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One More Chance To Wrap This Up

by Tim F|  March 20, 20109:30 am| 27 Comments

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The last day to make a difference for health care reform. Once the House vote is done the Senate vote should be somewhat easier since the most important parts will already be law. Republicans can fight like demons to protect special deals for Nebraska and Louisiana and the excise tax, but somehow I doubt that they will have the spirit. Step up and help make history.

Remember that conservative Reps have good reason to think that their rightwing constituents will go nuts over this vote. Offering to help with some volunteer time in the fall could have a real impact.

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  1. 1.

    mr. whipple

    March 20, 2010 at 9:37 am

    Paper today says only three Dem reps in Ohio not firm one way or the other:

    Kaptur: Toledo, part of the Stupak bloc. Leaning yes.
    Dreihouse: Cinci, also has ‘concerns’ over abortion. Says he’s no, but his statements leave some wiggle.
    Space: undecided/undeclared

  2. 2.

    Bootlegger

    March 20, 2010 at 9:41 am

    Anyone know if my rep Chandler has finally hopped off the fence? Every time I called last week his office said he hadn’t decided and was waiting to see the cost.

  3. 3.

    demkat620

    March 20, 2010 at 9:41 am

    Does anybody know what the whip count is?

    It looks like to me that without a cave in to Bart that they don’t have the votes.

  4. 4.

    Brian J

    March 20, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Any bets what will happen once this passes [knock on wood]? Will Republicans claim, in unison, they wanted a single payer bill? Will they blame anything that goes wrong, like some sudden increases in premiums or some accident, on health care reform? Will they start rumbling about impeachment?

  5. 5.

    boonagain

    March 20, 2010 at 9:42 am

    My Congressman Ellsworth is finally on board.

    My calls and emails were not in vain.

  6. 6.

    mr. whipple

    March 20, 2010 at 9:45 am

    @Brian J:

    Yes.

  7. 7.

    BDeevDad

    March 20, 2010 at 9:47 am

    @Brian J: Already there.

  8. 8.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    March 20, 2010 at 9:48 am

    Last night I dreamed a fetus ate my brain.

  9. 9.

    Bootlegger

    March 20, 2010 at 9:53 am

    @demkat620: Salon has it about 209 of 216 needed as of yesterday evening. Koppleman notes it could be higher but this is the “at least” count.

  10. 10.

    Liz

    March 20, 2010 at 9:57 am

    Can’t get through on the phones to Lynch so I just sent him an email. May try to stop by his office in Boston if I get the chance today.

  11. 11.

    Beth in VA

    March 20, 2010 at 10:02 am

    I’m still wary–how can we rely on the Senate to actually get even the simplest vote completed? The system is broken, and we’ve such crazy stuff lately–who knew so many strange people were actually elected to office just hankering for 15 minutes of obstructionist fame?

  12. 12.

    Maude

    March 20, 2010 at 10:03 am

    @General Egali Tarian Stuck: You set that one up but good.
    What’s this make the baby?

  13. 13.

    Bootlegger

    March 20, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Intrade is in the 80’s for a Pass.

  14. 14.

    Will

    March 20, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Once the House vote is done the Senate vote should be somewhat easier since the most important parts will already be law.

    Is that really the case? I was under the impression that nothing will be law until after the Senate votes again under reconciliation next week, since Obama won’t have signed anything until then. Can someone help unconfuse me on this point?

  15. 15.

    Tim F.

    March 20, 2010 at 10:16 am

    @Liz: Please send a fax to Lynch’s office. Faxes have a real impact; email has next to none.

  16. 16.

    Jason Bylinowski

    March 20, 2010 at 10:16 am

    @BDeevDad: Uh, remind me to never read comments from the Telegraph ever again. Holy shit, that was absolutely disturbing.

    I think it would be reasonable to posit that if HCR passes, I seriously fear for the lives of some in Congress, and especially the President. The greater nutjobs are finding themselves suddenly backed into a corner when only a few weeks ago it must have seemed like they had us all beat. I am really curious to see both how the media spins the fallout, and how the farthest-right wing reacts to all this.

  17. 17.

    Karen

    March 20, 2010 at 10:20 am

    I feel really stupid because I’ve never done this before but I’m looking on the member directory. How do I know which district or which congressman is mine?

    And if you can, bear with me and post the first timers link?

  18. 18.

    BDeevDad

    March 20, 2010 at 10:25 am

    @Karen: You can use your 9-digit zip code here.

  19. 19.

    Tomlinson

    March 20, 2010 at 10:25 am

    @Karen:

    http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

    In a nutshell, tell them your name, city, and zip. Tell them your position, what you’ve contributed in the past and what you’ll do if they do not vote your wishes.

    Remember, they work for you.

  20. 20.

    Toodles

    March 20, 2010 at 10:39 am

    The NYT has a pretty good whip count.

  21. 21.

    Texas Dem

    March 20, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Looks like Stupak has canceled his morning press conference. The plot thickens….

  22. 22.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    March 20, 2010 at 10:44 am

    @Texas Dem: Just shoot me.

  23. 23.

    Toodles

    March 20, 2010 at 10:50 am

    This is just in case you could not see the link:
    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/16/us/politics/20100316-health-care-dems.html

  24. 24.

    Texas Dem

    March 20, 2010 at 10:53 am

    I think it’s safe to assume Stupak wasn’t going to simply tell us that he’s still against the Senate bill, so it would appear there’s no abortion deal, at least not right now. But Boehner admitted for the first time this morning (according to Roll Call) that the GOP may not be able to stop the health care bill. That is the first time I’ve seen a member of the GOP House leadership say anything other than the Dems don’t have the votes. And the convention wisdom says that when you get as close as the speaker is now (probably only down by a handful of votes), she finds a way to close. We just have to hope Nancy can deliver, because it’s all on her shoulders now.

  25. 25.

    Davis X. Machina

    March 20, 2010 at 11:03 am

    Will Republicans claim, in unison, they wanted a single payer bill?

    There’s one on the Clerk’s desk sixty seconds later. They’re dumb, but they’re not that dumb.

    Their response will be in the form of a push for some Constitutional amendment. Impossible to achieve, great to fundraise on.

  26. 26.

    celticdragonchick

    March 20, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    @BDeevDad:

    I need my brain bleached after reading that.

  27. 27.

    RinaX

    March 20, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    I posted this in a more recent thread, and I hope this won’t be considered spamming, but I was relieved to see this come across just now. Hopefully this is true and this Stupak nonsense is finally at an end.

    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/pelos-no-separate-vote-for-stupak.php

    Just off the House floor moments ago, Pelosi told reporters there will be “no separate vote” on abortion or any other measure.

    And Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a leading pro-choice progressive, said they’re moving ahead without him. “There’s not going to be any deal made with Mr. Stupak…there’s been no deal whatsoever. He’s been told that his language is not going to be added to the legislation,” she told me this morning.

    Looks like no deal and no vote.

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