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Defend America on Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:29:05 PM
Projections from the House's "deem to pass" roll call
By: Michael Barone
Senior Political Analyst
03/18/10 5:21 PM EDT
The House voted this
afternoon by a 222-203 margin to pass the “Slaughter solution” rule
authorizing a single vote on the Senate health care bill which the
House leadership wants to send to the president for signature plus the
reconciliation health measure the House leadership wants to send to the
Senate.
This victory for the Democratic leadership makes it appear that they
are on the verge of rounding up the required 216 vote-majority (of the
current 431 House members, 253 Democrats and 178 Republicans). But the
House leadership, of either party, almost always wins rule votes.
An analysis of the votes cast for and against the rule, together
with an examination of members’ public statements and political
situations, suggests that the House leadership is still significantly
short of 216 votes on final passage, and that opponents of the view
have a reservoir of potential noes from more than the 38 Democrats
needed to defeat the measure.
Here’s my analysis:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Projections-from-the-Houses-deem-to-pass-roll-call--88465682.html