days ago
Right-Wing Unleashes Racism on Rep Cao
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Representative Joseph Cao is a freshman Republican who won 49.6 percent of the vote against a corrupt incumbent in a district that’s 64% black and has a median income of $25,000. I think it should come as no surprise that someone in that ... (more) Right-Wing Unleashes Racism on Rep Cao

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Obama To Senate: Your Turn
Talking Points Memo — President Obama just thanked lawmakers for taking a "courageous vote" on health care last night. He said he is "absolutely confident" the Senate will do the same. He didn't single out Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), the only Republican to break ranks and support the measure. Read more about Cao here. ...

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BREAKING: House Passes Health Reform
tnr.com 16 days ago — 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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jillian Bandes: Defending Cao — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
Quin Hillyer at AmSpec does a great job of defending the one Republican that voted for the health care bill... if he can be defended. I kind of see his point... Joseph Cao's vote wouldn't have made a difference. But I...
One lone Republican vote — MNpublius.com
There are 178 Republicans in the House of Representatives. One of them voted in support of health care reform. One. That one vote was Anh “Joseph” Cao, who said the following about this support for the bill: I have always said that I would put aside partisan wrangling ...
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 ...
Don Young Intimidates Lone Republican Supporter of Health Care Reform. — The Mudflats
Well, there was plenty of drama last night on the floor of the House, where congress voted at minutes before midnight for a comprehensive health care reform bill. It is not perfect, but it is a starting point from which we can continue the march toward universal, comprehensive health care for ...
Joseph Cao, The RINO Traitor! — Political Byline
Behold the face of betrayal! Joseph Cao RINO Traitor! This, of all people, is the RINO traitor that voted for the Bill, that flies in the face of liberty. Yes, I know what I wrote about him on Twitter last night . I was quite angry. I also find it ironic that the same liberals who ...
The House Healthcare Vote — Swing State Project
The House passed the healthcare bill late last night, 220-215. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao (LA-02), voted in favor. Here are the Dems who voted no: District Incumbent District Incumbent District Incumbent AL-02 Bobby Bright MN-07 Collin Peterson ...
House Passes Democratic Health Care Bill 220 to 215 — Weekly Standard Blog
The House passed Obamacare on a 220 to 215 vote around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao of Louisiana, voted in favor. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against it: 1. Rep. John Adler (NJ) 2. Rep. Jason Altmire (PA) 3. Rep. Brian Baird (WA) 4. Rep. ...
— JackRabbit Café
One House Republican voted for the bill. One. No, Dems; a freaked-out anti-abortion demagogue such as GOP Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao isn't a hero; he's just amazingly a little less crazy than the rest of the Confederates. Or, as he will come to be known in the Beltway, a backbenching ...
House Health Care Bill Passes — BlondeSense
The final vote on HR 3962, the Health Care Reform Bill, in the US House of Reprehensibles was:220-215 (218 needed for passage)All but one Republican voted against it, which is no great surprise (the surprise was that one - Joseph Cao of Louisiana - voted for it), but 39 Democrats apparently felt ...
Done Deal — Talking Points Memo
House passes Dem health care bill by a vote of 220 to 215. One Republican voted for the Democratic bill: Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA). See this post from earlier this evening on the background to his vote. Here's Cao's statement on his vote. Late Update : Here's the roll call on the ...
BREAKING: House passes healthcare reform — News
The House has just passed the Democratic healthcare reform bill by a razor thin margin. The final vote was 220-215, with one Republican--Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.)--casting a surprise "yes" vote. 39 Democrats voted against the legislation. Cao, who had previously offered tepid words of support for ...