Reps Stupak and Cantor: Democrats Still Don't Have the Votes
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, March 19, 2010, 5:44 PM
House GOP Leader sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi requesting that House Members stand in front of cameras and announce his or her vote.
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) requesting that the final health care votes be recorded by “call of the roll” so that every lawmaker is required to publicly announce their vote on the House floor.
“This weekend’s votes will be among the most consequential votes we will ever cast as Members of Congress,” Boehner says in the letter to Speaker Pelosi. “As such, it is my belief that every Member should stand before the American people and announce his or her vote as the final decision is made.”
According to the rules of the House of Representatives, “Unless the Speaker directs otherwise, the Clerk shall conduct a record vote or quorum call by electronic device. … The Speaker may direct the Clerk to conduct a record vote or quorum call by call of the roll. In such a case the Clerk shall call the names of Members, alphabetically by surname.”
UPDATE: GOP Whip Eric Cantor just sent out a memo and he claims dems still don’t have the votes to nationalize the health care industry.
UPDATE: Rep. Stupek says Dems still don’t have the votes:
Molly Hooper works with The Hill.com.
Kathryn Jean Lopez has more on the Stupak problem.
Rep. Paul Ryan describes the Democrats’ cynical attempts to game the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
…What a shock. Obama, Pelosi and Reid are lying about cost in order to ram their nationalized bill through Congress.
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Major Kong commented:
And when the democrats refuse, as they will, the Republicans need to get up and walk out of the chamber en masse. Only democrat finger prints on this obamadamnation.
Jerry Haberer commented:
It’s gonna take a lot more than admission of guilt to fry those guys …. Just boot their pathetic butts out of Washington ……
bitterclinger commented:
I can practically hear her cackling over this letter now. Boehner needs to quit grandstanding and do what Beck advised Thursday — get up as one and walk out.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
ATTN JIM:
OT:
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/obama-administration-restores-full-funding-to-corrupt-acorn-org/#comment-81038
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iconoclast commented:
How come denying 1/2 trillion dollars of Medicare to seniors hasn’t had much discussion? When I bring it up online during debates, everyone kind of runs from it.
After all, Democrats are saying they will build their plan on the bodies of seniors denied care. This needs to get out there. They cannot just conjure up $520 billion out of thin air again.
Helen commented:
Iconaclast,
Don’t you know that it was Bush who wanted to throw granny off the cliff because he was a hater?
Democrats love seniors, so even if they cut their health care they do it with love and for humanitarian purpose.
What did Palin say about death panels?
gus commented:
So ETHICAL and TRANSPARENT.
There will be violence if they rape us.
brucefdb commented:
My Immigration Bill – Admit one alien, deport one liberal to the ‘C’ country of their choice:
Cuber, China or Canada.
jjjjj commented:
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iconoclast commented:
Helen
No need for death panels now. Just make it so no one on Medicare can find a doctor. The lines will kill them (us) soon enough.
Maybe this is how Obama wants to fix Social Security.
bg commented:
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let US hope & pray that is so..
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pm commented:
Here’s a list of myths vs. truth:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/28632876/Fire-Dog-Lake-Health-Care-Bill-Myths
Beachbum commented:
According to my local news at 9:45 PM, the Dems have picked up another “yes” vote from my POS Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmos. She had voted no the first time the bill went before Congress but changed her vote this evening. Now I need to find out what pay-off she got to change her vote. I just wrote her yesterday thanking her for her no vote and not to fold to Pisslosi and Barry and to again cast a no vote. So I’m on my way to grill the bi.ch for changing her vote and let her know that I will do everything I can to assure she will not serve but the one term she is now in Congress.
Opus #6 commented:
I pray they never have the votes to pass this monstrosity.
ogee commented:
Yep. It’s time again for patriots to pray that this doesn’t get passed on Easter of all days.
Go here to light a candle and turn it over into the hands of God. We say NO to this government takedown.
http://www.light-a-candle.org/
Tori commented:
@ionoclast:
They are already cutting millions from Medicare. I work as a rehab technician at a nursing home and our therapy work has been going through audits from an independent agency that was hired by Medicare (WPS I believe). Several of our patients are being denied coverage for physical, occupational and speech therapies they needed for various reasons. Also, there are some new Medicare regulations that will go in affect in October reducing the amount of recurring treatments therapists can do. As a result, the company that operates the therapy department are either laying people off, reassigning people to other facilities, and reducing hours. I’m lucky at this point that my hours have been reduced, but I still need to get another job to make ends meet.
Overall, you are right. They are using Medicare (and Medicaid) audit denials to help pay for this monstrosity.
Moright commented:
The bill is built on the backs of the old, ill and disabled. Another example: Flex spending plans. Families of disabled children use these programs often to the max. Very valuable to cover therapies that insurance does not. Currently the max contribution is $5k -Obamacare takes it down to $2,500. Apparently the rationale was that “people don’t max out the $5k”. Yes -only people who NEED it do.
Carol Herman commented:
If she doesn’t have the votes, pelosi won’t call up the legislation to be voted on.
Will there be crowds in DC, t’marra? You know, if a lot of people show up, the media will go missing.
But it’s like the meltdown on the phones. There’s real fears among politicians that this isn’t the bamster’s finest hour.
While Medicare really doesn’t have the money! To “cut it in the bill” only means they don’t have to come up with the dough. What happens next? I think health care gets more expensive. Deductibles are set higher. And, you pay as you go. In other words, in the doctor’s office, first you pay. And, then you are seen.
That the republicans haven’t figured out, yet, how they need a better plan is beyond me. But then the GOP didn’t think there was anything wrong with the Bush’s. They keep thinking “if you have the ball you write the rules.”
opaobie commented:
They’ve included the student loan program, and they have hidden money for Planned Parenthood so they can print and pass out this nifty brochure to teach Girl Scouts to become “Happy, Healthy, and HOT!…maybe they want them to sell something besides cookies….. Of course, the United Nations is involved….
james balddwin commented:
Fellow patriots – think about this. A constitutional amendment can be proposed by either 2/3 of both houses OR 2/3 of the state legislatures calling on congress to hold a constitutional convention. An amendment can be passed – Three-fourths of the states must approve the amendment via ratifying conventions. This method has only been used once, to repeal Prohibition (21st Amendment).
It seems 37 states have or are passing legislation to oppose the Obamacare. If (when) this goes to SCOTUS, they will be hard pressed to ignore that fact. Keep pressure on the states and the 10 th amendment regarding state rights. And if we must, tyranny must be opposed (see Thomas Jefferson)
Semper fi