Two Florida Dems vote against health care bill Meek calls "historic legislation"

Florida Dems Suzanne Kosmas -- a freshman legislator who ousted a Republican in 2008 -- and Blue Dog Dem Allen Boyd were among just 39 Democrats voting against the health care bill as it narrowly cleared the House with a 220 to 215 vote margin. South Florida Democrats Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Kendrick Meek, Ron Klein, Alcee Hastings and Robert Wexler voted in favor.

Citing editorials in the Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times in support of the measure, Meek said the legislation will "stem our state’s epidemic of the uninsured. The time came for Congress to act, and we delivered on our promise to the American people."

South Florida's Republicans voted no, with Mario Diaz-Balart calling it a "monstrosity" that will "kill jobs, devastate Medicare, impose huge tax increases and force states to make reductions in education and public safety funding."

Comments

[whasup]

This was just simple Dem strategy to count their votes from safe seats and let those in iffy seats vote against the health care reform stupidity.

[Voter from outside the District]

Klein, Wasserperson-Schultz, Meek, Hastings and Wexler will not be re-elected next year if I have anything to do with it!

[fred kutell]

Wasserman-Schultz is a Pelosi wannabe.

The really bad part is she "represents" Weston(where my wife and I enjoy status as the only conservative residents) and like Pelosi, enjoys the protection of having a (D) after her name. She can vote how she wishes and the sheep will reelect her.