As I remember, Joseph Cao was educated to be a priest before he changed his mind and got married. The Catholic Church has sent mixed signals about this bill — trumpeting the “need” for healthcare reform while lamenting the provisons for taxpayer funded abortions contained within the Bill. I suspect that this has a lot to do with Cao’s vote.
Once the taxpayer paid abortion measures were removed, there was no reason for Cao to oppose the Bill. I’m sure that he saw it as a way to help people. I don’t agree with that, but I suspect that is how he saw it.
Mr. Cao should watch to see how fast those abortion clauses and put right back into thel Bill in conference.
ARE put right back in.