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More from The Hill:

All Republican lawmakers who voted opposed the measure, which had the effect of ending the GOP’s effort to force a vote. They were joined by 28 Democrats, who broke with party members on the vote.

222 Democrats supported the measure, though, meaning enough to proceed. Three members of both parties did not vote.

Republicans had hoped for the separate vote to get Democratic lawmakers on record on the Senate bill, which includes some provisions on abortion, excise taxes, and other issues that House lawmakers find distasteful.

As this stand[s], Democrats plan a vote on a rule on Sunday that would make changes to the Senate-passed bill while deeming the original legislation to have passed the House.

Update 2:46pm Eastern. Here’s the roll call vote.

Those who didn’t vote:

Dem Ackerman
GOP Hastings (WA)
GOP Hoekstra
Dem Lofgren, Zoe
Dem Stark
GOP Westmoreland (Update: Was on his way to ICU for grandson, according to a constituent who contacted his office)

The 28 Dems who joined Republicans in opposing deem-and-pass cramdown:

Adler (NJ)
Arcuri
Boren
Bright
Carney
Childers
Cooper
Costello
Dahlkemper
Davis (AL)
Giffords
Herseth Sandlin
Holden
Kosmas
Kratovil
Lipinski
McIntyre
McNerney
Melancon
Michaud
Minnick
Mitchell
Nye
Perriello
Shuler
Stupak
Taylor
Teague

Question: Why did Democrats Jason Altmire and Stephen Lynch, who both have voiced public opposition to Deem-and-Pass tactics, support the Slaughter House resolution?

Jim Geraghty breaks out the vulnerable Dems including Altmire and Lynch who cast seppuku votes.

Ace of Spades: “I am getting really worried, because if 222 Democrats voted for this unconstitutional, very-unpopular maneuver, doesn’t that mean that all 222 will also vote for the bill itself? Why vote for this if you’re not going to vote for that?”

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/03/18/the-house-vote-on-barring-the-slaughter-solution-waiting/

TEXAS GOV PERRY IS ASKING FOR OUR HELP TO DEFEAT OBAMACARE.

Please help us. .

Last evening, Governor Rick Perry conducted a telephone town hall meeting.

Our residence was one of the ones chosen to participate with questions re; Obamacare.

My father took the call, and he said that Perry indicated that no way in h*ll was Texas going to be screwed over with Obamacare.

He said that Perry said that the first order of business for the next 72 hours was to go to the governor's site, get a list of representative and call. http://www.rickperry.org/

Please help out!

Show Your Support, Join the Campaign Today! Help Stop Obamacare

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 2:04pm

The time has come to express your rights and remind the federal government that it was created to serve the states and the people, not the other way around. We must stop the government takeover of our healthcare system. One-size-fits-all mandates from Washington will not fix our healthcare industry, which needs tort reform as a start to bringing down costs.

Today, we are asking you to call these Texas representatives and ask tell them to vote "NO" on Obamacare. Together, let's make Washington listen to what the people actually want.

District 25: Rep. Lloyd Doggett Texas office: (512) 916-5921 Washington Office: (202) 225-4865

District 16: Rep. Silvestre Reyes Texas office: (915) 534-4400 Washington Office: (202) 225-4831

District 23: Rep. Ciro Rodriguez Del Rio office: (830) 774-5500 Eagle Pass office: (830) 757-8398 Fort Stockton office: (432) 336-3975 N. San Antonio office: (210) 561-9421 S. San Antonio office: (210) 922-1874 Washington Office: (202) 225-4511

District 27: Rep. Solomon Ortiz Coastal Bend office: (361) 883-5868 Rio Grande Valley office: (956) 541-1242 Washington Office: (202) 225-7742

District 28: Rep. Henry Cuellar Laredo office: (956) 725-0639 Mission office: (956) 424-3942 Rio Grande City office: (956) 487-5603 San Antonio office: (210) 271-2851 Seguin office: (830) 401-0457 Washington Office: (202) 225-1640

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Texas Metros Continue to Show Strong Economic Indicators Wed, 03/17/2010 -

Governor Perry continues to keep focus on the Texas economy as the most important issue facing our state. With record job creation, low taxes, sweeping tort reform, and the most business-friendly environment in the nation, it's clear that fiscal discipline under Gov. Perry is keeping Texas as an economic driver leading the nation out of recession.

The Brookings Institution today released its quarterly report on the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas. The overall performance rankings are based on indicators like unemployment rates, housing markets, and gross metropolitan product.