Nye to vote “no” on healthcare
By JR Hoeft | Saturday, March 20th, 2010 | PolicyBreaking news from the Virginian-Pilot: embattled first-term Democrat Glenn Nye from Virginia’s second district will vote “no” on healthcare tomorrow, saying it does not go far enough to reduce costs.
Nye, who is now being challenged by eight Republicans (Rigell, Mizusawa, Golden, Taylor, Loyola, Smith, Maulbeck, and Sandlin), was first elected in 2008 and has been rumored as a potential party-switcher.
Hey, Glenn, the GOP field is wide open. C’mon over…it’ll be fun. ‘Cause after tomorrow, there isn’t a progressive in Virginia Beach who will work for you.
Regardless, the “on the fence” Democrats have mostly made themselves known…
Nye is the only “Nay”
Connolly, Boucher are “Yea”
Perriello is “Yea”, provided the bill has the good parts.
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18 Responses to "Nye to vote “no” on healthcare"
This must mean that Pelosi has enough votes. It’s the only reason that she’d release Nye to vote “no”. That way, he can save some face.
Since the Dems have decided to not incorporate the “deem and pass”, obviously they feel they have enough votes. I don’t know if it is a question of Pelosi releasing Nye, he knows there is no way he could ever get re-elected here if he voted yes. Hampton Roads has the largest military population in Virginia. Any bill that would negatively effect Tricare for our military is a bad bill. Any yes vote that would hurt the military is an automatic death sentence for any career here for a politician.
Oh to be a Democrat!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHTJSu_2Lk
If it were not so sad it would be funny.
Correct me if I am wrong but didn’t Rep. Boucher come out this past week or last week saying that he was a no vote?
Matt – Boucher was a solid no up until about a week ago. We even reported him as a no. Now, most reports have him as undecided and I have seen a couple saying that he’s leaning yes.
Well it doesn’t matter now. Since Rep. Stupak has cut a deal with Pres. Obama the dems have well over the needed 216. Now lets see if Rep. Nye switches his vote since he won’t be anywhere near a deciding vote.
[...] night, he disappointed everyone by announcing he would oppose the bill today. * In a bizarre develoGlenn Nye – Glenn Nye (D-Va.) voted against reform in November, but was believed to be a possible switcher. [...]
I think that Representative Nye, emphasis on Representative, has stood alone and taken the barbs and arrows from both sides. He has demonstrated true independence and, quite candidly, he may have started a movement to that end. I could only wish Representatives from both sides would join and line up behind him to resolve the lack of non-partisan leadership this country sorely needs to set it on the correct path. Well done, Congressman Nye!
Nye voted no. Here are the Democrats that voted yes:
Ackerman
Andrews
Baca
Baird
Baldwin
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boccieri
Boswell
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown, Corrine
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chu
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Dahlkemper
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Driehaus
Edwards (MD)
Ellison
Ellsworth
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Foster
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Giffords
Gonzalez
Gordon (TN)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hall (NY)
Halvorson
Hare
Harman
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Hill
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Hodes
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kagen
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick (MI)
Kilroy
Kind
Kirkpatrick (AZ)
Klein (FL)
Kosmas
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Luján
Maffei
Maloney
Markey (CO)
Markey (MA)
Matsui
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Mitchell
Mollohan
Moore (KS)
Moore (WI)
Moran (VA)
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (NY)
Murphy, Patrick
Nadler (NY)
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Perriello
Peters
Pingree (ME)
Polis (CO)
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Rodriguez
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Salazar
Sánchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schauer
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (GA)
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sestak
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Speier
Spratt
Stark
Stupak
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velázquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (OH)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Thank you Congressman Glenn Nye for voting against obamacare twice and against cap and trade.
I have decided to vote for Glenn Nye for reelection.
Thank you Representative Nye. He has my support too, James.
I voted for Nye last time and due to this vote shall probably do so again. I highly respect members who buck their party line when they think it right-regardless of which party
I’ll be calling on everyone here pledging their support for Nye to go out and canvass and make phone calls with me!
If I’m voting for someone in the 2nd, it is going to be a Republican, not Nye’s half-assed attempt to be one.
“If I’m voting for someone in the 2nd, it is going to be a Republican, not Nye’s half-assed attempt to be one.”
You mean like Olympia Snowe? Dede Scozzafava? Arlen Specter?
I’d put Glenn Nye’s record up against any of those Republicans and many local RINOs any day. Name and party don’t make a conservative.
However, James, I understand if you’re just pushing a particular candidate and see Nye as your enemy. (Eventhough Nye voted to protect you) Still, I can understand and respect that. I know some care more about team and name. Also, some of you just will think a particular GOP candidate is so awesome, that you’ll grudgingly not reward Nye’s great representation and go with the candidate you are dying to support.
I do understand all that and respect it. I personally, am just going to fight for Glenn Nye, like he did for us. Nothing personal.
Voted to protect me or himself?
Britt & James & Joel,
Sorry, both of you are misguided if you think Glen Nye amounts to anything much just because Pelosi gave him permission to vote no. He is still toast.
The loss of 2 carriers is more than enough to vote against Glen Nye.
Yes, it will be two if Mayport becomes a reality.
Man he’s less of RINO than rigell
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