Health Care Whip Count Live Updates: Will Reform Bill Have The Votes?From my perspective Sunday's vote has little to do with the merits of the current bill. It has everything to do with the identity of the Democratic Party.
Sam Stein First Posted: 03-19-10
Ahead of this weekend's vote on health care reform, Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have been engaged in fierce behind-the-scenes lobbying of undecided lawmakers whose support will be crucial to final passage of the bill.
If House Dems can't muster the needed 216 votes then the Democratic Party isn't, and voting for a "Democrat" means little.
I'm hoping Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, & Whip Clyburn are making this the focus of their pitch for votes - NOT the merits of the bill.
Whatever any individual Congressperson may think of the bill in question is irrelevant: this is a test of Democratic unity.
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