Cleaver: Obama doesn't have the votes to pass health care reform (yet)

[usregimechange]

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver said today on KCUR's "Up to Date" that President Barack Obama doesn't have the votes to pass health care reform in the U.S. House.

"We're not at 217," Cleaver said, referring to the number needed to pass the bill.

Later, the three-term Democrat from Kansas City said the passage number could be 216 given vacancies in the House.

The count today, Cleaver said, is about 201 health care supporters.

That number, he added, could fluctuate significantly as a final vote nears.

http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/21635

[asjr]

1. I am so sick of hearing the same thing day

after day.

[bluestateguy]

2. Some people will have to be willing to lay down their seats in Congress to get it passed

It's that simple. Passing nothing means a hell of a lot MORE people will lose their seats.

[557188]

5. Haha what?

Passing this crap will mean MORE people lose their seats.

[AlinPA]

3. Health care reform started to die when Lieberman said no to the public option. nt

[alc]

4. for me it died when they switched

from "health care" to "health insurance" reform.