Mar 09 2010
Spratt Might be Teetering on Health Care
Public pressure might be building on Bubba or maybe it’s his shoddy polling numbers, but something is possibly causing Spratt to reevaluate his position on the health care legislation. According to a few different publications, Spratt is being referred to now as a possible undecided vote on reconciling the health care bill with the Senate version. Spratt voted in favor of destroying the American health care system late last year.
“We’re telling constituents that he is withholding judgment until he sees the final bill,” says a staff aide.
Obviously, there are a lot of Democrats who voted “yes” in the fall who have indicated that they want to vote “no” or are considering voting no: Jerry McNerney, Steve Kagan, Henry Cuellar, Kathy Dahlkemper, Dan Lipinski, Marion Berry, Baron Hill, Brad Ellsworth, Dina Titus, Michael Arcuri, Dennis Cardoza, James Oberstar, Bart Stupak, Shelley Berkeley, Dan Maffei, Earl Pomeroy, Nick Rahall, John Spratt and Kurt Schrader.
I will update the whip count near the end of the day, but Steve Kagen, along with John Spratt, may be undecided now.
If you live in South Carolina’s Fifth District, call John Spratt’s Congressional office and demand he vote no on the health care bill. Tell him to stop representing San Francisco and start representing South Carolina.
Washington Office
1401 Longworth Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Tel. 202-225-5501
Fax 202-225-0464
YES VOTE ON HEALTHCARE REFORM = A NO VOTE FROM ME ON NEXT ELECTION
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Yes vote on health care = yes vote from me on next election.
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