It seems that the house votes for the Health Care bill are slowly sliding away. Tuesday of this week, 5 more House Democrats stated that they would not vote for the bill, with a total of only 11 votes missing of the 216 needed. Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, who is also against the bill, explained:
Health care reform is needed, but the bill before us is too expensive, does not adequately address rising medical costs and skyrocketing insurance premiums, and tries to do too much too soon.
He went on to say,
We simply cannot afford to create a new federal bureaucracy that costs nearly $1 trillion when our national debt is $12 trillion and there is no plan in place to address it. I will not vote for it.
Although this is a valid point, one may also argue that, over time, the debt may be reduced with the addition of the health care program.
As the standings are now: Democrats hold 253 seats in the house, 216 of which are needed to pass the bill.
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