Later this week, Health Care “reform” – aka government takeover of 1/6th of the national economy – is likely to be voted on in the House of Representatives.
In all likelihood, most of the delegation will vote along party lines, with a couple of exceptions, perhaps, amongst Democrats.
Of the members of the Republican Party from Virginia in the House of Representatives – Rob Wittman (1st), Randy Forbes (4th), Bob Goodlatte (6th), Eric Cantor (7th), and Frank Wolf (10th) – none are likely to vote in favor of the bill.
The more liberal members of the Democratic Party – Bobby Scott (3rd) and Jim Moran (8th) – clearly will vote for the bill.
Rick Boucher (9th), who is facing a serious challenge from Del. Morgan Griffith, which might keep him from his 15th term, has indicated he will vote against the bill.
Regarding the freshmen congressmen who are Democrats – Glenn Nye (2nd), Tom Perriello (5th), and Gerry Connolly (11th) – we only know what one will do for sure.
Connolly, who serves on the Committee on the Budget, voted against all practical amendments by Republicans to the markup of the Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Connolly voted against such things as no Medicare cuts to pay for new entitlements and preventing government from limiting choice, among others; therefore, it would appear, Connolly is voting in favor of the bill when it comes to the floor.
Regarding Nye and Perriello, Nye voted against the original bill and Perriello voted for it. However, given that Speaker Pelosi needs every vote she can get, Nye being the 9th most vulnerable Democrat in the House, the White House threatening to withhold campaign funds to those who oppose Obama’s plan, and Nye opposing other important bills on the progressive agenda, the Speaker and Progressives may just call in their chips and put a ton of pressure on the freshman Democrat to vote for the bill.
To see how the NRCC is projecting it, visit their “Code Red” site.
