> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM, <lbo-talk-request at lbo-talk.org> wrote:
>
>> Re: [lbo-talk] Dean: House won't pass Healthcare without a Public Option
>
>
> Quoting Brother of Howard Dean:
>
> "Let's be clear: A Healthcare bill without a public option is D.O.A. in the
> House. Period."
>
> To pass any bill in the House they need at least 218 votes but 64 House
> Democrats have stood up and said they will not vote for a bill without a
> public option. That means a bill without a public option would only have 193
> votes."
Let's also be clear about the fact that *my* brother I have as much influence in the House as the Dean boys do.
-- In Solidarity, Billy O'Connor