As we write this at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Florida Democratic Representatives Allen Boyd and Suzanne Kosmas remain uncommitted on the health care bill that House members are scheduled to vote on Sunday. Though not called out by name, they are part of the undecideds, or as Politico refers to them today, The Drama Queen Caucus.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be no doubt checking in with those members today, as she keeps working it to get to the magical 216 votes needed to pass one of the most controversial pieces of domestic legislation in a generation.
When asked if she was whipping madly to round up the votes, Madame Speaker said yesterday "every vote is a heavy lift," and it has been for many narrow votes in the House of Representatives in the past year.
Still unclear is if Pelosi will try to pass the House bill through "Deem and and Pass," which explained in a very user friendly way this morning by Vanity Fair's Todd Purham.
Meanwhile, Florida U.S. Democratic Senator Bill Nelson is staying mum after reports surfaced that a provision that would spare cuts to 800,000 Medicare Advantage recipients in Florida was being stripped from the bill - one of the Congressional add-ons that seemed to turn the stomachs of many Americans back in December as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did what he could to finagle 60 votes out of his chamber.