Sources: Pelosi, Dems lock up 218

[babsbunny]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29263.html


By PATRICK O'CONNOR & JOHN BRESNAHAN & JONATHAN ALLEN | 11/7/09 7:51 PM EST


Hours before an expected vote on a sweeping health care bill, House Democrats believe they've secured the 218 votes they need to approve the bill, several party insiders said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor about 6:30 p.m. to say, “Today we will pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act.. . .We will make history. We will also make progress for America's working families."

In response to a question about whether the bill would pass when she brought it up, Pelosi told reporters Saturday night, "That is our expectation."

[still_one]

1. I hope so. I find it hard to believe they would have a vote on the bill if they didn't think i

pass

[TiredOldMan]

2. They better. We have really stuck our necks out on this one

and we'll look stupid if we don't get what we thought we had.

[MUAD_DIB]

3. That's good news. It would be grest if the Gop would vote for it as well, but

if they plan to put up roadblock after roadblock and whine about it until it passes then the Democrats should showcase that at every turn.

Leave the GOP out in the cold and make sure that everybody knows about it through 2010 that the GOP couldn't care less about fair insurance coverage for all Americans!

[Cleita]

4. Yes, and after all the watering down, compromises, and reaching across the

aisle, probably not a single Republican will vote for it and no doubt some Blue Dogs. I'm so disappointed in our millionaires for wealth care Democrats.

[villager]

5. No, but we'll have a victory replete with defunded public abortions & better funded insurance co.s!

n/t

[Cleita]

6. Yes, the insurance companies will be the new welfare queens!

What's that? Oh, they already are on the public dole! Duh Oh!