Tonight, as I sit here in front of my television, I’m watching history. The House of Representatives passed its version of the healthcare reform bill this Saturday night in a close-call vote of 220-215. I called my representative ( Mr. John Garamendi from the 10th District of California) yesterday and asked him to vote in favor of the bill. He politely replied that he had already decided to vote for it. This has been a great victory for the American people and the Democratic Party.
Now, the real challenge begins. The Senate still has to produce their own version of the bill. If we get a victory there, the two House and Senate bills will be merged into a final draft bill that will land on the President’s desk for its final signing into law. It will be a tough, uphill battle in the Senate. We barely squeaked by in the House and every day that this bill is delayed, it gets closer to the elections next year, a time when some Democrats may be losing their seats and might be less willing to vote in favor of something as controversial as Healthcare reform.
My fiancee’ works for a company (who shall remain nameless) that sent out a mass email to its employees a few days ago urging them to call their representatives and ask them to vote against this bill. How shamefull!!! It was clear to me (and my fiancee’) that this company didn’t want this to pass because they didn’t want to have to pay more taxes and didn’t want to have to provide affordable healthcare for their workers. The rich business owners are going to be taking a hit if the President signs this into law, that’s no secret. But, I say it’s a victory for the little man! A victory for those like me that can’t afford to get sick! As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “Oh, what a night!”
I close my eyes tonight….and sleep, knowing that our country is still in good hands. What a victory! Finally, our government is working for us! Americans will look back on this day with fondness and wonder and remember the lessons we learned about our government and our President. Naysayers will fade into the pages of history and our country will move into the light. Thank you, my fellow Democrats, for having the courage to forget yourselves and hear the voices of the people! Watch out elephants! The Democrats are BACK!!!
More to come, folks.
Blakjak
I am shocked that the bill passed and very glad I was able to witness the historic moment. But, there is still a great challenge ahead as the bill moves into the Senate. It is going to be a rough and tough fight. Keeping my fingers crossed
Comment by bswits — November 7, 2009 @ 10:31 pm |
Mine are crossed as well, friend! Thank you for visiting my blog!
Comment by blakjak — November 8, 2009 @ 1:58 am |
Great job in getting the facts out on both this site and your posts on FB. Keep up the good work and be encouraged.
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Comment by blakjak — November 8, 2009 @ 11:23 pm |