Party Bosses and Union Bosses Get to Two More New York Democrats

March 16, 2010

From RollCall.com: “Like many others, Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.), a member of the Rules Committee who had signaled he might vote against the package, is waiting on a chance to read the final bill. But that didn’t stop Pelosi from giving him the personal treatment late last week in her office. As he left, Pelosi had him up against the wall of her hallway in an intense conversation.  But Arcuri, whose vote could prove critical, said immediately afterward that his position had not changed, and he is still undecided.”

From Syracuse.com: “Rep. Dan Maffei said today he will vote for the health care reform bill that is likely to face a historic vote in the House of Representative by Saturday. Maffei, D-DeWitt, after weeks of weighing the most important vote of his young career in Congress, said he ultimately decided it was more important to vote for the reforms than simply do nothing.”

By Code Red