The bill passed with ONE Republican voting for the measure. Louisiana's newest representative, Rep. Joseph Cao, voted with 219 Democrats to pass the "Affordable Health care for America Act".
A giant cheer went up when the 218th vote was cast.
What a long fucking day it has been. Never have I seen such bullshit and bravado. Nevah! Below are the names of some of the 39 Democrats that voted NO, courtesy of Politico:
Barrow
Boccierri
Marshall
Baird
Adler
Boren
Chandler
Edwards, Tex
Herseth sandlin
Holden
Kratovil
Kissell
Boucher
Altmire
Boyd
Bright
Childers
Artur Davis
Lincoln Davis
Gordon
Griffith
Kosmas