House Democrats Voting No on Health Care Reform

Last night Democrats in the House of Representatives passed the Senate health care reform bill by a vote of 219 to 212, then passed a reconciliation measure to resolve differences between House and Senate by a vote of 220 to 211. This compares to the November vote, when health care insurance reform passed 220 to 215.

All the Republicans voted No, and were joined by a number of Democrats. But the vote totals indicate that not many minds in Congress were changed between the votes in November and March. The vote totals barely changed, and by my count 8 Democrats switched from No to Yes, while 6 Democrats and 1 Republican switched from Yes to No. With 435 members in the House, all this talk for and against health care reform these past 5 months has swayed just 15 members of Congress.

8 Democrats voted No on the House plan in November, but Yes on the Senate plan and Reconciliation plan in March:

Betsy Markey Age 53 Emily's List member Colorado 4th
Allen Boyd Age 64 Blue dog coalition member Florida 2nd
Suzanne Kosmas Age 65 Emily's List member Florida 24th
Scott Murphy Age 39 New York 20th
Dennis Kucinich Age 63 Ohio 10th
John Boccieri Age 40 Ohio 16th
Bart Gordon Age 60 Blue dog coalition member Tennessee 6th
Brian Baird Age 53 Washington 3rd

3 Democrats voted Yes on the House plan in November but No on the Senate plan and Reconciliation plan in March:

Marion Berry Age 67 Blue dog coalition member Arkansas 1st
Mike Arcuri Age 50 Blue dog coalition member New York 24th
Zack Space Age 49 Blue dog coalition member Ohio 18th

2 Democrats voted Yes on the House plan in November, No on the Senate plan in March but Yes on the Reconciliation plan in March:

Dan Lipinski Age 43 Illinois 3rd
Stephen Lynch Age 54 Massachusetts 9th

1 Democrat voted Yes on the House plan in November, Yes on the Senate plan in March but No on the Reconciliation plan in March:

Jim Cooper Age 55 Blue dog coalition member Tennessee 5th

29 Democrats voted No on all 3 measures:

Bobby Bright Age 57 Blue dog coalition member Alabama 2nd
Artur Davis Age 42 Alabama 7th
Mike Ross Age 48 Blue dog coalition member Arkansas 4th
Jim Marshall Age 61 Blue dog coalition member Georgia 8th
John Barrow Age 54 Blue dog coalition member Georgia 12th
Walt Minnick Age 67 Blue dog coalition member Idaho 1st
Ben Chandler Age 50 Blue dog coalition member Kentucky 6th
Charlie Melancon Age 62 Blue dog coalition leadership team Louisiana 3rd
Frank Kratovil Age 41 Blue dog coalition member Maryland 1st
Collin Peterson Age 65 Blue dog coalition member Minnesota 7th
Travis Childers Age 51 Blue dog coalition member Mississippi 1st
Gene Taylor Age 56 Blue dog coalition member Mississippi 4th
Ike Skelton Age 67 Missouri 4th
John Adler Age 50 New Jersey 3rd
Harry Teague Age 60 New Mexico 2nd
Mike McMahon Age 52 New York 13th
Mike McIntyre Age 53 Blue dog coalition member North Carolina 7th
Larry Kissell Age 58 North Carolina 8th
Heath Shuler Age 37 Blue dog coalition leadership team North Carolina 11th
Dan Boren Age 36 Blue dog coalition member Oklahoma 2nd
Jason Altmire Age 41 Blue dog coalition member Pennsylvania 4th
Tim Holden Age 52 Blue dog coalition member Pennsylvania 7th
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Age 38 Emily's List member Blue dog coalition leadership team South Dakota
Lincoln Davis Age 66 Blue dog coalition member Tennessee 4th
John Tanner Age 65 Blue dog coalition member Tennessee 8th
Chet Edwards Age 57 Texas 17th
Jim Matheson Age 49 Blue dog coalition member Utah 2nd
Glenn Nye Age 35 Blue dog coalition member Virginia 2nd
Rick Boucher Age 63 Virginia 9th

1 Democrat who voted No on the House plan in November switched to the Republican Party in December and voted No on the Senate plan and Reconciliation plan in March:

Parker Griffith Age 67 former Blue dog coalition member Alabama 5th

1 Republican voted Yes on the House plan in November but No on both the Senate plan and Reconciliation plan in March:

Joseph Cao Age 42 Louisiana 2nd Cao was born in Vietnam and is the first Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress.

1 Democrat who voted No on the House plan in November resigned in early March:

Eric Massa Age 50 New York 29th