House GOP Loses Effort to Limit Democrat's Efforts

[Political Junky]

GOP Loses Fight With Democrats Over Health Votes - ABC News


House GOP loses effort to limit Democrats' tactics for voting on health care overhaul bill
WASHINGTON March 18, 2010 (AP)
The Associated Press

Republicans have lost an effort to force House Democrats to hold a direct vote on the health overhaul bill.

Democrats want to use a special procedure that would let the House automatically approve the $940 billion measure when lawmakers vote to begin debating a separate proposal that would revise that big health bill.

Democratic leaders hope this maneuver would ease the political pain for lawmakers hesitant about voting directly on the giant health legislation — which the Senate has approved.

Republicans tried to block that move, but Democrats in the House prevailed by a 222-203 vote on Thursday.

The House is set to debate the health bill on Sunday.

 

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GOP Loses Fight With Democrats Over Health Votes - ABC News


House GOP loses effort to limit Democrats' tactics for voting on health care overhaul bill
WASHINGTON March 18, 2010 (AP)
The Associated Press

Republicans have lost an effort to force House Democrats to hold a direct vote on the health overhaul bill.

Democrats want to use a special procedure that would let the House automatically approve the $940 billion measure when lawmakers vote to begin debating a separate proposal that would revise that big health bill.

Democratic leaders hope this maneuver would ease the political pain for lawmakers hesitant about voting directly on the giant health legislation — which the Senate has approved.

Republicans tried to block that move, but Democrats in the House prevailed by a 222-203 vote on Thursday.

The House is set to debate the health bill on Sunday.

They're deluding themselves if they actually believe this.

 

[txlonghorn]

why debate? why don't they just go ahead and pull the trigger on this shit?

 

[Political Junky]

why debate? why don't they just go ahead and pull the trigger on this shit?

That's what the Cons would do, right?

 

[txlonghorn]

why debate? why don't they just go ahead and pull the trigger on this shit?

That's what the Cons would do, right?

That's your answer?

But yeah...probably. It sounds like they are scared to move on it immediately. I wonder why?

 

[Yurt]

lol...if healthcare is so great....why are dems so afraid to put their name on the bill? why are they so ashamed? oh yeah....because they're worried the voters don't actually want the bill, but fuck them, let's vote for it anyway....

cowards

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Wow Dems doing everything they can to lose 100 seats in November

 

[txlonghorn]

How come Nancy isn't out there on the front steps doing the Running Man and screaming "IN YOUR FACE, FUCKERS!!!" as she sprints to the White House to get a signature?

 

[Political Junky]

You're confusing Speaker Pelosi with the likes of Bachmann.

 

[Yurt]

lol...if healthcare is so great....why are dems so afraid to put their name on the bill? why are they so ashamed? oh yeah....because they're worried the voters don't actually want the bill, but fuck them, let's vote for it anyway....

cowards

too funny how this never gets answered

 

[txlonghorn]

You're confusing Speaker Pelosi with the likes of Bachmann.

No....I'm not confused one bit

 

[NYcarbineer]

why debate? why don't they just go ahead and pull the trigger on this shit?

Is this a new talking point to replace the 'ramming it through' talking point?

hilarious.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

If, God forbid but Allah willing this does pass, when we win the House back this November we'll just "deem" it rescinded and even deem that it was signed by President Biden (Obama loses all interest in politics once Dems lose the House and he decided to run for "King of the World")

 

[California Girl]

I'm still waiting for someone on the left to 'splain to me how this process, which Obama himself said was no way to pass important legislation like healthcare is somehow now a perfectly acceptable way. He said, did he not, that if a President were to use this then than President would have lost the ability to govern. Given that is what he said, has he lost the ability to govern and will he now resign? I say he should resign.

 

[NYcarbineer]

What exactly caused 99% of the right to forget that the Senate passed a bill with 60 votes?

 

[Annie]

lol...if healthcare is so great....why are dems so afraid to put their name on the bill? why are they so ashamed? oh yeah....because they're worried the voters don't actually want the bill, but fuck them, let's vote for it anyway....

cowards

They know the voters don't want the bill. Democrats=fuck you, voters!

 

[txlonghorn]

I'm still waiting for someone on the left to 'splain to me how this process, which Obama himself said was no way to pass important legislation like healthcare is somehow now a perfectly acceptable way. He said, did he not, that if a President were to use this then than President would have lost the ability to govern. Given that is what he said, has he lost the ability to govern and will he now resign? I say he should resign.

you're making the same mistake as all the libs did last year...you're taking him at his word.

 

[txlonghorn]

What exactly caused 99% of the right to forget that the Senate passed a bill with 60 votes?

so? your point?

 

[beowolfe]

lol...if healthcare is so great....why are dems so afraid to put their name on the bill? why are they so ashamed? oh yeah....because they're worried the voters don't actually want the bill, but fuck them, let's vote for it anyway....

cowards

too funny how this never gets answered

It was answered in the OP.

Democratic leaders hope this maneuver would ease the political pain for lawmakers hesitant about voting directly on the giant health legislation — which the Senate has approved.

 

[beowolfe]

How come Nancy isn't out there on the front steps doing the Running Man and screaming "IN YOUR FACE, FUCKERS!!!" as she sprints to the White House to get a signature?

Maybe she learned her lesson? She did that leading up to the first TARP vote (when republicans were already on board) and the GOP voted in lock step against it.