Democrats Say They Have Enough Votes To Pass President Obama’s Historic Health Care Bill

Posted on March 21st, 2010 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Barack Obama, Bolitics, News

216 is the magic number:

Democrats have the 216 votes needed to pass health care reform legislation in the House on Sunday, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus told CNN. “This is a historic day and we are happy warriors,” Rep. John Larson, D- Connecticut, told CNN’s “State of the Union.” He added, “We’ve got the votes.”
But the chief deputy whip in the House, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, cautioned, “We don’t have a hard 216 right now.” Schultz made the statement to “Fox News Sunday” just as Larson was speaking to CNN. Wasserman Schultz added, “I firmly believe we will have 216.”

“This fight is not lost, yet,” said House Minority Leader John Boehner on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Former President Bill Clinton made several phone calls Saturday to lobby wavering Democrats to sign on to the health care reform bill, Democratic sources told CNN. Clinton made calls to an unspecified number of House Democrats on Saturday as leaders tried to round up the 216 necessary votes to pass the bill. On Saturday, President Obama made his last appeal for the reform, telling House Democrats on the eve of the historic vote: “Let’s get this done.”

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  • TRUTH IS….

    PUPPET!

  • lead don’t be led!

    HALLELUJAH

  • Imma Star

    And the moon is made of cheese…

    SHOW ME THE VOTES!

    WHATEVER HAPPENED T THE 200 PAGES MISSING FROM THE BILL?

  • Lee

    Let’s go

  • REPOSITORY

    Go barack go

  • Mock Rock Star

    I hope this bill covers “mental health”

  • Ray

    YESSSSS! SIRRRR!

  • Imma Star

    You can begin you treatment by doing some research and turning off the tv.

  • real black is chocolate

    he’s not black!

  • I LUV BO

    I’m delighted!!! It’s spring and POTUS won victory for the AMERICAN PEOPLE. You have got to love the PRESIDENT!!!!!!

  • Imma Star

    Why do people want to become dependent on the government to provide for them?

    Take YOUR HEALTH into your OWN HANDS!

  • Ray

    @REAL BLACK IS CHOCLATE!

    Can i see a picture you,and all your splendor?

    lol…2 funny!

    but one luv anyway

  • I LUV BO

    IMMA STAR, please advise me on exactly what you are referring to. Take your health into your own hands. I maybe a little slow on this one. Please help me out on this one. Thnaks

  • Imma Star

    Get your own insurance instead of expecting the govn’t to provide it for you and take care of yourself.

  • Imma Star

    Let me state that I dont think I am better than anyone else here, just a little better informed.

    I was once a victim of the tv and lived in a complete differenct world than I do now.

    It is scarey once you realize how skilled the machine is at getting people to back them based on what they put out in the media.

  • Imma Star

    I luv Bo and Ray,

    Do you know what happened on 9/11?

  • Somali Ninga

    “500 Billion will be cut from Seniors healthcare. The only way for that to happen is to drastically cut health care, the oldest and the sickest will be cut first. Paying for your own care will not be an option!!”
    Dr. Betsy McCaughy

  • Imma Star

    This is the same government that campaigned to have every vaccinated with the H1N1 vaccination, and has just recalled all vaccinations.

  • Imma Star

    I dont want my check to be garnished in exchange for poor health care….I either want to go without insurance by my own choice or choose my own provider.

    Not be forced to recieve care from the govn’t.

  • real black is chocolate

    Ray

    why?

  • real black is chocolate

    Obama is the project by white/jew ppl, he’s like devil for us. wake up because whites very want to destroy black community and black race they want that we have mixed up with them and have killed yourself as strong original dark-skinned black ppl!

    mixed is devils sh’t

    we are strong and the best in all the world because we are dark-skinned

    we need more real dark-skinned black kids in america like Lance Gross and Reggie Bush!!
    dont be white Stop doing mixed and light-skinned kids!

    real black is chocolate!
    real black is dark!
    black is beautiful!

  • Ray

    @ Somali

    You must be a white Rep. If so,cool!
    You’re losing!

    Do you know who Dr.Betsey McC. is?? She was the lieutinat Gov. of NYC. republican!

    you must be off your rocker! hahaha..

    One luv anywayzz!
    xoxo

  • WHOOPS

    I sure hope so, but you know, WE HEARD THIS BEFORE!!!

  • Imma Star

    Ray

    THIS IS NOT WHITE OR BLACK NOR REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.

    If we dont stick together and refuse to get our rights stripped away, then were all F#CKED!

  • Somali Ninga

    @ Ray
    LOL!!! sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not white. You should research the similarities btwn Hitler’s 1939 bill and Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill and you’ll be astonish.

  • Imma Star

    How could you trust someone that says a one world government is good for the people?

    If that’s true the Walmart is good for small business owners…

  • Ms.EJ

    I have to do some more research and a fellow commenter gave me some really good sites to read regarding this bill. Initially, I was very excited, but starting to get a little nervous, but I know that is, because I need more information, a better understanding. I’m really am trying to get just a simplistic per se break down on how this bill exactly is going to work or I’m still going to do my own research, but is their anyone on here that can explain in non-difficult terms?

  • bluekid

    Number one get over the new world order and who is for it all politicians are for it including Clinton, the new world order is going to happen because God said so.

  • bluekid

    @ Somali Ninga, could you please give me a web page where you got your information, so I can read it also thanks hon!

  • Ray

    @Afrodite!

    I’ve noticed this too! Your best comments..VOID!

    xpect ppl with conspiracies to jump out.

    CHANGE!
    As i’ve said a milloion times.

    Black ppl will be our downfall,because we are So afraid of LOSING WHAT WE DONT HAVE,to protect WHAT WE DONT OWN!

    If you’re a normal peron with a desk job,you’ll be too busy or TOO YOUNG to see beyond self!

    One luv!

  • XYZ

    @imma star: you commented that people need to pay for their own healthcare, what about people who work everyday, but can’t afford healthcare because it is so expensive? If not for (free)healthcare for kids in my state my children would have suffered. I didn’t care if I had healthcare, but I wanted my children covered and I couldn’t afford it, if I had to be the one to pay for it.

  • Somali Ninga

    @ BlueKid
    Nazi Precedent for Obama Health Plan:
    It’s Now Time To Insist `Never Again!’

  • THE ALMIGHTY TRUTH

    Wow, do people not realize that all of this is going to come out of our paychecks????????

  • Imma Star

    The Almighty Truth,

    THANKYOU!

    XYZ,

    I talk to people every day about thier finances. They cant pay for thier bills bc hey have a $400 car payment, cable, a furniture bills, credit cards to clothing stores, etc. Many people prioritize other things over thier health every day because they chose to.
    I am not saying this is the case for yourself, but this is part of the problem. Many people that have the ability to pay for insurance do not bc it doesnt become a priority until it is too late leaving others with the bill.

  • Imma Star

    Does everyone remember when Hilary Clinton try to push this and failed bc ppl put two and two together and figured out it would be coming straight out of their checks, just like another tax?

  • dissapointed

    whats the problem with helping out AMERICAN CITIZENS who pay their taxes but cannot afford health insurance? and then think about their kids. You people disgust me with all this selfishness o no they’re going to take it out of my paycheck. They’re taking money out to fight a senseless war over oil go complain about that.

  • THE ALMIGHTY TRUTH

    @ Dissapointed

    WOW did you even READ THE BILL???? Did you know If you don’t get the health insurance, you pay a fine or go to jail.

    Did you know the bill imposes a mandate for most business to provide health insurance to their workers or PAY an 8% payroll tax, causing them to DUMP people onto the public option. Which result to you losing your private health insurance!!

    Are you looking at the facts or just supporting it because he’s black??

  • blackJaguaress

    p o r n

  • bluekid

    I will be back going to Petco to take a picture with “Willard” my ferret.

  • Imma Star

    BlackJaguaress & thealmightytruth
    100% Cosign

    It’s like some people wont realize what’s going on until it’s too late…

  • bluekid

    I have no idea what you guys are complaining about, because I pay 500.00 a month for health insurance.

  • bluekid

    @ blackJaguaress, you must have made to much since.

  • Theorius Stylez

    I would also like to say, as an American, that if you dont like this country, fear this country, or think that you dont have any opportunity to succeed in this country, then it is your right as an American to leave if you can find another country who will have you. The last time that I checked, Library Cards in this country are free to all, even the homeless. Start improving yourself and your situation one step at a time at the library. Once you stop complaining and make something out of yourself, maybe you can appreciate America for the opportunities that you have. You dont have to stay poor here. You dont have to stay unemployed here. Make yourself proud by doing something for yourself. God bless you, God bless The POTUS, and God bless America!

  • daisy

    OBAMACARE IS GOING TO FORCE YOU TO BUY THE $500/MONTH COBRA INSURANCE WHEN U GET LAID OFF, AND IF YOU DONT HAVE A JOB WHEN COBRA ENDS AND HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY INSURANCE THEY’RE GOING TO FINE AND LOCK YOU NEGROES UP.

  • KILLUMINATI777

    CO-SIGN WITH SOMALI NINJA

    BARACK OBAMA IS CONTROLLED BY THE ILLUMINATI. THIS HEALTH CARE BILL IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE IMPLANTED WITH CHIPS THAT WILL TURN THEM INTO ROBOTS. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR AMERICA.

  • bluekid

    @ Theorius Stylez, that is not my situations I have all that and some I have a high education, it’s not about that, yes that is all good and dandy, I respect that, we can diffidently use more education, but their are people in this country that are still being discriminated against, we need to stand up for I rights.

  • LOL

    U PPL ARE SO SAD

  • Theorius Stylez

    @ClarkeKent3000
    Sweet. You always have well thought out comments. That does help to show the world that all Black men aren’t retard thugs that only think with our members.

    @Bluekid
    I feel your anger about racism, but there are things in this world that everyone has to live with. Its called adaptation. its better to know where it is than to try to figure it out blindly. Learn how to use all of you knowledge to survive in America. Make every situation work for you though careful planning, sometimes years of planning. Nothing worth anything at all is easy. Most people waist more time waiting for the easy way out. I’m proud that you are thinking about your future. Keep that up.

  • Maevelove

    216 votes right now! Lets see how this rolls out.

  • Maevelove

    219

  • http://www.tsn.ca super goon one

    white people need to fall back.

  • Artemis

    While people are out voting on gay marriage and such, THIS is what the people should’ve been getting to vote for. Long overdue in my book, so much mis information out there people don’t know what is fact and fiction with this health reform.

  • bluekid

    @ clarkekent3000, I agree with you, and Theorius Stylez the same to you, because you are a nice person.

  • bluekid

    I got to many dang windows upon, I type that above in the wrong thread LOL!

  • bluekid

    typo:open

  • SweetMojo

    ChocolateCougar, I came to the same conclusion you did that, “Imma Star” and “Somali Ninga” are TEABAGGIN’ CRACKAS trying to disguise themselves as black folks.”

    I’ve spent enough time reading teabagger talking points to know when I’m reading mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging rightwing-nut garabage.

  • WIFEY06

    come on wht america has it’s own agenda period no matter who you elect.

    i was beginning to wonder if these so called educated folks can’t go to Washington and make something happen for the PEOPLE. Why are we electing these peopl?. Heck anyone could do their job. let’s have special election every 2 years where citizens can be elected. Maybe then something will get done and lobbyist would be no as successful. Dman shame how they can not agree on basically nothing.

  • http://twitter.com/thugpundit Clarkekent3000

    @ Wifey06:

    The real problem is the influx of Corporate MONEY to the electoral process! If an insurance company lobbyist donates $500,000 to your campaign,then guess who you are now beholden to? Obviously,not loyalty to the citizenry! The Corporations didn’t just give you that money because they support your candidacy,the gave to influence legislation that will benefit them AND their business!! Being cynical about it all really doesn’t help solve anything-we need action!

    America’s needs to deal with thee REAL issue of Corporatism. Remember what the Supreme Court just ruled? They ruled that corporations had the same rights as American citizens do and CAN DONATE unlimited amounts of money to campaigns!!!!!! That is asinine! Corporations are not people and do not have the same liberties as citizens but the Corporatist wanted this ruling so they can spend as much as they want to influence elections!!

    Allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts on campaign elections allows them to ultimately remove the will of the people in deciding elections! We as citizens will NEVER be able to spend the amounts Corporations do.

    We have to work to get that ruling overturned or negated! ASAP!

    mark my words-see what happens and how this plays out….
    follow me on Twitter: ThugPundit

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