Reform Gains Momentum With More Votes in the ‘Yes’ Column
With the final vote expected tomorrow in the House of Representatives, health reform continues to pick up momentum as more members of Congress announce that they will vote 'yes' on the bill. Yesterday, Representatives Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Charles Wilson (D-OH), and Alan Boyd (D-FL) added their voices to the growing number of representatives supporting reform.
Reuters reported on the gaining momentum:
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.
The House will vote on Sunday afternoon on President Barack Obama's top domestic legislative priority, which picked up fresh momentum by winning four new converts after receiving a good report card from congressional budget analysts.
"I feel very sure that we will vote sometime after 2 o'clock on Sunday and the bill will pass," Democratic Representative James Clyburn, the top House vote-counter, told reporters.
Top House Democrats pushed hard to nail down the last of the 216 votes needed to approve the overhaul, which would constitute the biggest changes in the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system in the past four decades.
In the final hours before a vote on reform, nothing can be taken for granted. OFA supporters continue to make their voices heard by members of Congress: click here to call your representative for health reform now.
