*********OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE VOTE THREAD******** STARTING NOW!

[NYC Liberal]

This is the House vote. Let's pass this!

1st Vote: HR-3590 (Actual health care bill with Senate amendments) DONE!
2nd Vote: Recommit reconciliation bill DONE!
Final Vote (if recommit fails): Passage of reconciliation bill

[Supply Side Jesus]

1. 0 repub votes

any takers??

[ericinne]

6. 2

2 or 3 repub votes, but I'll say 2. Don't ask me which 2, I just say 2.

[Supply Side Jesus]

114. Damn, should have put money on it

i would've banked!!!!

[Politicub]

2. And away we go!!!

Is their a nailbiting smiley? ;)

[rurallib]

16. I hope there is at least one just to hear their heads explode.

[G_j]

3. Boner..

[jillan]

4. wooohooo! Here we go!!!

[Jennicut]

5. WTF Boner? Shut up already.

[tallahasseedem]

7. OMG...

My heart is literally about to jump out of my chest.

[Mister Ed]

105. I suppose this is the wrong time to be so fussy about grammar...

But I hope that your heart does not literally jump out of your chest!

:hi:

[KingFlorez]

8. Pins and needles

[Onlooker]

9. Sort of exciting, huh? n/t

[MadBadger]

10. Is this the vote?

[Inchworm]

82. .

EDIT: not sure what the other 2 votes are.. but WE WON! :)

:woohoo:

[jaxx]

11. I can't get this grin off my face.

Go Dems!!!

[Parker CA]

12. Let's go Dem's!!

[Cha]

History, guys, History! nt

[FLyellowdog]

13. I vote YES!

[DURHAM D]

14. Not yet - they are voting on another matter. nt

[Bolo Boffin]

No, this is the Senate bill.

Next is motion to recommit on reconciliation, and then the vote on reconciliation.

[DURHAM D]

Ok - guess I wasn't listening close enough. Thanks for correction. nt

[jillan]

15. Are there only repukes and teabaggers in the galley?

Sure sounds like it.

[FirstLight]

17. I hope that those on the fence will committ to CHANGE!!!

That was a good speech from Madame Speaker...and Boner just made me wanna puke!!! :)

[budkin]

18. Luke Russert has Lego hair now hahah.

[Bobbie Jo]

19. Here we go!

[kestrel91316]

20. Is this on CSPAN or somewhere that we TV-free types can follow?

[jillan]

24. YES! C-Span.org

[wildflower]

28. Watch here

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

cnn has a live feed at cnn.com

[jaxx]

29. cspan I'm watching it online

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. CSPAN has it...

[Inchworm]

45. here is the CNN link

Cspan was glitching on me.

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

:patriot:

[Colobo]

21. Let's do this!

[Colobo]

25. Who are the 20 Nay votes on the D side?

[Colobo]

54. 27 Dems against it? Who are those suckers?

[jillan]

22. C'Mon 216!!

[NYC Liberal]

23. 17 Dems voting NO right now nt

[BadgerKid]

26. Yea: 180 D, 0 R; No: 22 D, 132 R. n/t

[kestrel91316]

27. Where are you getting info on this?? Can I follow an audio feed online?

[BadgerKid]

33. C-SPAN on cable. n/t

[Phx_Dem]

39. If you have XM radio, 122 (CNN) or 130 IPOTUS) will have it,

C-span Online should be carrying it.

[one_voice]

31. Why?

22 Dems voted no (so far)?

What's up with that?

[jillan]

34. It's the Senate Bill...they hated that bill.

[NYC Liberal]

36. WHY is a great question. But we expected no votes from the Dem side.

Oh well.

[one_voice]

68. I understand Dems don't walk lock step....

but on something this huge...It's so important...

I don't get it.

[Phx_Dem]

32. I vote YEA!!!

:patriot:

[jillan]

35. Me too!

[Bobbie Jo]

37. 184 yea...let's go

[Pryderi]

38. OMFG!! THE DIEBOLD MACHINE DIED

[G_j]

42. moving again

it takes a while

[rainbow4321]

70. Just Bonehead oompah loompah chewing thru the wires...n/t

[Hutzpa]

40. Just voted

YEA!



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[jberryhill]

87. 216 passed - at 10:45:08 PM Eastern

[jberryhill]

96. 216 passed - at 10:45:08 PM Eastern

[Phx_Dem]

41. VOTE ALREADY! WTF people?!

[kestrel91316]

43. CSPAN.org audio feed broken? I get silence.

[jillan]

52. try cnn.com

[nickinSTL]

76. I think they're just not talking

I've got background noise, as of chattering in the chamber as people move around and such.

[tallahasseedem]

44. OMG, hurry up!

I can't take it anymore!!!

[Robb]

46. Someone remind me the magic number? nt

[Parker CA]

50. 216. We can afford to lose 37 votes.

[charlyvi]

53. 216

[NYC Democrat]

65. 208 8 more to go

[NYC Democrat]

55. 216

[Cirque du So-What]

47. 200 yes

go go GO!

[The Wielding Truth]

48. 200-178

[Bobbie Jo]

49. 200...

[vaberella]

51. I'm so scared. We're at 200 with 28 votes left. n/t

[Phx_Dem]

63. Why are they taking so long to press a fucking button?!!!

Pelosi needs to stand over them with a meat cleaver and chop off the fingers of anyone who doesn't vote as they promised.

[NYC Liberal]

56. 201-181. 27 Dems voting NO.

[Cha]

64. My chicken blue dog is one of them. nt

[vaberella]

57. 206...10 more to go. n/t

[rainbow4321]

58. Gawd...Dems..can. you. vote. any. slower. n/t

[BadgerKid]

59. 206-183 with 5 minutes to go n/t

[kestrel91316]

69. What happens if 5 minutes is up and we don't have the votes? Let me guess,

the bill fuckin' dies?

[BadgerKid]

77. That would be an embarrassment at this point.

[The Wielding Truth]

60. 206-183

[The Wielding Truth]

216!

[jsmirman]

61. Just need 50% of remaining 20 dems... *

nm

[jsmirman]

There it is!!!

:party:

[jillan]

62. C'mon - 8 more.

[KingFlorez]

66. 208 now, a little relief

[tallahasseedem]

67. 208 - 187

[Parker CA]

71. 7 more needed with 17 not voted.

[graywarrior]

72. Cripes, 7 more votes!

[mogster]

73. K&R for all to pass

Good luck, people :hug:

[Bobbie Jo]

74. 7 away

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

Longest 4 minutes ever

gah!

[NYC Liberal]

6 VOTES!!! nt

[Colobo]

75. Who are those 30 Dems who voted against it?

[KingFlorez]

78. 6 more

Come on

[G_j]

79. I like Ed

[vaberella]

80. 211, 5 more to go. They're excited. n/t

[NYC Democrat]

come on 5 more!!!!

[NYC Democrat]

85. ITS OVER!!! WE WIN

[firedupdem]

81. come on...come on!! n/t

[Robb]

83. BOOM goes the dynamite.

:toast:

[vaberella]

84. It's like New Years!!! n/t

[namahage]

86. THE AYES HAVE IT!!!

[budkin]

88. 216!!!!

[Bobbie Jo]

89. 216!!

[Cirque du So-What]

216!

History is made!

[Onlooker]

90. YES! WE WON! n/t

[harun]

91. WOOHOO!

[BadgerKid]

92. 216 reached!

[Parker CA]

93. BAM!!! We got it!!

[nickinSTL]

94. 216!

it has passed!

[KingFlorez]

95. They did it!

I'm almost crying here.

[one_voice]

109. I am crying!!

I feel like such a baby!

YAY YAY YAY YAY.

[Phx_Dem]

97. WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!! YES WE DID!!

:patriot:

[saltpoint]

98. It's lookin' good, folks.

[SPedigrees]

216!!!! nt

216!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[graywarrior]

99. Wheeeee!

[Born_A_Truman]

100. Yes we can!!

Yes we did!

[jillan]

101. Obama will make a speech tonite!!!!!

Like the whipped cream on the chocolate sundae!

[CBR]

102. YES WE DID!!!

:toast:

[jberryhill]

103. 216 passed - at 10:45:08 PM Eastern

[Born_A_Truman]

113. D-219 Y 34 N; R-176 N

[kestrel91316]

104. Why are they saying it is ready for signature? I thought they had to send if BACK to the

Senate, since it is changed from what the Senate passed?

[vaberella]

116. Nope. It doesn't. Obama signs.

This was talked about on the floor earlier today.

[kestrel91316]

119. I'm not celebrating until he does. I trust NO ONE anymore.

[vaberella]

124. I respct that. We have a reconciliation bill we need passed. n/t

[Bolo Boffin]

117. It can be signed by President right now - both Houses have passed the same bill.

However, they're going to vote on reconciliation bill in two votes now, and that will be sent to Senate which can pass it with simple majority.

[Glimmer of Hope]

106. Victory!

[O is 44]

107. "Yes we Did"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[patrice]

108. 217 Good! Let's put an end to Republican Dog-Eat-Dog-istan and make it America again!

[Jennicut]

110. 219 to 34!

[vaberella]

111. Hugs all around!! n/t

[SPedigrees]

112. 219 to 210 final vote. nt

[Clio the Leo]

TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NT

[Cha]

121. I told you so!

[Clio the Leo]

122. ha ha! NT

[Spazito]

115. Awesome! Simply awesome!

:toast: and :party:

[butterfly77]

118. who are the 34 nays?

[NYC Liberal]

120. Recommittal of reconciliation now!! nt

[budkin]

123. WTF More Repuke Bullshit LOL

[one_voice]

126. That's how they get rid of their gas..

they really stink up a room.

[nolabear]

125. And on and on and on they go...

Jesus H Christ I'm tired of women being used as bargaining chips.

[MadBadger]

127. So what is the process from here?

The next few votes and such. What's the next votes about? Does it go to the senate?

[NYC Liberal]

128. All set and done! Reconciliation bill passes! nt