The House vote on President Obama’s health care bill could come as early as this week. As time runs out before the Easter congressional recess, Obama personally and the House Democratic leadership are exerting tremendous pressure to gain the votes of party members who voted against the original House bill, and those who voted for it but may change their vote because of the many objectionable provisions in the Senate bill.
Speaker Pelosi is also maneuvering to bundle the Senate bill with a House “rule” - a motion that allows a bill to come to the floor - so that if the rule is passed, the Senate bill will be “deemed” to have been passed with it.
39 Democrats voted against H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act,” in November. Senate Republican Whip John Kyl and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor also provided a list of 21 congressmen who originally voted for the House bill, “but may now be on the fence” about the current health care vote.
The following 36 congressmen originally voted “No” for the House bill in November. Call the congressmen and tell them that you, as a taxpaying American citizen, in no way support the current health care legislation.
Tell them, too, that if they vote for the “rule” they are voting for the Senate bill with all its bribes, corruption and nationalization of healthcare. And tell them you’ll remember in November.
The representatives’ contact information is listed below:
Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.): (202) 225-2901
Rep. Parker Griffith (Ala.): (202) 225-4801
Rep. Mike Ross (Ark.): (202) 225-3772
Rep. Betsy Markey (Colo.): (202) 225-4676
Rep. Allen Boyd (Fla.): (202) 225-5235
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) (202) 225-2706
Rep. Jim Marshall (Ga.): (202) 225-6531
Rep. John Barrow (Ga.): (202) 225-2823
Rep. Walt Minnick (Idaho): (202) 225-6611
Rep. Ben Chandler (Ky.): (202) 225-4706
Rep. Charlie Melancon (La.): (202) 225-4031
Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr. (Md.): (202) 225-5311
Rep. Travis Childers (Miss.): (202) 225-4306
Rep. Gene Taylor (Miss.): (202) 225-5772
Rep. Collin C. Peterson (Minn.): (202) 225-2165
Rep. Ike Skelton (Mo.): (202) 225-2876
Rep. Mike McIntyre (N.C.): (202) 225-2731
Rep. Larry Kissell (N.C.): (202) 225-3715
Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.): (202) 225-6401
Rep. John Adler (N.J.): (202) 225-4765
Rep. Harry Teague (N.M.): (202) 225-2365
Rep. Michael E. McMahon (N.Y.): (202) 225-3371
Rep. Scott Murphy (N.Y.): (202) 225-5614
Rep. John Boccieri (Ohio): (202) 225-3876
Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.): (202) 225-2701
Rep. Jason Altmire (Pa.): (202) 225-2565
Rep. Tim Holden (Pa.): (202) 225-5546
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.): (202) 225-2801
Rep. Lincoln Davis (Tenn.): (202) 225-6831
Rep. Bart Gordon (Tenn.): (202) 225-4231
Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.): (202) 225-4714
Rep. Chet Edwards (Tex.): (202) 225-6105
Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah): (202) 225-3011
Rep. Glenn Nye (Va.): (202) 225-4215
Rep. Rick Boucher (Va.): (202) 225-3861
Rep. Brian Baird (Wash.): (202) 225-3536
UPDATE: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that a top aide for Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) says that the congressman is planning to vote "No" on the Senate version of healthcare reform when the vote is held. The congressman's office phone number is (202) 225-5661.
In addition, Speaker Pelosi's floor whip Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) has said he will probably vote against the bill unless important changes are made, according to The Boston Globe. In the same article, Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.) is reported as being undecided about the bill, while Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is leaning "Yes." Their numbers are listed below:
Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.): (202) 225-8273
Rep. John Tierney (Mass.): (202) 225-8020
Rep. Edward Markey (Mass): (202) 225-2836
One lone Republican, Joseph Cao of Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, voted “Yes” for the House bill back in November. He has reportedly said that he will vote against the current health care legislation. His office phone number is: (202) 225-6636.
In addition, the following 19 House Democrats are currently “on the fence” about how they will vote on the current health care legislation, according to House Republican Whip Eric Cantor. Here is the contact information for these 19 representatives:
Rep. Marion Berry (Ark.): (202) 225-4076
Rep. Harry Mitchell (Ariz.): (202) 225-2190
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.): (202) 225-2542
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (Calif.): (202) 225-6131
Rep. Jim Costa (Calif.): (202) 225-3341
Rep. Paul Hodes (N.H.): (202) 225-5206
Rep. Michael Arcuri (N.Y.): (202) 225-3665
Rep. Tim Bishop (N.Y.): (202) 225-3826
Rep. Bill Owens (N.Y.): (202) 225-4611
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (Ind.): (202) 225-4636
Rep. Joe Donnelly (Ind.): (202) 225-3915
Rep. Baron Hill (Ind.): (202) 225-5315
Rep. Mark Schauer (Mich.): (202) 225-6276
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (N.D.): (202) 225-2611
Rep. Dina Titus (Nev.): (202) 225-3252
Rep. Kurt Schrader (Ore.): (202) 225-5711
Rep. Steve Driehaus (Ohio): (202) 225-2216
Rep. Zach Space (Ohio): (202) 225-6265
Rep. Chris Carney (Pa.): (202) 225-3731
UPDATE: The Hill newspaper has just updated its list of House Democrats' positions on the healthcare reform bill. The list refers to 50 congressmen as "Undecided." The following representatives have not taken a definite position, and are being heavily courted by both parties. Human Events will be adding to this list throughout the week:
Rep. Linda Sanchez (Calif.): (202) 225-6676
Rep. Jerry McNerney (Calif.): (202) 225-1947
Rep. John Salazar (Colo.): (202) 225-4761
Rep. Chris Murphy (Conn.): (202) 225-4476
Rep. Ron Klein (Fla.): (202) 225-3026
Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. (Ga.): (202) 225-3631
Rep. Melissa Bean (Ill.): (202) 225-3711
Rep. Deborah Halvorson (Ill.): (202) 225-3635
Rep. Bill Foster (Ill.): (202) 225-2976
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (Ohio): (202) 225-2015
Rep. Betty Sutton (Ohio): (202) 225-3401
Rep. Marcia Fudge (Ohio): (202) 225-7032
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Ohio): (202) 225-4146
Rep. David Wu (Ore.): (202) 225-0855
Rep. Michael Capuano (Mass.): (202) 225-5111
Rep. Richard Neal (Mass.): (202) 225-5601
Rep. Shelley Berkley (Nev.): (202) 225-5965
Rep. Dina Titus (Nev.): (202) 225-3252
Rep. John Hall (N.Y.): (202) 225-5441
Rep. Paul Tonko (N.Y.): (202) 225-5076
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (Pa.): (202) 225-5406
Rep. Paul Kanjorski (Pa.): (202) 225-6511
Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.): (202) 225-4311
Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas): (202) 225-1640
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (Texas): (202) 225-7742
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (Texas): (202) 225-4511
Rep. Tom Perriello (Va.): (202) 225-4711
Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.): (202) 225-8901
Rep. Ron Kind (Wis.): (202) 225-5506
Rep. Alan Mollohan (W.Va.): (202) 225-4172
Rep. Nick Rahall (W.Va.): (202) 225-3452
UPDATE: The Hill has reported as of Wednesday morning that the following representatives, who once were undecided about the bill, are now a "Firm Yes" on the bill, having spoken favorably of health care reform or having said outright that they will vote for it:
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio): (202) 225-5871
Rep. Dan Maffei (N.Y.): (202) 225-3701
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.): (202) 225-2315
Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio): (202) 225-5261
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.): (202) 225-5456
The Hill has also reported that the following representatives are a "Leaning Yes or a Likely Yes" on the legislation:
Rep. Charlie Wilson (Ohio): (202) 225-5705
Rep. Mike Doyle (Pa.): (202) 225-2135
