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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Wow, that was supposed to be twice that many -- wonder if Hoyer pulled a few of them back...
Will never see or hear the healine “ BIPARTISAN VOTE TO REPEAL OBAMACARE”. It never happened.
So how many votes have they had now? 100?
Why do we have senators? Why aren’t the voters allowed to know where their senators stand on an issue? Why is everything “dead on arrival”. Doesn’t Harry Reid have an OBLIGATION to American voters? Who died and made him God? I am so sick of this I could scream.
His only obligation is to kiss King Barack’s ass.
” - - - 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.”
Hats off to 5 good men and true!
Exactly. The House was engaging in symbolism. The real chance to get rid of ObamaCare this year was thwarted by the Supreme Court's PR Director.
They should start voting on individual pieces of legislation. Repeal Obama-SCOTUS Mandate Tax, repeal death panels, defund, up health savings accounts back, allow insurance to be sold across state lines.
They should start voting on individual pieces of legislation. Repeal Obama-SCOTUS Mandate Tax, repeal death panels, defund, up health savings accounts back, allow insurance to be sold across state lines.
You missed the point, like so many conservatives who are ignorant of the political process.
This vote puts Congressmen on-record.....a record that can be used in every district by GOP nominees to unseat Democrats.
Learn how the game is played or stay as a spectator.
Where the vote will be politically effective is in the Senate when Dems in red states that initially voted for Obamacare like Tester and McCaskill will have to go on the record again and remind voters just before the election they voted for Obamacare when they vote not to repeal it
A ray of hope for Alaska, Governor Parnell may opt out of Obamacare.
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