Bill Nelson votes against the Rockefeller public option, will support Schumer’s version
UPDATE: Nelson is speaking now, and has said he will support Chuck Schumer’s version, which is less robust, but more “consumer driven.” Nelson has been slippery on his stance on healthcare reform, but had recently indicated he liked the Schumer amendment.
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Silent Bill, who has been loathe to tell his constituents where he stands on healthcare reform, told Floridians volumes today.
The vote on Jay Rockefeller’s public option amendment just took place, with half a dozen Republicans voting “no by proxy” and five of the panel’s 13 Democrats defecting from the majority position of their party, and the majority position of the American people according to the polls. Here’s the whip count (with Democratic “no” votes in bold)
- Conrad – no
- Bingamon – aye
- Kerry – aye
- Lincoln – no
- Widen – aye
- Schumer – aye
- Stabenow – aye
- Cantwell – aye
- (Bill) Nelson – no
- Menendez – aye
- Carper – no
- Grassley – no
- Hatch – no
- Snowe – no
- Kyl – no
- Bunning – no
- Crapo – no
- Roberts – no
- Ensign – no
- Enzi – no
- Cornyn – no
- Baucus – no
The Rockefeller amendment fails by a vote of 15 to 8. The Schumer version is up for debate now.
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