House of Representatives who voted for the Health Care bill

Comments

• Michael Orton 2 years ago

  If people were self-educated and knew more about this vote they would see that the 40 Democrats who voted against the health care bill did so because they are up for re-election in 2010. So were they voting for belief or for benefits?

  Everyone else who voted for it, with the exception of the lone Republican from New Orleans, are most likely in "safe" seats where constituents are likely to vote Democrat anyway.

  Regardless of how they voted, Democrats are going to be saddled with this anchor around their necks when election time rolls around next year. Just as Republicans are being blamed for Schwarzenegger's bad decisions in California even though the majority of bad legislation comes from Democrats, so will Blue Dogs be blamed for this huge government intrustion.

  If liberals like socialism they have any number of other countries to which they can go. Conservatives only have the US, and we are losing that piece by piece.

  • reply
  • Report this content
• Karl White 2 years ago

  H.R.3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act passed, because a majority of voters elected Democratic Respresentatives to give us a voice.

  The anchor you mentioned just became a stirrup on that saddle to lift us out of the stranglehold of privatized for profit healthcare.

  We are the U.S, and we are tiring of being labeled with an -ism by small minded, single issue Conservatives bent on propping up profits over people.

  • reply
  • Report this content
• Ray Overson 2 years ago

  Why is it that when conservative minded people point out the total and utter failure of socialism and communism in every country that it has been tried are called small minded and when alleged liberal minded people insist that the government will save them from their impoverished state are called open minded.

  Billions or trillions have been spent by our government and levels of poverty and homelessness have stayed relatively the same. This "health care reform" is no different.

  The government won’t save you and the health care bill isn’t about health care at all, its about political power and control, it’s about the foundation of this countries existence; Freedom.

  But I’m a small minded conservative who knows nothing so I should just trust that Washington really has my best interests at heart and really doesn’t care about the money and the power. I should just let them take control of my everyday life because they know better than me what I really need. What was I thinking...

  • reply
  • Report this content
• Marie 2 years ago

  Note: The Democrats have sneaked Federal recognition of same sex marriage into this bill. House members overwhelmingly approved a health care reform bill Saturday that recognizes gay unions and makes health care more affordable for gay families.

  The Affordable Health Care for America Act extends Medicaid to subsidize moderate-income people who otherwise could not afford quality health insurance. Also tucked inside the bill is Representative Jim McDermott's Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 introduced in May.

  McDermott, a Democrat from Washington, introduced the bill along with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee from Florida. The bill alters the tax status of health benefits granted to the spouses of gay employees. Under the bill, such benefits would no longer be considered taxable income for the employee.
  Do a google search for on top magazine dot com article on this November 9 2009

  • reply
  • Report this content
• Jerry Patterson 2 years ago

  The "public option" is a joke and Obama is a liar for saying illegals wont be covered...the supreme court has already established that public services must be available to everyone-even illegals- in the USA (thats why illegal can't be kept out of public schools) and the supreme court will simply throw out the provision that says illegals wont be covered.Furthermore the democrats have rejected all provisions to verify eligibility for the public option (to make sure all illegal will get covered). If people want more insurance competition then demand that your states insurance commission change their insurance requirements thereby encouraging more insurances to come into the state to compete-don't make a federal plan that will put our children and grandchildren in debt for the few americans that might benefit from the program-simple slip those into medicaid.

  • reply
  • Report this content
• Tom Isner 2 years ago

  I hope the good people from Lousiana will vote this
  idiot Republican Senator who voted for the Obamacare free abortions and bad healthcare bill OUT OF OFFICE. Remember folks "When the government gives to someone it takes away from someone else". The money this Healthcare program is going to take to work is too much for a few rich people and the middle class to support. So this means the Government will be looking at other programs like Welfare and other free handout programs. Ya gotta ask is it worth it???

  • reply
  • Report this content
• Franklin Bostik 2 years ago

  Let's face it!! ONLY the stupid voters were voting when we the people were voting these idiots into office. How about everyone sit back and watch what happens to America and try not to cry..

  • reply
  • Report this content