"Democrats got a major boost on Saturday when Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) announced he would be voting to support the bill. Connolly's vote had been very much in doubt and his backing gets Speaker Nancy Pelosi one vote closer to the 216 she needs.
"We can choose to set our nation on the path to improving the access to and quality of health care for millions of Americans, young and old, and finally containing the costs of that care, or we can continue the status quo," said Connolly in a statement. "Doing nothing threatens to leave more families without the basic care they need and bankrupt our small businesses, the engine of our economy, as they buckle under the costs of providing insurance for their employees."
Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), and Debbie Halvorson (D-Ill.) are also in the yes column, giving serious momentum to Pelosi. "I believe this reform is necessary and long overdue," said Halvorson in a statement."
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