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Democrats who bucked party on healthcare reform won't vote for repeal
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 03, 2011 03:00pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Julian Pecquet |
| News Date | Monday, January 3, 2011 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | At least two Democrats who voted against their party's healthcare overhaul say they won't join Republicans' repeal effort, nixing the GOP's stated hope that a groundswell of support could tip the Senate's hand.
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee — and one of just 12 of the 34 Democratic "no" votes who survived the midterm elections — told The Hill he won't join the GOP's "political vote."
"Mr. Peterson will vote to repeal parts of the bill but not all of it because he views that as a political vote," a spokeswoman for the congressman said via e-mail.
Peterson is a founding member of the conservative Blue Dog coalition and has often bucked his party, voting against food-safety legislation and cap-and-trade, for example.
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.), who has worried healthcare reform could allow taxpayer-funded support for abortion, also told The Hill he wouldn't vote for straight-up repeal. |
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