March 21, 2010 5:00 PM

Health Care Vote Count: Dems Appear to Reach Enough Votes for Passage

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Updated 8:21 p.m. ET

CBS News has been tracking the undecided Democrats ahead of today's vote on the bill. As the House nears a vote on the health care bill tonight, here's the current count, which shows Democrats appear to have enough votes for passage:

Democrats:

YES: 218

NO: 31

UNDECIDED: 4

Republicans:

NO: 178

It takes 216 votes to pass the bill.


Here is a list of the Democrats voting planning to vote against the bill:

1. Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.)

2. Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.)

3. Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.)

4. Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.)

5. Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.)

6. Rep. Ben Chandler (D-K.Y.)

7. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

8. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)

9. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Tex.)

10. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.)

11. Rep. Tim Holden (D-Pa.)

12. Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C.)

13. Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.)

14. Rep. Mike McMahon (D-N.Y.)

15. Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho)

16. Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) - Voted yes on the House Bill in November

17. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.)

18. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)

19. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) - Voted yes on the House Bill in November

20. Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.) - Voted yes on the House Bill in November

21. Rep. Charles Melancon (D-La.)

22. Rep. Travis Childers(D-Miss.)

23. Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.)

24. Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.)

25. Rep. Harry Teague (D-N.M.)

26. Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.)

27. Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio)

28. Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

29. Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va.)

30. Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.)

31. Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) -- Voted yes on the House bill


Here is a list of undecided Democrats:

1. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) -- Voted yes on the House bill

2. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill) -- Voted yes on the House bill

3. Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.) -- Voted no on the House bill

4. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) -- Voted no on the House bill


More Coverage of the Health Care Reform Debate:

Latest Developments on the Health Care Vote

Health Care Bill Summary: A Look At What's in the Bill

Health Care Bill Clears Procedural Hurdle

The Hunt for Health Care Votes: Democrats to Watch

Obama to House: Health Care Reform is in Your Hands

CBS Sunday Morning: Obama's Bill of Health

Rep.: Protesters Yelled Racial Slurs

House Dems Abandon "Slaughter Solution" for Health Bill

Obama Has Given 54 Speeches on Health Care

Obama Deploys Personal Presidential Touch

Dem Health Care Bill Pegged at $940B Over 10 Years

CBSNews.com Special Report: Health Care


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by Iloveslds March 22, 2010 10:49 AM EDT
The bill is not set in stone. It can still be challanged in the supreme court and will be challanged. 37 states are going to do it.
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by Ihateibs March 21, 2010 10:31 PM EDT
So as I see it almost half of the people that will get subsidized Healthcare from my tax dollars will be put on Medicaid. Traditionally the states pay for 1/2 of Medicaid. This new plan increases the minimum income for qualifying for Medicaid at 133% of poverty level. For the first few years the US taxpayers will pay a higher % via fed taxes we pay to cover this increase, however the amount gets decreased year after year after year leaving the states with an increased population that needs to be covered.

Since only washington prints money, All states will see massive tax increases as a result of this bill.

I got to hand to him this Obama is tricky. He gets more people covered by pushing most of the future costs back to the states. This is slick, he gets to keep his budget projections OK because he is sending the bill to us but only through increased state and property taxes.

Madoff woud have been so proud of this financial manipulation that all of the sorry libs have fallen for....
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by SueZeeeQue March 21, 2010 10:05 PM EDT
Too bad Republicans refused to be a part of the solution.

The party of NO will just have to sit on the sidelines and whine.
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by retm-w March 21, 2010 10:07 PM EDT
No they can play havoc with any other bill the dems want passed. They might as well since the dems just ignore the repubs input.
by SueZeeeQue March 21, 2010 10:11 PM EDT
So Repugs will continue to work against the interests of the American people because of a grudge?

They shouldn't have walked away from the table early in the process if they really had any interest in reform.

Too bad all they can do is say NO to everything.

It would be nice if they actually had some solutions.
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by Ihateibs March 21, 2010 9:59 PM EDT
12000 new IRS agents are called for to be hired. This supposed Healthcare bill has less to do with Health and more about taking more or our money as evidenced by the new IRS agents. How come it does not call for more Doctors and fund that????
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by Ihateibs March 21, 2010 9:54 PM EDT
Lets see..

Social Security bankrupt
Medicaid bankrupt
Medicare bankrupt

But that doesn't matter because Pelosi and Obama have said this Healthcare bill will actually save us money.

To everyone that believes this new entitlement program will not also be bankrupt soon, I have some beachfront property in death valley for sale. Any takers???
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by justplainmad March 21, 2010 9:22 PM EDT
I wish I could see the faces of those who want this bill the first time they get a notice in the mail that their account is overdrawn because the IRS got in their account and withdrew the money to pay their insurance bill!

But more than that I can't wait to go to the polls and throw these bums out!
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by cbsblogger March 21, 2010 9:13 PM EDT
Why shouldn't there be a mandate to buy health insurance? I agree 100% with it because I'm tired of subsidizing those who still can go to the ER and get health care while it jacks up the cost of my health care.

If Republicans are upset about this then have the RNC cover the health costs of those who opt out of the mandate and also require that those who don't buy health care must agree to revoke the availability of ER services and other health care that is given on the public's nickle.
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by contractormikeinfla March 21, 2010 9:47 PM EDT
Yep...and now we need universal drug screening. You can't have a cigarette or dorito because of the costs past on to others. Time to put the screws on people who are using drugs and then getting subsidized health care. Everyone needs to be tested.
by TruthLibertyJustice March 21, 2010 8:57 PM EDT
KILL THE BILL. This atrocity is no good for america, any congressman that votes for this mess of legislation should consider themselves a socialist, marxist. Your names WILL be counted, posted and remembered in November and forwver. You will live in INFAMY for moving this country one step closer to socialism. SHAME on you!!!!
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by eightsigma March 21, 2010 9:05 PM EDT
My congressman will be very popular in my district for supporting this bill.
by themooniac March 21, 2010 9:12 PM EDT
LOL,can my name be listed in infamy too??? I'm not a congressman but...
by bradkt1 March 21, 2010 8:56 PM EDT
Don't take the right wing rants personally or seriously. Just laugh at them.

The teabagger types are hilarious when they lose their minds after they don't get their way. It's a lot like watching two year olds throwing a tantrum...

...and after you finish laughing, be nice and ask them if they feel better now.
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by tacotang March 21, 2010 10:48 PM EDT
I hope the teabagger don't use violence because they lost, but I fear they are not smart enough to act like humans, only terrorists. Since they hate america so much, they can all ******** leave!!!!
by themooniac March 21, 2010 8:51 PM EDT
Really, seriously, when does the fight carrying Rush Limbaugh to Cosat Rica leave?? Anyone, anyone???
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by lift57 March 21, 2010 9:32 PM EDT
Rush doesn't need to go to Costa Rica anymore. When health care passes, he can get a real doctor to prescribe his Viagra here so he won't have to go to Central America to get it from someone else.
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