Four of the critical seven Blue Dogs either caved, or held out until Pelosi and Reid met their asking price. They are:
- Mike Ross (D-Ark.)
- Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)
- Baron Hill (D-Ind.)
- Zack Space (D-Ohio)
Remember these ‘men’ - men who would sell out their liberty and that of their countrymen for the benefit of the welfare state - come election time.
The Blue Dogs who held their ground and voted against the bill:
- Jim Matheson (D-Utah)
- Reps. John Barrow (D-Ga.)
- Charlie Melancon (D-La.)
Joining these three Blue Dogs was Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who is not a Blue Dog but often votes with them.
From The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON — Democrats have pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee, clearing the way for a September showdown on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
The 31-28 vote Friday came after majority Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee agreed to a last-minute series of changes including limiting how much health insurance companies can raise premiums.
The changes were made to placate liberal Democrats — who rebelled after a deal was struck earlier in the week with conservative Democrats.
Energy and Commerce was the last of three House committees to act on the health bill. The vote came on the last day of the House’s session before its annual summer recess, sending Democrats home with some momentum on health care.
Members of congress return to their home districts on August 3rd for the summer recess, and then head back to Washington on September 4th. They need to hear from us every single day during this time. If you have a local TEA party group in your area, odds are there will be at least one organized protest during this time frame.
Many groups are in the process of organizing a Recess Rally for August 22nd, check out the Recess Rally website for more information.
Contact your Senators and Representatives
The fight is only going to get tougher from here. Pro-Obamacare advocates were going door-to-door in my neighborhood today; we conservatives generally do not have the luxury of tax-subsidised advocacy groups to do our legwork for us, but we have to continue to be vocal, visible, and firm.
We can stop this. Overdrive, baby.
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-Cnation