Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Cao Heads Home to Read Health Care Bill (video)
youtube.com - 22 days ago
Cao Heads Home to Read Health Care Bill (video)
—
Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao (LA-2)
abcnews.go.com - 20 days ago
Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'
— abcnews.go.com — President says there's still work to be done on health care legislation passed by House.... (more) Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'

Comments vote down The Corner on National Review Online found this 20 days agofound this
Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect the Health of All Americans
josephcao.house.gov - 22 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 ...

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 22 days agofound this
rollcall.com - 22 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

Comments vote down Swampland found this 22 days agofound this

Blog Reactions

The Note:  Obama's Favorite Republican?

The Swamp:  Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'

The Swamp:  Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'

Comments
Blog Reactions

Obama's Favorite Republican?
The Note — 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 House is making an 11th-hour push to convince Cao to be the sole Republican to vote “yes” on the Democratic ...

Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'
The Swamp — by Mark Silva 220-215. The first full vote on the health-care reform that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress by year's end arrived late last night in the House. "Let's keep making history,'' Presidient Barack Obama told supporters in a Democratic Party email that went out after the 11:15 pm EDT vote. "Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform,' Obama said. "This is history.'' Not the kind of history that House Republcan Leader John Boehner was hoping to make in Washington, however. "I ...

Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'
The Swamp — by Mark Silva 220-215. The first full vote on the health-care reform that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress by year's end arrived late last night in the House. "Let's keep making history,'' Presidient Barack Obama told supporters in a Democratic Party email that went out after the 11:15 pm EDT vote. "Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform,' Obama said. "This is history.'' Not the kind of history that House Republcan Leader John Boehner was hoping to make in Washington, however. "I ...

Related: anh cao
Health Care Plan Passes House 220 to 215
guerillawomentn.blogspot.com 22 days ago — The health care reform bill passed and it's a bipartisan bill - one (1) Republican came aboard. Thank Gawd the Dems made all those compromises. R epublican Representative Anh Cao of Louisiana voted for the bill. Thirty-nine Blue Dog Democrats voted against the bill. Politics News  ...
One GOP Vote?
talkingpointsmemo.com 22 days ago — 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 ...
Bad vote by Cao not made for electoral preservation — Between The Lines
The problem for Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao simply was political dynamics had put him into a no-win situation, a reality becoming more apparent as time puts distance into his vote for the disastrous H.R. 3962 . But he probably knew that, and that’s why he voted as he did. This bill, which will lower ...
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 ...
Lone GOP vote came after call from President Obama — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]CNN[/b] Washington (CNN) - 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 ...
Lone GOP vote for health bill draws attention — Political Intelligence
While the 39 Democrats who voted against the health care bill have received quite a bit of notoriety, the lone Republican who supported it is getting his share of attention. Representative Anh Cao, a freshman from New Orleans, is a...
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 ...
GOP's Cao Goes Rogue on Health Care! Will Conservatives Make Him Pay? — Politics Daily
One of the most remarkable story lines to emerge from the debate and vote that led to passage of the health care bill on Saturday night was that of Anh "Joseph" Cao, the freshman Republican from Louisiana who bucked the entire party hierarchy to become the lone GOP vote for the reform. On the ...
Anh “Joseph” Cao: The Only Republican to vote for Democrats’ heatlh care monstrosity — Peoples Press Collective
The only Republican to vote for Nancy Pelosi’s disastrous health care bill was Joseph Cao, from inner-city New Orleans. I have two things to say to Mr. Cao: First, in supporting your vote, you argued that you did it because health insurance costs “are exploding”. But ...
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 ...
GOP Lawmaker’s Health-Care Vote May Boost Re-election Odds — WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Brody Mullins reports from Washington on Congress Heading into this weekend, Republican Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana was considered by some political pundits as the single, most-likely Republican lawmaker to lose re-election in 2010. Cao may have given his career a little ...
Who voted how on health care in the House — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
The New York Times has an interactive map of the House vote on health insurance reform yesterday. The lone Republican who voted yes, Anh Joseph Cao, from Louisiana, claims he "voted for life" last night. Among the right wingers on twitter, "traitor" seems to be one of the favorite attacks on ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up — Daily Kos
Lots of opinions, even on weekends. WaPo : In victory for Hill Democrats, historic legislation is approved by vote of 220 to 215; Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana is the sole Republican supporter. Pre-vote "Divided Democrats" in trouble on House vote story, because Democrats are always ...
The 39 House Democrats who Voted Against Their Party's Health Care Bill — Politics Daily
Are they cowardly or courageous? Opportunistic or principled? Misguided or sensible? Male or female? Well, only the last question can be answered definitively - three female Democrats bucked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vote nay on House Resolution 3962, a.k.a. The Affordable Health Care for ...
Historic: House passes health care reform, 220-215 — BlueOregon
For the first time in American history, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a universal health insurance program. (TPM has an excellent description of what's actually in the bill .) The vote was 220 in favor and 215 against (roll call) . One Republican, Anh Cao (R-LA), joined ...
Houses Passes Health Care Bill — Hit & Run
Health care reform bill H.R. 3962 passes the House of Representatives by a vote of 220 to 215. Among Republicans, only Anh "Joseph" Cao votes for the bill. As always, the actual shape of the bill remains shrouded in moment-to-moment mystery. The San Francisco Chronicle 's Carolyn ...
— 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 ...
Joseph Cao: Health Care's LONE Republican Supporter Is Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
One Republican lawmaker out of 177 crossed party lines to support the health care reform legislation offered by Democrats. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, the Louisiana Republican who hails from a decidedly Democratic New Orleans district, voted yea on the final passage of legislation. He joined 219 ...
Dems Make History in US House: Health Insurance Reform Passes 220-215 — Democracy for New Mexico
In an historic vote that ended at 11:14 PM Eastern Time, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962 by a margin of 220-215. Every Republican except one -- Rep. Anh Cao (LA-02) -- voted nay. A total of 219 Democrats voted for the bill and 39 voted nay. Unfortunately, the ...
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 ...
A vote to make or break a career — Wash Post In Congress
When Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao won a stunning victory in a heavily Democratic district in New Orleans last December, the GOP was so thrilled that House Minority Leader John A. Boehner sent a memo to his colleagues headlined "The Future is Cao."  ...
Louisiana Republican Breaks Ranks on Health Bill — NYT > Politics
Representative Anh Cao, a freshman Republican from New Orleans, voted for the bill, citing the needs of his constituents.
Cao jolts House (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - Anh 'Joseph' Cao hands Democrats their only Republican vote on health care reform.
One Republican votes for healthcare bill — L.A. Times - Politics
Anh 'Joseph' Cao of Louisiana was elected last year to replace Rep. William J. Jefferson, who faced corruption charges. > Anh "Joseph" Cao, a ...