Thirty-nine Democrats joined 222 Republicans in the House in voting for the Upton bill, which would allow insurance companies to continue sell and upkeep plans outlawed under the Affordable Care Act.
DETAILS: House passes Rep. Upton’s (R-MI) bill, “Keep Your Health Plan” 261-157 – @cspan pic.twitter.com/kDNd6GVKex
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) November 15, 2013
President Obama has threatened to veto the Upton bill, in spite of the fact that it provides a legal avenue to accomplish much of what Obama promised to do in yesterday’s press conference.
Are House Dems abandoning ACA?
34 Dems voted against passing it in 2010 — 5 more Dems backed Upton bill today.
(39 Dems voting yes)
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) November 15, 2013
Dems voting for Upton bill: Barber, Barrow, Bera, Bishop (NY), Braley, Brownley, Bustos, Costa, DeFazio, DelBene, Duckworth, Enyart, Esty ..
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 15, 2013
… Foster, Gallego, Garamendi, Garcia (FL), Kind, Kuster, Loebsack, Maffei, Maloney (Sean), Matheson, McIntyre, McNerney, Murphy (Fl) ….
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 15, 2013
… Nolan, Owens, Peters (Calif), Peters (Mich), Peterson, Rahall, Ruiz, Schneider, Shea Porter, Sinema, Vela, Ruiz
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 15, 2013
And the four Republicans who voted *against* the Upton bill: Bridenstine, Broun, Hall, Massie
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 15, 2013
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The bill is now on its way to the Senate.
Upton vote reveals there are 39 vulnerable Democrats in the House.
— The Curve Is Bent. Time to Free Us! (@NolteNC) November 15, 2013
@NolteNC 39 intelligent, vulnerable Democrats.
— Bryan McGrath (@ConsWahoo) November 15, 2013
@NolteNC It won't matter. Democrats did the damage, if the GOP isn't dumb over the next 10 months, the wave is coming.
— Madison_Con (@Madison_con) November 15, 2013
That’s a big “if.”
Jay Carney reiterated the White House’s opposition to the Upton bill:
Carney: "we absolutely do not support and oppose the upton bill."
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) November 15, 2013
The insurance industry says the effort to force President Obama to keep his “if you like you plan you can keep it” promise is too little too late.
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