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House votes 244-185 to repeal Obama healthcare reform law
The Hill ^ | 11 July 2012 | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 07/11/2012 1:24:15 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi

The House voted again Wednesday to repeal the 2010 healthcare reform law, giving Republicans some revenge against the late June Supreme Court ruling that found the law to be constitutional.

Members approved the bill in a 244-185 vote, after five hours of debate that stretched over two days.

As expected, just a handful of Democrats supported the GOP repeal bill. Five Democrats, Reps. Dan Boren (Okla.), Larry Kissell (N.C.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.) and Mike Ross (Ark.), sided with Republicans in the final vote. Of this group, all but Matheson voted with the GOP in a procedural vote on the bill Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 112th; bhohealthcare; house; obamacare; repeal; repealobamacare
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Bipartisan repeal! The repeal was bigger than the vote FOR Obamacare!
1 posted on 07/11/2012 1:24:29 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi
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To: Erik Latranyi

Bella Pelosi and the DNC obviously gave a handful of their fellow RATS permission to vote in favor...tight races.don’t you know.The same will probably be true in the Senate.The people’s opposition means nothing...they know better than we do.Numbers,OTOH,do mean something to them.


2 posted on 07/11/2012 1:29:50 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter Is No Longer The Worst President Of My Lifetime)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Kabuki Theater.


3 posted on 07/11/2012 1:30:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (FUJR (not you, Jim))
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To: Erik Latranyi

Unfortunately you also need the Senate. Then you need the president to sign it or have a veto proof senate

All for another day. Say January 2013


4 posted on 07/11/2012 1:31:37 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“RATS permission to vote in favor...tight races.don’t you know.”

I don’t this will help the Rat much in those districts especially if the anti-obamacare sentiment is strong.


5 posted on 07/11/2012 1:35:26 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Anyone have a link to the list of who voted yes/no?


6 posted on 07/11/2012 1:36:55 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic ( (#withNewt))
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To: Gay State Conservative

I don’t know about the others, but Dan Boren isn’t running again. He is the only dem in the congressional delegation from OK and almost always votes with the GOP. I heard that he is just fed up with the dem party. His constituents asked him to switch parties, but he declined.


7 posted on 07/11/2012 1:38:58 PM PDT by Montanabound
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To: dfwgator

I disagree. This is important. It is theatre to a degree, but effective theatre.
A lot of leadership is theatre. It just is.


8 posted on 07/11/2012 1:46:39 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: Vaquero

“Unfortunately you also need the Senate.”

Sure, but this gives the Republicans ammo for the election: Vote Rpebpublican, save health care and stop the massive tax increase!


9 posted on 07/11/2012 1:46:42 PM PDT by CodeToad (History says our end is near.)
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To: dfwgator

Never hurts to have them on record. Stiffens the spine for later when it can count. They don’t want to waffle back and forth...so now they’re on record and less likely to change in the months ahead as a result. They also have to run on this vote, another good thing, the Dems have to run on their vote but so do the R’s. Another reason they can’t waffle now.


10 posted on 07/11/2012 1:48:29 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: DarthVader
I don’t this will help the Rat much in those districts especially if the anti-obamacare sentiment is strong.

It might not.But in a district with a tight race coming up it can't *hurt* to have that "no" vote on the record.The RAT can say "yes,I voted in favor originally but have seen the light".And if,by chance,OsamaObamaCare is the only big beef the voters have with that RAT it just might work.A move of desperation,perhaps,but sometimes "Hail Mary" passes *do* work.

11 posted on 07/11/2012 1:50:37 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter Is No Longer The Worst President Of My Lifetime)
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To: Erik Latranyi
Meaningless.

It will die in the Senate.

The people have spoken.

Now go pay your fees taxes and have a nice day. :)

/sarc
12 posted on 07/11/2012 1:52:22 PM PDT by Tzimisce (THIS SUCKS)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Not when the power where the Hail Mary comes from is against you.


13 posted on 07/11/2012 1:53:31 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

This will only come up in the Senate when Harry Reid is back in the minority. He won’t bring it to the floor for exactly the reasons pointed out in this thread.

The issue, however, is costing them dearly anyway. Look to the recent polling in FL, where Mack is breaking big over Nelson. And that’s just one example.


14 posted on 07/11/2012 1:54:08 PM PDT by Gulf War One
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To: Erik Latranyi

Well, what to say? This is just a FUTILE effort until we take the Senate and the Presidency OUT of the hands of the Democrats.

As usual, it will die when it reaches the Senate ( and even if it does, you know who holds the veto pen today ).


15 posted on 07/11/2012 2:09:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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To: Vaquero
Unfortunately you also need the Senate. Then you need the president to sign it or have a veto proof senate.

All for another day. Say January 2013.

Correct. But IMHO, having this vote on the record before the November elections will ENHANCE the chances of being in a position to repeal in January 2013.

It's also why Dingy Harry Reid won't even permit a vote in the Senate now.

16 posted on 07/11/2012 2:10:20 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: dfwgator

17 posted on 07/11/2012 2:12:13 PM PDT by Old Sarge (We are now officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
I disagree. This is important. It is theatre to a degree, but effective theatre.

You're right -- it's important to keep the issue in the news. I think it might be more effective, though, to vote to repeal in sections, e.g., have a vote to repeal the 16,000 IRS agents one week, a vote to repeal the tax on house sales the next week, etc., etc. Those are the atrocities in it that come immediately to mind, but I'm sure there's lots more. Make the votes "teachable moments" (though I really, really hate that phrase!) because I'm sure many people don't know a lot of the particulars. Hell, a lot of Congress probably don't know the particulars, since none of them read it!

18 posted on 07/11/2012 2:19:48 PM PDT by maryz
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To: Old Sarge
Shuler is retiring and just killed his chief of Staff by not voting for it
19 posted on 07/11/2012 2:20:15 PM PDT by scooby321 (h tones)
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To: Erik Latranyi; All

The five Dems who voted with the Republicans are:

Boren (OK)
Kissel (NC)
Matheson(UT)
Ross (AR)
McIntyre (NC)

BRAVE DEMOCRATS...
I hope they have 24/7 Armed protection for their families. The whackos of the left are going to go nuts on them.

Death Threats against opponents kids seems to be the liberal modus operanda today.


20 posted on 07/11/2012 2:20:27 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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