Reply #39: Can't find the 40 Dems, but here are the 19 who signed Stupak's letter to Pelosi.

[madfloridian]

From Down With Tyranny:

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-democra...

"Nevertheless CNSNews reported on Friday-- more out of faith than fact-- that Stupak has 40 Democrats to vote to kill health care reform. The original 19 Democrats (not 40 Democrats) who signed onto Stupak's threatening anti-choice letter to Pelosi were: Dan Boren (Blue Dog-OK); Bart Stupak (D-MI); Colin Peterson (Blue Dog-MN); Tim Holden (Blue Dog-PA); Travis Childers (Blue Dog-MS); Lincoln Davis (Blue Dog-TN); Heath Shuler (Blue Dog-NC) Solomon Ortiz (D-TX); Mike McIntyre (Blue Dog-NC); Jerry Costello (D-IL); Gene Taylor (Blue Dog-MS); James Oberstar (D-MN); Bobby Bright (Blue Dog-AL); Steve Driehaus (D-OH); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH); Charlie Melancon (Blue Dog-LA); John Murtha (D-PA); Paul Kanjorski (D-PA); and Kathleen Dahlkemper (Blue Dog-PA).

Under Stupak’s plan, the approximately 40 Democrats in his camp would join with all House Republicans in voting to defeat the special House “rule” that would set the terms for debating and amending the health-care bill on the House floor when it is brought up for a final vote. If a majority of the House does not first vote to approve this rule, the health-care bill itself cannot be brought to the floor.

“We will try to-- we, there’s about 40 likeminded Democrats like myself-- we’ll try to take down the rule,” Stupak told CNSNews.com. “If all 40 of us vote in a bloc against the rule-- because we think the Republicans will join us-- we can defeat the rule. The magic number is 218. If we can have 218 votes against the rule, we win.”