Posted on 11/07/2009 6:23:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
POLITICO reports:
Hours before an expected vote on a sweeping health care bill, House Democrats believe they've secured the 218 votes they need to approve the bill, several party insiders said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor about 6:30 p.m. to say, Today we will pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act.. . .We will make history. We will also make progress for America's working families."
Thirty-two Democrats have publicly declared their opposition to the bill, giving party leaders the narrowest possible margin to push the bill across the finish line. But numerous sources said Democrats believe they do have the votes after a day of intense lobbying of wavering Democrats.
In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen!
America, 1776-2009.
RIP
Potentially the last days of freedom in the United States of America and notice how calm it is.
The American people are responding well to their impending shackling. Well done, slaves.
Our ancestors would be ashamed of us. Our current government makes King George look like a saint and not a peep from Americans.
Sad.
Changing Tagline.
If they strip it, they might not get enough votes for passage in both houses.
Oops, canceled them. NOT because they weren’t the most well-designed I have ever seen, though. :-)
Madame Speaker has done all she can. She’s out of the loop, pretty much, now, particularly if the House votes on the measure tonight. Her dirtywork is done.
November 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qre7DzEtxyc
Back in 1989, the Democrat House, led by Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, passed the Catastrophic Health Care Act. The Act promised to expand coverage and benefits, financed by a surcharge on seniors existing Medicare benefits. Passage of the Act sparked on outcry from seniors. CBSNews goes back into the archives to find footage of one of the protests.
The report forgets to mention that Congress quickly repealed the Catastrophic Act in response to the voter backlash. Something current Members of Congress might want to keep in mind.
The Government Owns Your Ass!!!
The relationship of the people to the government has been reversed.
“The consent of the governed”
has been replaced with
“We’ll kill you if you don’t obey”.
America, 1776-2009.
RIP
You guys should be watching this.
The voted down the republican bill.
Now, they are arguing over final changes to their chitty bill.
First repubs talked..now some dem..and it just got loud.
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx
Fixed it.
The Catastrophic Health Care bill experience is instructive. These insanities can be repealed. This case proves it.
Dude, we’ll fight a rear-guard action for the remainder of our lives.
But when the government says “obey or you’re dead”, most people will fall in line.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00027464&cycle=2010
Bruce Braley’s “Open Secrets”
They just passed an amendment 15 minutes ago, that abortion wouldnt be paid for.
I’ve had it on for a few hours. Entertainment at its finest “mordance”.
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