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Health Care Reform passes House of Representatives

By Joel McDonald • Nov 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Related News

Health Care220-215 was the final vote. Glenn Nye did as he said he would and voted against the health care bill. To say that progressives throughout the 2nd district are disappointed in Nye as their representative would be an understatement, and their are additional calls for a primary candidate to be found and many are comparing Nye’s strategy to that of Creigh Deeds who lost Virginia to Republicans on Tuesday. More and more, Nye demonstrates that he is not a progressive leader deserving of the support of progressive volunteers, donors, and voters.

All in all, it’s a time to celebrate the success of Health Care Reform in the House. We’re a step closer to making affordable healthcare accessible for Americans.

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Joel McDonald has been following Virginia politics since February 2008, starting with the Democratic Presidential Primary. Since then, he has been the primary new media contact for progressive district and statewide campaigns.
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2 Responses »

  1. Michael on November 8th, 2009 at 5:07 am:

    Rep Nye explained his “no” vote: “according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), H.R. 3962 does not effectively reduce long-term health care costs. Nye stated that the latest version of the legislation achieves many of the goals he set for health care reform – including ensuring access to coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions – but that it does not reduce the overall cost of health care for families, small businesses or taxpayers. Throughout the debate over health care, Nye has maintained that cost reduction must be central to any reform plan.” http://www.nye.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&sectiontree=23,24&itemid=301

    I appreciate Rep Nye being fiscally responsible but this bill is better than no bill. There will always be time and opportunity to improve on what is signed into law, including further reducing health care costs and spending.

    Hopefully assuming the Senate passes its bill then the conference, Rep. Nye will vote “yes” on the conference bill.

  2. Joel McDonald on November 8th, 2009 at 5:22 am:

    Michael,

    It certainly is not a a perfect bill, but it is better than no bill. I’m hoping that the CBO analysis of the Senate bill will have better economic news than the House bill. Conference should be interesting on this. This was a vote where Nye should have supported his party, and not decided to stand out as a fiscal blue dog.

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