Scott Murphy (NY) flips from NO to YES.

[jefferson_dem]

:bounce:

Murphy: I'll vote for health care plan

By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY, Washington bureau
Last updated: 6:05 p.m., Friday, March 19, 2010

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, today declared he would vote for the administration's $940 billion overhaul of the nation's health care system, saying it would shift the balance of power from insurance companies to patients and does a better job of reining in medical costs.

Murphy said the final health care package is "much more fiscally conservative" than the broader House-passed bill he opposed last November and would do a better job of reducing the explosive growth in medical costs that "our families and small businesses are facing," while still expanding insurance coverage to roughly 32 million people.
"This bill is fundamentally different than the bill we voted on last November," Murphy said, adding that while the measure "is not perfect," he feels "much better" about it.

Murphy's decision ends days of intense speculation about how he would handle the issue -- the signature piece of President Obama's domestic agenda. Widely viewed as a potential swing vote, Murphy has been a top target for intense lobbying in the nation's capital -- including a half-hour White House meeting with Obama -- as well as a fierce PR campaign in the 20th Congressional District.

Murphy cheered a series of changes embodied in the final health care package, including:

-- a broader distribution of tax liability for medical devices that would include foreign suppliers, as well as domestic manufacturers that are prevalent in New York's 20th congressional district.

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http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=913479#ixzz0ifCYuLE8

[Clio the Leo]

1. .....

:bounce:

[kstewart33]

2. thanks for posting! nt

[argonaut]

3. I love the smell of momentum in the morning.

Smells like "making the Republicans STFU".

[HughMoran]

4. I hit refresh on the NYT page expecting to see an immediate update

:D OK, I'll give 'em 10 minutes :D

[SoFlaJet]

5. boomp boomp boomp...another one bites the dust

I can't friggin WAIT until Sunday when this passes to watch the GOP's heads simultaneously explode on our screens.
Ed Schultz just said MSNBC will be airing Sunday-damn what no Lockup? I bet you Keith is back.

[Jennicut]

6. Wow. I knew Pelosi was working on him. That is a big flip right there.

[Cha]

11. Don't I know it..Kristen Gillibrand's consevative District.

Somebody a work today was saying he thought Scott would flip and said Noooo..bc I didn't want to count any chickens yet.:bounce:

[vaberella]

12. Stupak will be on his way soon. Hah..I can't wait for that turn. n/t

[tallahasseedem]

7. This is getting good!

I love it! :D

[NJmaverick]

8. K&R

[Cha]

9. Scott Murphy who won in Kristen Gillibrand's

conservative District! I know Rhiannan is happy now:toast:

He should be an inspiration to my bluedog in the 24th District.

[vaberella]

10. You're kidding?! Woah....n/t

[BeyondGeography]

13. It's about time, Scott

We would have dragged your ass up and down Warren Street if you hadn't come into line.