[echomike23]

on drudge;

“OVERHEARD: Walking into Capitol this morning on phone, Speaker Pelosi tells Hoyer: ‘Steny, we have to get to 217. None of these members wants to be the deciding vote’... Developing...”

[LostInBayport]

“OVERHEARD: Walking into Capitol this morning on phone, Speaker Pelosi tells Hoyer: ‘Steny, we have to get to 217. None of these members wants to be the deciding vote’... Developing...”

Terrible in that it means they have the needed total, but good in that it could mean someone changes their mind to avoid receiving unprecedented waves of hatred from across the country for being the one that pushes it through...

[Cyber Ninja]

“OVERHEARD: Walking into Capitol this morning on phone, Speaker Pelosi tells Hoyer: ‘Steny, we have to get to 217. None of these members wants to be the deciding vote’... Developing...”

Tell Nancy that the way we count it is:

The First Yea, passes the bill,
The Second Yea passes the Bill,
The Third Yea passes the Bill,
The Forth Yea passes the Bill, .
.
.

The passing vote dooms your party.

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“OVERHEARD: Walking into Capitol this morning on phone, Speaker Pelosi tells Hoyer: ‘Steny, we have to get to 217. None of these members wants to be the deciding vote’... Developing...”

Somehow I think the Speaker of the House was not "overheard" saying anything that she didn't want the public hear her say. I think this was "overheard" in a feeble attempt to add a measure of comfort to those who have been told they won't "be the deciding vote".

[mewzilla]

“OVERHEARD: Walking into Capitol this morning on phone, Speaker Pelosi tells Hoyer: ‘Steny, we have to get to 217. None of these members wants to be the deciding vote’... Developing...”

Your party is screwing two miilion+ people out of a vote, Pelosi.

With those 4 vacant House seats, you'd better come up with 4 more yes votes.