Dems will Move Ahead on HCR without Stupak

[jefferson_dem]

Dems will Move Ahead on HCR without Stupak
by mcjoan
Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 03:50:04 PM PST

In the best news all day category, House leadership has washed their hands of Stupak. There really wasn't any way around it, since he refused to budge. But it also suggests that leadership doesn't think the 12 supporters Stupak has claimed are firm in their support of him.

Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman of California, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said the leadership will press ahead without reworking the abortion provision adopted by the Senate. Abortion opponents say the provision falls short in restricting taxpayer dollars for abortion coverage.

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., has been pushing for stricter provisions and says he and a dozen or so abortion opponents would vote against the health care bill if the Senate's version is retained. Leaders will try to peel off some of those lawmakers and make up for any remaining deficit with Democrats who opposed the health care legislation on the first round, when it passed 220-215.

"Many of the pro-life members are going to support passage of the health care bill," Waxman predicted. "They're either satisfied enough with the Senate provision, or they decide that that's as much as they're going to get and they don't want to defeat health care."

Dday has been keeping a whip count and has the current numbers at 189 yes, 202 no. With Massa's resignation, the magic number in the House is 216.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/11/845299/-Dems-will-Move-Ahead-on-HCR-without-Stupak?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29

[Kber]

1. Excellent news for sure!

[wryter2000]

2. Oh, please, oh please

I want to see him and Lieberman crying on each other's shoulders about how irrelevant they are.

[gateley]

3. Didn't Rachel say that there are really only like 4 in his posse? nt

[vaberella]

5. she said 4 or 5. But today one of his felllow Dem signers turned on him today.

So it's down to 3 or 4.

[gateley]

14. Good! nt

[jefferson_dem]

4. "It was a very good meeting. A lot of decisions were made. We're getting towards the end."

HC: Leaving Reid's office, Rahm Emanuel just said, "It was a very good meeting. A lot of decisions were made. We're getting towards the end."

http://twitter.com/JeffreyYoung_HC/statuses/10346166638

[polichick]

7. Was one of those decisions that Durbin statement about the public option? nt

[AlinPA]

17. We have been hearing that "getting close", "getting to the end" since August.nt

[polichick]

6. Good - won't be long before Michigan voters wash their hands of him too. nt

[jefferson_dem]

10. I hope to hell you are right. Check out Rachel's tweet.

"Rep. Bart Stupak's 15 mins of fame coming to an end -- health reform has been unhijacked. Details at 9PM ET, MSNBC."

http://twitter.com/maddow/statuses/10347003515

[polichick]

12. Thanks for the Tweet - she's been great at calling this fraud out! nt

[jefferson_dem]

8. Stupak going on FauxNews with Greta tonight.

Cue the egoisms. Scumbag.

[polichick]

9. LOL - they always go crying to Fox since they're faux dems in the first place. nt

[Dappleganger]

11. Primary him.

Every single one of those who oppose choice should be primaried.

[polichick]

13. Michael Moore is in his district, and said last night on Rachel's show...

...that people there are embarrassed by Stupak's antics - so who knows, maybe he can be beat. I think there is a new challenger.

[Kaleva]

15. He also says Stupak has done many good things in Congress

[AlinPA]

16. ?? 189+202=391; where are the other 46 (438-Massa-391)?

[HughMoran]

18. Rachel: "Bart Stupak's 15 minutes are up!"

So, that's that - let's move on!

[TomCADem]

19. Thank God! Seeing Stupak On Fox News At The Gym...

Made me want to just run straight out of it.

[Cha]

20. bart can stew in his stupak.