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Rep. Gordon May Switch Health Care Vote To Yes
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)
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Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), who voted against the House health care bill last year, released a statement saying he is pleased with President Obama's health care proposal -- a signal that he may change his vote.
"Throughout the debate over the past year, I've said any responsible health care bill must do two things: reduce overall health care spending and increase access to affordable care," Gordon said in the statement, according to the New York Times. "I voted against the House bill in November because it expanded coverage but did not do enough to bring down costs. I'm pleased to see the discussion moving in a more fiscally responsible direction now."
Gordon lauded the president for including provisions for medical malpractice reform.
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AhTrini1
March 5, 2010 9:45 AM
Why the hell did we vote for Democrats?
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felix
March 5, 2010 9:50 AM in reply to AhTrini1
Well, for starters, if we voted for Republicans, we wouldn't even be talking about health care reform.
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SFCWallace
March 5, 2010 10:27 AM in reply to felix
That would be SWEET!
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Mrs_Norman
March 5, 2010 12:45 PM in reply to SFCWallace
You are real live idiot. Clearly you'd rather us continue to talk about tax cuts and wars. I'm sure that would get you all warm in the tummy ad stuff. Get a clue.
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 5, 2010 1:36 PM in reply to SFCWallace
Are you retired Army...? The SFC for sergeant first class?
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acf_ma
March 5, 2010 10:55 AM in reply to felix
Absolutely, and that's also the reason why voters, upset by the Democrats' failure to pass a progressive agenda, shouldn't try to punish too many Democratic office holders because the result may be the election of a Republican which could flip Congress, or at least weaken the Democrats majority. What kind of legislation do you think would be pushed, then?
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SFCWallace
March 5, 2010 11:06 AM in reply to acf_ma
That would be even SWEETER!
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CityGuy
March 5, 2010 11:42 AM in reply to SFCWallace
Still disagree with you, but nice to see that you are still among the living SFC. You are more tolerable than a lot of the trolls here on TPM :)
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 5, 2010 1:39 PM in reply to SFCWallace
Are you retired Army...? The SFC for sergeant first class?
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SFCWallace
March 15, 2010 3:11 PM in reply to Marinus van der Lubbe
Retired 19D, 24 years.
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 15, 2010 4:57 PM in reply to SFCWallace
You get your health care like I get mine, and unlike the past when it was all FREE, it isnt anymore. I pay co-pays to see specialists when theyre not avalailable, due to shortage or deployments and I am sure you do as well. Why cant other people? What is the problem with 31 million more getting it? Retiree to retiree....
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glblank
March 7, 2010 9:43 AM in reply to SFCWallace
Shouldn't you be in Afghanistan or are you just another Sunshine Patriot circle jerking with Coast Guard Marlowe
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masanf
March 5, 2010 9:52 AM
It amazes me that this is being treated as big news as if Gordon wasn't one of the three people who are retiring that the Democrats have been talking about switching for over a week now
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KenInTenn
March 5, 2010 10:27 AM
Our other retiring Democratic congressman from Tennessee, John Tanner, also voted against health care reform the first time but appears to be warming up to the bill. It helps that we finally took out the death panels.
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jana47
March 8, 2010 9:26 AM
This guy is PLEASED that the President included TORT REFORM
Now let's talk about what it is TORT REFORM is another word for
Letting the doctors, hospitals and healthcare providers comitt malpractice, you know take off the leg rather than the arm, cut an artery by mistake, chop off the wrong leg, ie' florida, anything that causes harm to the patient and limiting the patient's right to recovery financially
Most of these patients are disabled for life and many die from medical malpractice and the Republicans and this guy is more concerned about limiting the rights of these patients to get a financial settlement that would help them take care of their future medical bills, sustain a reasonable existence or pay compensation to the familis of those who die in the process than providing health coverage for those without health insurance.
Republicans are concerned about Medical Malpractice not holding the medical community responsible for any actions that cause the harm of patients or the death of patients but about limiting the patients rights to collect financial settlements for those who are wrongfully harmed medically for life or those who die in the process
THis guy has the nerve to brag about that, so he's not interested in saving the lives of patients without health insurance but.......
Making sure those who actually get treatment and die or are irrevocablly harmed for life don't get compensated by doctors and hospitals and other medical providers who cause these injuries or death
pretty sad
It's amazing that people don't understand what the Republicans mean when they say they want TORT REFORM
Sen. Durkin did a great job in the meeting of explaining about the woman who was disfigured for life by a doctor and stating that under John McCain's proposal she would be limited to $250,000 for the rest of her life which would not even began to pay for her medical bills let alone her living expense that she was deprived of by the doctor who committed the medical malpractice
Remember John McCain came to the meeting with his proposal to on the spot limit Patients who are harmed by the medical community to $250,000 bottom line he asked the President to approve this in the meeting on live television
Americans had better wake up and understand what TORT REFORM really is
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lousgirl84
March 15, 2010 5:57 PM in reply to jana47
Those of us in the legal business understand it all too well. In California, there is already a $250,000 cap on how much you can sue for medical malpractice. If the insurance companies have their way, no one will ever be able to sue them for anything!!!
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