OBAMACARE IS REPEALED IN THE HOUSE – In a Bipartisan Vote 245-189
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 4:50 PM
The Republican held House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare.
The measure passed 245-189. Three democrats joined Republicans in the bipartisan vote to repeal the nationalized health care bill.
In March of 2010 Democrats rammed through Obamacare 219-212 on a staight party line vote. 34 democrats voted no. Today it passed 245-219 with 3 democrats. It was a 26 point swing.
The Ticket reported:
Fueled by a new Republican majority, members of the House voted today to repeal the president’s health care plan by a vote of 245 to 189. A simple majority was necessary for passage.
Three Democrats– Dan Boren of Oklahoma, Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Mike Ross of Arkansas– sided with all Republicans to repeal the plan, signed into law last March as the “Affordable Care Act.”
As we’ve noted, today’s vote is largely a symbolic move orchestrated by Republicans to make good on their campaign pledge to challenge “Obamacare.” Republicans are well aware that Democrats have vowed to block the measure in the Senate, where Democrats till maintain a majority.
Republicans are pushing Democrats to let the measure have its day in the Senate. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) today challenged Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to bring the measure up for a vote in the Senate. “The American people deserve a full hearing, they deserve to see this legislation go to the Senate for a full vote,” Cantor said Wednesday.
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Muffin commented:
Allow me to be the first to thank these representatives, finally the will of the people has been done. It’s been a long time coming. Take it to the Senate now, and let’s clear up who wants to be re-elected in 2012 and who doesn’t.
CO2HOG™ commented:
YES
LimoLibsStink commented:
0bama:
What! Not my precious 0bamacare!
Get Barney Frank in here. No, bring him to the Limousine. And, get those three dems in Limo. I want Barney to give them some 0bamacare until it hurts!
Ditto commented:
Now DEFUND it immediately!
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StrangernFiction commented:
DEFUND!
Gman commented:
The 3 dems better be careful. Who knows what kook over at the Kos will ask for them to be done away with.
patman commented:
Three Dem’s just opened the door for re-election.
Fight the power!
bg commented:
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Thank You Tea Party et al!!
re: Ditto #3
[“As the repeal fight shifts to the Senate, the House must begin the critical work of defunding and delaying the implementation of the law,” Needham continued. “Vulnerable Senate Democrats must now decide if they will continue to embrace the law, or whether they will issue a rebuke of their own.”]
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Taqiyyotomist commented:
Who knew that we had 245 racists in the House of Representatives?
/sarc
Gman #5
If I were these three, I’d stay away from outdoor meet-and-greets. Just sayin’. Things happen. Kos is probably already drawing up the target maps.
bg commented:
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patman #6
albeit i have thought the Dems are the only ones who can save US quite
often over the past few years.. today that thought’s been laying heavily
on my mind.. here’s to the few brave souls in the Democratic Party who
have not lost their way since we lost Jack & Bobby..
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garrettc commented:
52 Republicans did not vote?
befuddled commented:
this is what will of the people looks like…
for nothing, at least we can rub nancy pelosi’s dictactorial face in it.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
bg
Hey, did you get my link the other day, that the entirety of “Shoah” is on YouTube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W0WcZu9O74
Part 1/59. Someone uploaded all 9+ hours. It’s subtitled, so keep your thumb on the spacebar.
If anyone wants to better understand how the Left does things when they get to the apex of power, this is a good start.
bg commented:
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Taq #8
hmm, believe that’s BULLS EYE, you know, to match their BULLS HIT!!
and may i proudly present, via HillBuzz..
The Battle Hymn of Sarah Palin
Written by Tom Dempsey; Gary McVay vocals
She’s a cold blast from Alaska
Ingrained with common sense
She’s not a Harvard lawyer
But she knew what the Founders meant
A cold blast from the north
That freezes Congress in their tracks
With God and the Tea Party
She’s gonna take it back
[Chorus]
Sarah Palin, she won’t listen to their bunk
Sarah Palin’s comin’ south to hunt some skunk
Sarah Palin, she’ll throw them all in jail
And when she gets to Washington
It’ll be cold as hell
Sarah has the wisdom
To walk through an open door
She is stomping out the wretches
Where the evil lines are stored
She will scrub the floors and sweep the riff raff into cracks
With God and the Tea Party
She’s gonna take it back
[Chorus]
[Spoken]
Congress patted themselves on the back
For some new bill they just passed
I watch as my freedom slowly runs through an hourglass
They think they spend our money better than we do
But they can talk until they’re blue and old
‘Cause if they ever gave us anything
They always wanted something in return
Sarah knows.
Sarah’s marching home
THAT WAS GREAT THANK YOU!!
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gastorgrab commented:
It was a strategy that worked well for the Daily KOS. (Was it 2006?)
.
bg commented:
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oops re: #14
forgot to add HB link..
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FU*K OBAMA commented:
Who were scum that did not vote?
Alana commented:
Yay!
retire05 commented:
#17, only one Congresscritter did not vote: Congresswoman Giffords.
retire05 commented:
OK, kids, now is the time to phone the Senators on the Democratic side who are up for election in 2012. Let them know that you are going to support their opponents with time and money if they vote against repeal. Remember, more Democrat Senators are up for reelection next year than Republicans.
WE CAN REPEAL THIS BILL.
bg commented:
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Taq #13
yes i did, thank you..
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bg commented:
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garrettc #11
no, that screen shot was taken before they were finished e voting..
[WASHINGTON -- Republicans in the House didn't need help from
Democrats to repeal the health care reform law but they got a
little anyway.
[Three Democrats voted against their party in the mostly symbolic vote:
-- Dan Boren of Oklahoma
-- Mike McIntyre of North Carolina
-- Mike Ross of Arkansas
All three are members of the Blue Dog coalition, a group
of moderate Democrats from conservative districts.]
thank you BD’s..
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John Lee Pettimoore III commented:
So it appears as though some of the Democrats such as Heath Shuler who voted against it are now for it since they didn’t vote for repeal. Shades of John Kerry in reverse, they were against it before they voted for not repealing it.
Gman commented:
Boehner should have started the vote by leading a parade into the house carying a giant gavel.
John Lee Pettimoore III commented:
Harry is not going to allow a vote on it in the Senate. He’s already stated that and the Dem senators are begging him to not put them on the spot.
bigL commented:
What Muffin#1 said. Lets see who’s comin’ back in 2012, It would be better to spend time on the Senate races than on the President 2012 race. all the Blacks, the Mexicans, the teachers,the
unions, the kids, many,many women, the Jews, the left (because they have no place else to go)and the illegals and the fraudmeisters will vote for Obama. I just can’t see many votes for GOP-squishes that are sure to run.
So lets concentrate on the Senate and re-vamping of the House.And always, always more Governors.
Chisum commented:
No way am I ceding another four years to this nutbar president! No way! I will go door to door in this next presidential election to deny him another four years.
If another four years is so assured why does BO feel he needs to raise a billion dollars in order to prevail?
Redwine commented:
The first big step has succeeded. Now. Push hard in the Senate.
Then Defund, Defund, Defund!!!!!
bg commented:
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duh, can’t find the liost of names & votes yet.. but i found this..
H.R.292: To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate
the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of
offices of Members of Congress.
does this mean hey won’t be READING ANY BILLS / AMENDMENTS
anymore, or have they gotten so used to it, they figure they can
appear to saving US money so why waste it?? /questionable sarc/
oh wait, what’s this..
[OpenCongress Summary
Would eliminate the practice of automatically printing paper copes of bills
for sponsors and co-sponsors. All Members of Congress would still be able
to get paper copies by request.
[..]
Recent Blog Coverage
Hmmmm, no blog posts found for this bill at this time. This means that this
bill has not yet been mentioned on a publicly-searchable blog by either its
official number (for example, “H.R. 3200″) or title (for example, “America’s
Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009″). As soon as that changes, our daily
automated search across the Web will catch it and include it here.[.]
hah, leave it to me why don’t they..
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Granny commented:
#32 bg -
I wouldn’t be against the automatic printing of hundreds of paper copies of each and every proposed bill. This is the digital age and they can all access the thing online anyway, just as we do. Print on Demand has been around a decade and it is about time our legislators avail themselves of it.
Chaz commented:
This is a good first step, but it will only be symbolic if we don’t even find a a way to pressure the Senate to vote on it.
I’d say completely defund it. All spending and revenue bills have to originate in the house. If the senate won’t fulfill their role, then perhaps we should consider their salaries in the next budget cut.
Granny commented:
#33 should read ” I wouldn’t be against stopping the automatic printing of paper copies. . . .
Muffin commented:
Repeal is REAL. This is only the beginning. 52 Repubs didn’t vote? 52 Repubs voted out in 2012, along with a boatload of dems.
bg commented:
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this & this are all i could find so far..
not thinking today..
bur perhaps the vote was literally symbolic (as in not written on paper)..
oh wait, maybe they didn’t get around to updating the above as yet..
Vote Tally Count Obamacare HR 2 Health Care Law Repeal
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bg commented:
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Muffin #36
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bg commented:
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Granny #35
eh, they don’t read the bills at it is anyways, but that could very well
change with “newbies”.. who i’m sure, will be the only ones asking for
copies of bills to read..
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OC Rick commented:
Waste of time… the Hillbilly Palin song is a sad joke. I thought is was a comedy central spoof at first. Laughed till I almost puked, watched it again, then puked. Amazin there are “folks” like that in a modern country. I’m surprised they could rhyme bunk and skunk. That’s deep…
bg commented:
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OC Rick #40
oh put a sock in it you “i come in peace” IslaMarxist troll..
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googiesmama commented:
I am sick of the Repeal Bill being referred to as “symbolic”. Dems have already conceded that this bill needs major modification. They have openly invited changes to the bill in light of the repeal debate. Who knows for sure that Obama has the political nerve to veto? He knows this will seal his doom in 2012.
OC Rick commented:
Sorry if you don’t like me pointing out that some people have replaced Jesus with Sarah.
Their Church should have thier tax exempt status revoked.
Hedgehog commented:
One step for man. One giant leap for mankind. We must peel the Communist onion back one layer at a time. They know that they have gone all in. They know that they are screwed. It is only a matter of time. If they get violent, they will regret it. And they know it. Keep the faith.
Granny commented:
#39 January 19, 2011 at 6:40 pm
bg commented:
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Granny #35
eh, they don’t read the bills at it is anyways, but that could very well
change with “newbies”.. who i’m sure, will be the only ones asking for
copies of bills to read..
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With a little creative application of currently available technology we could insure that each and every one of them read the bill and digitally signed every page
Granny commented:
Here’s something interesting –
Boehner, McConnell and Reid are all skipping the state dinner TheWon is throwing for Hu -
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/138813-boehner-mcconnell-skipping-state-dinner-with-hu
OC Rick commented:
Communist layer??? I suppose we could get rid of Medicare, as soon as you can pry it away from your grand parents cold dead hands. You know how much they hate that “socialist” program…
Rancid commented:
Seriously, I don’t understand the purpose of this dog and pony show. All that has to happen is for Obama to veto the bill, and Obamacare stands as written. Then the house would have to give another ‘ovation-gyration’ for the ‘will of the people’. By the time it’s over it will be 2012 – maybe that’s their plan?
Why not just refuse to fund the bill, then who cares if it’s on the books – then work from that position? If the House refuses to fund Obamacare then neither the Senate nor the Executive branch can do anything but whine and throw mud. As things set right now, Obamacare is still active and on the books – it’s the law of the land and funded.
This seems, to me, as nothing more than politics – with the Republicans trying to set themselves up for a greater slice of power. Wheels withing wheels…. I hope they all get HIV and their little pe*kers rot off!
nhale commented:
Yeah, yeah, yeah…but not in the senate.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
bg
As long as no schoolkids are made to sing songs of praise to Sarah, I’m cool with it.
jon_berzerk commented:
Final count
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll014.xml
bg commented:
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googiesmama #42
they’re only saying that so the president doesn’t look like
the evil wannabe dictator that he is when he vetoes it..
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bg commented:
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Taq #50
no one said anyone has to love it, i thought it was a tad
slow myself, but some opinions are just pure vomitized..
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Granny commented:
#47 January 19, 2011 at 7:16 pm
OC Rick commented:
Communist layer??? I suppose we could get rid of Medicare, as soon as you can pry it away from your grand parents cold dead hands. You know how much they hate that “socialist” program…
_________
A surprising number of seniors do not like the Medicare program. For starters, you have NO CHOICE but to enroll if you want your social security. For those who are covered by a spouse’s plan or a pension it is a waste and complicates things unnecessarily. It is expensive and covers very little. And invariably, every single time there is a cost of living raise for social security, the cost of Medicare goes up and eats every dime for many seniors.
valerie commented:
#48 Rancid
“Seriously, I don’t understand the purpose of this dog and pony show.”
Start with Comment #1, above. It’s probably the opening round for a longer process, assuming the repeal actually is not approved by the Senate. The Democrats passed a law they knew would, at best, have to be amended before it took effect.
bg commented:
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OC Rick #47
oh, you mean after working their backs off paying into it
for decades so’s the politicians could afford their perks??
aah, not to worry.. their hands will be cold, and they will be dead a lot
sooner via O’s death panels.. heh, we all will via being taxed to death..
but hey, we must sacrifice for the greater good :aka: the elitist plan for
the new world order where their clones can eventually live happily ever
after..
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bg commented:
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OC Rick #47
just fyi..
Why Was Medicare Created?
[Used by an estimated 40 million people, Medicare is a federally funded
health care program providing basic medical care to elderly and disabled
individuals across America. As the country's leading health care program,
Medicare offers qualified residents an affordable solution for their medical
needs. Although that, in a nutshell, explains why Medicare was created,
for a thorough understanding of the program, you should also consider its
history and requirements.
[..]
Although the concept of Medicare was first created by President Truman in 1945, it was not officially signed into law until 1965 by President Johnson. Medicare was just one part of the Social Security Act of 1965. Despite a growing fear of socialized medicine, Johnson believed Medicare was a necessity, and in an effort to provide affordable insurance to elderly residents, he became the first U.S. president to approve a national health insurance policy.]
but it’s still all those greedy old sick people’s
fault the country is going bust, right OC??
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bg commented:
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re: #57
too bad Obama wasn’t the father of our country, they probably wouldn’t be
here seeing as how he wouldn’t have allowed their mothers punished with
a baby and all that other stuff..
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tommy mc donnell commented:
to oc rick the only reason we are on medicare is because the party of choice forces us to be in medicare. if i could be in a private insurance system i’d be in it in a heartbeat.
Andreas K. commented:
That’s interesting. More voted against Obamacare than for it. Curious. I didn’t expect that.
#47 January 19, 2011 at 7:16 pm
OC Rick commented
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You’re a nut. Do you know how Obamacare would have turned out to be in a few years?
It’s pretty damn obvious.
Look into the UK and the NHS. That’s Obamacare in 20 years. The NHS is a mess beyond repair. They’re trying to repair it, but how do they do it? By cutting the spending for treatments. They’re not cutting the spending for the extremely top heavy and biggest company in the UK. Nope, they’re cutting the treatments.
And waiting lists for surgeries are already pretty awful over there. Skin cancer? Three months. By then the cancer has already formed metastases and you’re screwed.
Plus there have been numeraous scandals concerning the hygiene standards in public hospitals in the UK.
But it’s the same here too. A few years ago my mother had surgery to remove varices from one of her legs (deep ones that can cause significant issues and can get you killed). In a public hospital with only nationalized insurance: waiting time one year. In a private hospital with private insurance: “when do you have time?”
Rose commented:
PRAISE THE LORD!!!
Thank You, Jesus! Hallelujah!
Now we must pound away at the Senators until they force Reid to allow a vote on the IDENTICAL BILL.
They should halt EVERYTHING ELSE, until he gives them the Vote.
NO COMPROMISE!!!
Rose commented:
Where do we get the list of GOP No votes?