57 Democrats join House GOP to fund key departments, programs

Washington Examiner ^ | 10-4-2013 | ASHE SCHOW

[sheikdetailfeather]

Fifty-seven House Democrats have broken ranks with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer to vote with Republicans to fund parts of the government like veterans programs, national parks and the National Institutes of Health.

Sixteen of those Democrats voted for all six targeted appropriations bills, introduced at the behest of House Speaker John Boehner, including measures to fund the National Guard and Reserve, NIH, national parks, the District of Columbia and two separate votes for veterans programs. (The House of Representatives voted twice to restore funding for veterans programs, once Oct. 1 and a second time Oct. 3.)

Of those 16 Democrats, 10 face tough re-election campaigns in 2014:

[tcrlaf]

REALITY isn’t matching the Democrat/MediaMatters Current Truth.

I wonder if the nets will even bother covering this, since it could make Obama look like a loser.

[lurk]

Key departments? There only two or three of those. The rest are like tails on a pig.

[milagro]

Beeber stuning number!

[matt04]

Shutting down the DC war memorials didn’t help either. Probably pissed off the vets and families as well.

[skinkinthegrass]

maybe WE, can peel-off some of these (frightened) dems..
image that; a moderate dems working to help tax-laden citizens
that's a real start of a Reformation, (in a sense) of the Democ'Rat Party..
well..I can still dream, can't I ?

[GeronL]

The first words in the article are “Fifty-Seven Democrats”

[mrsmel]

Yes. The actual implementation of ObamaScare was the acid test, and he’s flunking it big-time.

[Windflier]

Obama's reaction to the news....

[lonevoice]

Oh my. Satan must be ice skating in hell.

[Pride in the USA]

hee!

[Windflier]

Black folks that have worked hard are getting screwed.

Yes they are. I wonder how my uber-lib, Progressive, Obot brother is taking this.....hee hee.

[HangnJudge]

[KittenClaws]

Huh? The article title says 57, where does the 16 number come from?
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From the article (parenthesis mine):

(of the 57) >> Sixteen of those Democrats voted for all six targeted appropriations bills,

[Windflier]

Americans are stupid. It is over.

"I'm Barack Obama, and I approve that message!"

[Usagi_yo]

Hold your horses, the Dems Leaders have cut the house loose to save face for Reid, Obama and Pelosi. They know they have to compromise now as the daily litany of spending bills by agency rain on them every day. Now it’s a question on saving face and perhaps dirtying the GOP a bit more.

[mylife]

They are feeling the heat.
They do not work for Obama.
They work for the people.

[skinkinthegrass]

*snicker*

[JSDude1]

NOW Boehner and (Co) need to get on every news program to spout this: and tell the truth!

[JSDude1]

That’s the best Advice I’ve heard all day: I know in the US house there are reports that House Democrats are trying to bring up a “discharge” petition to force the US House to take up a so called “clean bill (one that includes funding for ACA)”.

Is there is a similar mechanism in the Senate? If so Ted Cruz, etc.. ought to get their collegues to move a series of bills that would force Harry Reid to bring up funding for NIH, National Park Service, Veterans Affairs, etc..

ANYONE ON HERE KNOW SENATE PROCEEDURE WELL ENOUGH??

[gov_bean_ counter]

The Senate will turn on Reid if the Pubbies continue to hold the line and Obama continues to double down on Alinski.