11.11.09
HR 3962 – How Minnesota Reps Voted
Here’s how our Minnesota Representatives voted on HR 3962 – the Pelosi Health Industry Grab
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN1] – YES
Rep. John Kline [R-MN2] – NO
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN3] – NO
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN4] – YES
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5] – YES
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN6] – NO
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN7] – NO
Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN8] -YES
Thanks to Collin Peterson of the 7th Minnesota Congressional District for standing up to Pelosi and voting for the interests of his district.
I’m disappointed in most of them, especially the rep for my area who indicated he would vote NO up to the time of the vote and then voted the party line. I am sure he will claim to have gotten some concession for his vote (as he has done in the past). It is not an argument that resonates with me. I always thought the word “representative” meant agent of the people. With the majority of the people being against this bill, his vote is a repudiation of his responsibility to us. What part of selling your vote is representative for the people of our district? Will you then pay us to vote for you? 
The only good news is that it’s not over yet. The Senate has to vote on a bill and then that bill will have to be reconciled with the House bill. Then both will have to approve the new bill. Lots of opportunity to make our voices heard. As you might guess, I am not sitting silently on the sidelines.