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Health Care Vote Count: Dems Appear to Reach Enough Votes for Passage

Updated 8:21 p.m. ET

CBS News has been tracking the undecided Democrats ahead of today's vote on the bill. As the House nears a vote on the health care bill tonight, here's the current count, which shows Democrats appear to have enough votes for passage:

Democrats:

YES: 218

NO: 31

UNDECIDED: 4

Republicans:

NO: 178

It takes 216 votes to pass the bill.


Here is a list of the Democrats voting planning to vote against the bill:

1. Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.)

2. Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.)

3. Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.)

4. Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.)

5. Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.)

6. Rep. Ben Chandler (D-K.Y.)

7. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

8. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)

9. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Tex.)

10. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.)

11. Rep. Tim Holden (D-Pa.)

12. Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C.)

13. Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.)

14. Rep. Mike McMahon (D-N.Y.)

15. Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho)

16. Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) - Voted yes on the House Bill in November

17. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.)

18. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)

19. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) - Voted yes on the House Bill in November

20. Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.) - Voted yes on the House Bill in November

21. Rep. Charles Melancon (D-La.)

22. Rep. Travis Childers(D-Miss.)

23. Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.)

24. Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.)

25. Rep. Harry Teague (D-N.M.)

26. Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.)

27. Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio)

28. Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

29. Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va.)

30. Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.)

31. Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) -- Voted yes on the House bill


Here is a list of undecided Democrats:

1. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) -- Voted yes on the House bill

2. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill) -- Voted yes on the House bill

3. Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.) -- Voted no on the House bill

4. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) -- Voted no on the House bill


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