Health Care Whip Count Stands At 194-191By: David Dayen Tuesday March 9, 2010 6:45 am
Some movement since I last updated:
Dan Maffei and Bill Owens, two central New York Congressmen who voted yes last time, are undecided.
Larry Kissell is a confirmed no.
According to the Hill, Marion Berry is a member of the Stupak 12 (which I have as a baker’s dozen), and Ike Skelton is a definite no.
So if you add all that up, you get 194 yes votes and 191 no votes. I’ll show my work:...
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...If you add up those numbers, you get 194 confirmed yes, 191 confirmed no, with the rest in the middle. Obviously, this is fluid right now, especially in advance of actual bill language. But you can see why the leadership is still talking to Stupak. The votes are very hard to find without his bloc.
http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/03/09/health-care-whip-count-stands-at-194-191/