House Dems in Final Health Care Push

GOP Contributes to Passing of Health Care

By: mlgunkel

The GOP made a critical tacktical error Saturday night which allowed the Health Care Bill to pass the house.  In an effort to convince the few Blue Dog Democrats needed for passage an ammendmant was proposed to restrict federal funds for abortions.  One hundred and seventy six republilcans voted for this ammendment and sixty four ...

27 days ago

House Passes Health Care Bill

By: ahol888

The US House of Representatives passed Health Care HR 3962 barely with a 220-215 vote. 218 votes were needed to win by majority. A win counts as a win no matter how close the victory may appear to be. Here is the tally breakdown of the voting on the bill: 219 Democrats voted yea for the bill and 39 Democrats voted nay. Only one Republican voted ...

27 days ago

Palin Takes DNC's First Major Fund Raiser!

By: Write4Life

POLITICAL OPINION A few months ago, I wrote my State House Rep Massachusetts District 6 Representative John Tierney. I clearly and without any doubt as to my opinion told him that if he continued to support the current version of the Health care bill in the House, I would not only NOT vote for him, but would actively campaign for the person who ...

13 days ago

Senator, Clout Rising, Cements Role at Heart of Debate

By: dustgeer

   No sooner had Senator Blanche Lincoln promised to deliver one crucial vote in support of a health care overhaul than she threatened to withhold the next one.Her clear warning that she would oppose the Democratic plan in its current form is certain to keep her squarely at the center of the increasingly contentious health care fight and ...

13 days ago