Health Care
Health Care Reform: Reconciliation - Pelosi Style...
Published March 1, 2010, 10:42 am EST
by Diane W. Collins
dcollins@marketingweb.com
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi continues her mission to pass Health Care Reform as she pushes to get the votes she needs in the House. Procedure for reconciliation is being scrutinized by the Republicans and conservative pundits. Where Pelosi may have the upper hand is in knowing the order in which bills are passed through Congress is not what makes them law... when the President signs them does.
Why is this important? Should Pelosi get the votes in the House to pass the Senate Health Care Reform bill (which is the first step toward reconciliation) she has the ability to "hold" the passed bill on her desk and not send it to the President for his signature. Meanwhile, the Senate is working simultaneously to pass a reconciliation bill. All the Democrats have to do is make sure the Health Care Reform Bill is signed by the President thirty (30) seconds before the Reconciliation bill. Once again, laws don't become laws until the President signs them.
This is what Republicans need to face and defeat. Sticking your head in the sand doesn't get the job done. Stop Pelosi from getting the votes in the House or Reconciliation will be reality. This would permanently change health care in the United States establishing it as a government run program... higher taxes, increased spending and what many conservatives view as the end of quality care.
Addition Mon., March 1, 2010, 12:44, CST
Yes, as Fox News has reported, Alan Frumin is the Senate Parliamentarian and he does have the role of defining procedure, however, the President of the Senate, (VP Joe Biden) is not bound to accept what the Parliamentarian rules. So, nothing's changed. Stop Pelosi from getting the votes...
Addition Saturday, March 6, 2010, 1:12 CST
Dick Morris's List of Vulnerable Congressman - Contact these guys!
Below you will find the representatives listed by state that Dick Morris calls those most vulnerable to Nancy Pelosi's strong arm tactics. These are the representatives who voted for the original House Health Care Reform bill (which was much more liberal than the current Senate bill. Pelosi is "breaking arms" to pass the Senate bill in the House so Health Care Reform can move to reconciliation in the Senate.
Pelosi Strategy? To the House members: Pass the Senate Health Care Bill even though you don't like it. The bill will be changed through reconciliation in the Senate. As far as the sacrifice (your political career)... Hey, you already voted for health care in the House. Republican's will crucify you in local elections anyway...
TO CALL: Go to Dick Morris's list for representatives' phone numbers (both local and in Washington, DC.)
TO EMAIL: The most powerful email to a congressman is one from a constituent in his own district. Check to see if your representative is on the list. Contact all your friends and send them the link to this page so they can weigh-in too. Then email your representative and tell them to vote "NO!" on this Health Care Reform Bill and to start over. You can contact your representative via email. It's easy. Just have your zipcode + four digit extention ready to go! (If you need suggestions on what to write, here's my letter. (PDF) Feel free to copy it.)
ARIZONA: Mitchell, Harry E., Arizona, 5th Giffords, Gabrielle, Arizona, 8th Kirkpatrick, Ann, Arizona, 1st
CALIFORNIA: McNerney, Jerry, California, 11th
COLORADO: Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd
CONNECTICUT: Himes, Jim, Connecticut, 4th
FLORIDA: Grayson, Alan, Florida, 8th
ILLINOIS: Foster, Bill, Illinois, 14th
INDIANA: Hill, Baron, Indiana, 9th
MICHIGAN: Schauer, Mark, Michigan, 7th Peters, Gary, Michigan, 9th
NEVADA: Titus, Dina, Nevada, 3rd
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Shea-Porter, Carol, New Hampshire, 1st |
NEW YORK: Bishop, Timothy, New York, 1st Hall, John J., New York, 19th Owens, Bill, New York, 23rd Arcuri, Michael A., New York, 24th Maffei, Daniel B., New York, 25th
NORTH DAKOTA: Pomeroy, Earl, North Dakota, At-Large
OHIO: Driehaus, Steve, Ohio, 1st Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, 15th Space, Zachary T., Ohio, 18th
PENNSYLVANIA: Dahlkemper, Kathy, Pennsylvania, 3rd Murphy, Patrick J., Pennsylvania, 8th Carney, Christopher P., Pennsylvania, 10th Kanjorski, Paul E., Pennsylvania, 11th
SOUTH CAROLINA: Spratt, John, South Carolina, 5th
VIRGINIA: Perriello, Tom, Virginia, 5th
WEST VIRGINIA: Mollohan, Alan B., West Virginia, 1st Rahall, Nick, West Virginia, 3rd
WISCONSIN: Kagen, Steve, Wisconsin, 8th
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Further reading:
Dick Morris.com
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