Pennsylvania: Mike Doyle

The Stupak Amendment to the Health Care Reform bill in the House of Representatives passed with 240 yeas, 194 nays and 1 present vote.

What does that mean?

It means that women have been singled out to be the only class of people to actually lose coverage under the HCR bill.

While Rep. Bart Stupak (D, He-Man-Women-Haters-Club) claimed that the his amendment would just ensure that no federal funds would pay for abortion, that is just a BIG FAT LIE. There is already the Hyde Amendment which says no Federal funds can be used to pay for abortions except in the case of rape, incest, or life of the woman.

Flagstaff Hill Becomes Health Care Reform Hill

There's both a rally and a vigil tomorrow for health care reform tomorrow.

"Health Insurance Reform Now" Bus Tour Stop
Where: Schenley Park (Flagstaff Hill), 4532 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
When: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, Doors Open: 11:00 AM, Start Time: 12:00 PM

Speakers include Congressman Mike Doyle and Organizing for America Deputy Director Jeremy Bird -- and OfA will present thousands of Pennsylvanians' declarations of support for reform. RSVP here.

We Can't Afford to Wait Vigil
Where: Schenley Park (Flagstaff Hill), 1 Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
When: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 7:30 PM

"We're organizing vigils across the country for everyone who is suffering under our broken health care system.

Thinkprogress.org is reporting that an organization calling itself the American Energy Alliance is airing some radio ads in the home districts of some Democrats in order to pressure them into voting against the Waxman-Markey clean energy bill.

Before we proceed further, let's give a listen to the ad:

The members of Congress targetted:

• John Barrow (D-GA)
• G.K. Butterfield (D-NC)
• Mike Doyle (D-PA)
• Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
• Baron Hill (D-IN)
• Jim Matheson (D-UT)
• Charlie Melancon (D-LA)
• Tim Murphy (R-PA)
• Mike Ross (D-AR)
• Betty Sutton (D-OH)

The text can be found here.

As I am in Congressman Doyle's district, I contacted him for a comment. Here it is:
I've been working for months with Chairman Waxman and Chairman Markey to put together a plan that will halt global warming and create American jobs, and I think we're pretty close to completing a package that can be approved by a majority of Members in both the Committee and the full House.

One uncommitted superdelegate down, two more to go.

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Forrest Hills) announced this afternoon he will endorse U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president -- a day after Obama clinched enough delegates to secure the nomination.

U.S. Reps. Jason Altmire (D-Wexford) and Tim Holden (D-St. Clair) still remain uncommitted.

Obama has clearly clinched the nomination even if Clinton has not conceded, Doyle said.

"There's no question about it,"  Doyle told PolitickerPa.