Update From Senator Jim DeMint

Health Care Fight is Not Over Senate Democrats passed President Obama's health care takeover on Thursday by a vote of 60-39. The bill now goes to the House where many of the Democrats who supported the House bill say they won't support the Senate's version. If changes are made in the House, Senate Democrats will have to pass the bill again and cannot afford to lose a single vote. Americans must continue to put pressure on Senate Democrats throughout the month of January so we can keep this bill from reaching President Obama's desk. SCF will be working to defeat several key Senators based on Thursday's vote. Their support for this health care takeover is unacceptable and SCF will do everything it can to replace them with true conservative leaders as soon as possible. We've broken down the list of Democrat Senators who voted for the bill to show you when they are up for re-election and which races we are targeting. Click here to see the SCF Health Care Target List. Rubio Now Tied with Crist Great news! Rasmussen Reports released a new poll last week showing that former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has pulled even with Governor Charlie Crist. The poll shows Crist with 43% and Rubio with 43%. This is a remarkable accomplishment that speaks to the power of Rubio's conservative message and the hard work of thousands of activists in Florida and across the nation. Please take a moment to read our updated FL-SEN Timeline and then make a contribution to Marco Rubio's Senate campaign. If we all work together, we can help Rubio continue to surge in the polls and win this important Senate race. Contribute to Marco Rubio's Senate campaign. Earmark Vote-Trading Will Continue Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) -- chairman of SCF -- offered an amendment to the health care bill this week to stop the practice of using earmarks to buy votes for legislation. Unfortunately, the Senate voted 53-46 to kill DeMint's measure. Every Republican and seven Democrats supported DeMint's measure. One of the seven Democrats who voted to stop earmark vote-trading was none other than Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) who traded his vote on the health care bill for a Nebraska earmark. Not only was Nelson for vote-trading before he was against it, RedState.com reports that Nelson actually voted against DeMint's amendment before he voted for it. Click here to read Sen. DeMint's statement following the vote.