Committee Vote on Health Care Rule Change - UPDATE Passed 222-203 with 6 not voting
Pro-life Democrats confirm they will jump ship.
UPDATE: The 28 Dems who joined Republicans in opposing deem-and-pass:
| Adler (NJ) | Costello | Kratovil | Mitchell |
A rules committee was expected to vote Friday on a procedure that that would allow Democrats to pass a rule and declare the Senate's health bill passed in the House but that vote took place today.
Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., who is head of the House Rules Committee, has proposed the lesser-known procedural move.
The rule can be passed by a majority vote in committee, and members will be able to tell voters that they didn't actually vote for the language of the bill that is unpopular with a majority of Americans.
Pro-lifer leaders have expressed disappointment over decisions by two Democrat lawmakers.
Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., and Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., said they changed their minds today, and will vote for the Senate bill after all. The bill includes the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade. Click here for the roll call.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has criticized the proposal over the life issue.
UPDATE:
Update 2:13pm Eastern. Ok, the vote is happening right now. House GOP source: “House voting NOW. A ‘yes’ vote on the previous question is a vote to authorize Speaker Pelosi to use the Slaughter Solution to ram ObamaCare through the House without an up-or-down vote. A ‘no’ vote on the PQ is a vote against the Slaughter Solution. ”
Update 2:26pm Eastern. Final vote 222-203 with six not voting. Click here for the roll call.
(Source: Michelle Malkin)
Note: If 222 Democrats voted for this unconstitutional, very-unpopular maneuver, doesn’t that mean that all 222 will also vote for the bill itself? Why vote for this if you’re not going to vote for that?”
The House Reconciliation Healthcare Bill is now online, Click here to view it.
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