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It received just enough to pass, Only Democrat votes. Republicans and rank-and-file Democrats were not allowed to even see the final bill before the vote.
by masonic 7y ago
It received just enough to pass,
Only Democrat votes. Republicans and rank-and-file Democrats were not allowed to even see the final bill before the vote.
- pas 7y agoIt passed after Dems lost the supermajority, no? Hm, I looked it up, this is pretty funny, that one Republican voted with the Dems, but 39 Dems voted against. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml Probably some voted against because it did not go far enough? The Senate vote is (exactly?) split on party lines: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_... 60-to-39, so they probably had the magic 60 to pass despite filibuster.
- masonic 7y agoone Republican voted with the Dems No, you're looking at the wrong bill. This[0] is the vote on the actual, final ACA. [0] http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml