North Country Dems split on historic Healthcare vote
The North Country is now -- astonishingly -- represented by three Democratic members of Congress, all of them elected since 2006.
Late last night, the trio split two-to-one in favor of the Democratic healthcare bill.
Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-Utica), whose district includes all of Herkimer County, voted Yes.
This from the Utica-Observer Dispatch:
"There are items I think could be improved,” Arcuri said in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C. “There are some parts of the Senate bill I like better, and some parts of this bill I like better than the Senate version. I look at this as piece of the whole — this is the first step in a process.”Rep. Bill Owens (D-Plattsburgh), whose district includes most of the North Country, also voted Yes.
Rep. Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls), whose district stretches from Saranac Lake down through Lake Champlain and Lake George, voted No.
Labels: healthcare
posted by Brian Mann @ 11/08/2009 07:25:00 AM
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This answers the question " can you have differing viewpoints and still be a Democrat?" The answer obviously is " Yes you can."
Any time a Republican votes differently than their leaders want they are automatically called a " RINO."
Imagine, an America where you can think and act independantly. How strange that must seem to Republicans and Conservatives.
The latest figures show Insurance Companies and their Lobbyists have spent $130 million dollars in their effort to defeat Health Care reform. The G.O.P. appears to be for sale. You would think it would cost more than that. It must be a down market.
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