From
FOX News
"Oregon Rep. DeFazio Switches 'Yes' Vote to 'No' on Health Care BillJust when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to be one vote shy of the number needed for health care reform to pass, a Democrat who voted for the bill last year announced he is switching his vote to no. The vote tally on health care reform is starting to look like the Dow. Just when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to be one vote shy of the 216 she needs for health care reform to pass, a Democrat who voted for the bill last year says he's switching his vote to no. The opposition from Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., dials back the number of House members leaning toward voting yes to 214, and the number leaning toward voting no to 217. DeFazio announced his opposition shortly after Ohio Rep. John Boccieri, also a Democrat, announced that he will switch his vote to yes, temporarily putting Pelosi within one vote of what she needs. Boccieri, a freshman lawmaker who opposed the House version of the bill last November, announced his decision at a Capitol Hill news conference on Friday. He was one of four Democrats to switch from no to yes in the past few days as Obama and Democratic leaders try to corral enough votes for the legislation. A vote is expected on Sunday."
Could thsi really happen?
Raising that rate in Oregon would not be "pork." Its an equity issue. On the other hand, he could be using that as a cover for unrelated requests.
Here is a link to the full text.
http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/IRS_Power_Report.pdf
Lower income people will be able to enroll in an expanded Medicaid. Nearly all those required to buy insurance will get subsidies from the government to do so, based on their income level.
Horror of horrors....America is finally poised to join the rest of the developed world. No place left to run to.
Depending on how the bill-tweaking ends up, these workers and their employers might reduce hopurs per employee in order to avoid the insurance bill and qualify for Medicaid - this would increase the Medicaid burden more than expected.
When the doctors bail to escape greater workload and lower reimbursements, things will get really bad.
Freedom is not so trifle an item to be bartered and sold by those claiming to be our intellectual betters.
Time to water the tree. With ballots if possible. Bullets if necessary.