{"id":6756,"date":"2009-11-06T12:29:31","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/11\/hoyer-admits-they-dont-have-th.html"},"modified":"2009-11-06T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T12:29:31","slug":"hoyer-admits-they-dont-have-th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/11\/hoyer-admits-they-dont-have-th.html","title":{"rendered":"Hoyer admits they don&#8217;t have the votes to pass ObamaCare on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They may have to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/33717968\/ns\/politics-health_care_reform\">move the final vote<\/a> to Sunday or next week:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A House leader says Democrats haven&#8217;t yet lined up enough votes to pass their health care overhaul bill.<br \/>\nMajority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland says the vote that House Democrats had scheduled for Saturday could slip to Sunday or early next week.<br \/>\nHoyer acknowledged to reporters Friday that Democratic leaders don&#8217;t yet have the 218 votes needed to pass President Barack Obama&#8217;s historic health overhaul initiative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I guess they&#8217;ll have to break out the pork to sweeten the deal. Maybe Obama can offer the red state Democrats a judicial appointment or ambassadorship if they&#8217;re worried about angering their constituents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They may have to move the final vote to Sunday or next week: A House leader says Democrats haven&#8217;t yet lined up enough votes to pass their health care overhaul bill. 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