GOP Loses Fight With Democrats Over Health Votes

[steven johnson]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have lost an effort to force House Democrats to hold a direct vote on the health overhaul bill.

Democrats want to use a special procedure that would let the House automatically approve the $940 billion measure when lawmakers vote to begin debating a separate proposal that would revise that big health bill.

Democratic leaders hope this maneuver would ease the political pain for lawmakers hesitant about voting directly on the giant health legislation -- which the Senate has approved.

Republicans tried to block that move, but Democrats in the House prevailed by a 222-203 vote on Thursday.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/18/us/politics/AP-US-Health-Overhaul-Republicans.html?ref=news

[HughMoran]

1. lol

Stupid Republican, no donut.

[SoFlaJet]

2. somebody needs to post

a Nelson from The Simpsons HA HA picture in this thread

[ejbr]

3. ahem

[DeSwiss]

5. Here' ya go.....

K&R!!!!

[No Elephants]

4. They never expected to win this vote. It's p.r.