Who Voted for the Health Care Bill?

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:27:20 +0000

Now that the damage has been done everyone wants to know who needs to be held accountable in November. Below is the list of the 219 representatives that voted to pass this disasterous piece of legislation. Note that 34 Democrats joined every Republican in voting against it. Isn’t it nice to see that Obama is keeping his promise of ending partisanship? We actually had bi-partisan resistance to the bill, that’s certainly a step forward, right?

Voted YES			Voted NO
Gary L. Ackerman	D	N.Y.-5	Robert B. Aderholt	R	Ala.-4
Robert E. Andrews	D	N.J.-1	John Adler	D	N.J.-3
Joe Baca	D	Calif.-43	Todd Akin	R	Mo.-2
Continue reading: Who Voted for the Health Care Bill? Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ Boehner Asks for “Call of the Roll” admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:42:47 +0000 There’s little doubt Pelosi will actually let it happen, but John Boehner has formally asked that there be a “Call of the Roll.” Typically, rolls are taken electronically unless the Speaker requests that the votes be taken by a “Call of the Roll.” In that case, the Clerk would call each member alphabetically by surname and give their vote. It is a shame that Pelosi won’t even consider doing this. It would make fantastic fodder in the elections to show each member that votes yes verbally giving their votes. I’m guessing that many that are voting yes on this bill are doing so with a great deal of shame (not to mention a lot of whip-marks on their backs from the Democrat leadership) Continue reading: Boehner Asks for “Call of the Roll” Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ Download a Copy of the Democrat 2010 Health Care Bill admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:14:37 +0000 The Amendment to the Democrat Health Care Bill is available for download. Click the hyperlink for a PDF version. It is a 153 page document. In case you’re curious, the word ‘tax’ (or a derivative) is mentioned 57 times (though I may have lost count). ‘Benefit’ is mentioned only 6 times Continue reading: Download a Copy of the Democrat 2010 Health Care Bill Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ Climate Bill Mistake Could Cost Dems admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:19:06 +0000 As has hit the news, the Cap and Trade bill (also known as Waxman-Markey) passed the house 219-212. Several representatives changed their minds on the bill allowin the narrow passage. Some, such as Debbie Halverson (D-IL), were recorded saying they wouldn’t vote for the bill, but then proceeded to vote for it anyway. It is simply amazing to see how many representatives actually voted for this bill (including 8 Republicans). We are seeing more people step forward to question global warming (including someone in the EPA who was apparently silenced by Obama’s agenda). Despite this, the house wants to push forward with a bill that will undoubtedly hurt the economy and burden families with imbedded “green taxes”. An MIT Study put the cost to each American family at $3900/year. Not only is the link of carbon dioxide to global temperatures in question, our economy is struggling. We have unemployment rates approaching 10% and now we’re looking to pass a bill that will cost jobs and add burden to our families. This leaves an opening for the Republicans to step up and be a voice of reason. The question is, will they step up to the plate? Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ Republicans to Offer Budget Alternative admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:14:21 +0000 The House Republicans gave an outline of proposals for an alternative budget plan today. Specifics on how much the budget would cost and what affect it would have on the deficit are due to be released next week. Among the proposals are spending cuts on everything except defense and lowering the top tax rate from 36% to 25%. A tax cut of that magnitude would free up money used by those in a position to hire workers and would likely be a huge shot in the arm to the economy. Senate Republicans will be introducing a series of amendments to the budget next week in an attempt to cut spending from the budget. House Democrats are able to restrict the number of amendments that can be offered, so House Republicans are opting to present their complete budget alternative when it is finished. The big question at this point is if the Democrats will be willing to listen to alternatives or if they will continue to press their agendas forward in a unilateral fashion. Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ Boehner: Not One Member Has Read This Bill admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:14:17 +0000 Rep Boehner (R-OH) said clearly what needed to be said. The fact that the Democrats backed out of a promise to leave for the public to review the bill was bad enough… but consider the fact that not a single member of the House had a chance to read the bill and yet voted on it. Yes, they voted for a bill that, when interest is added in, will cost the country $1 Trillion… Absolute obsurdity! By the way, check out the size of this bill when it is printed out. Boehner also pointed out (not in video) that this bill will cost every American family approximately $10,000. The Government seems determined to find out if the way to get out of debt is to go further into it. Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ Democrats Backing Out of 48 Hour Review Promise admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:11:27 +0000 The Democrats are forging ahead to have an immediate vote on the $780 Billion stimulus package. This will mean they will back out of a promise they made to give the American people and members of Congress 48 hours to review the package. According to Drudge Report, Rep. Culberson (D-TX) is claiming that the vote must be made today because Rep Pelosi has an 8 day trip to Europe planned. The bill has swelled to 1071 pages. Representatives do not have the appropriate time needed to review the bill, which was first made available at 10:45PM Thursday. As seems to be the pattern in the new administration, urgent action is more important than thorough review. Personally, I’ve never liked any legislation to be rammed through quickly, regardless of who is pushing it. Though the economic situation is unpleasant, it can wait some time for a real review of this bill. This isn’t a situation, such as an attack on our country, that demands a purely reactionary response. If you want to see the bill, it is available here. I have had no success downloading it due to the heavy traffic the site is experiencing. It seems that the “chattering class” is interested in this bill after all! Copyright (c) RWNJ.org RWNJ

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Who Voted for the Health Care Bill?

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