Information from the Washington Post, January 9, 2009
Reps. Baron P. Hill(Ind.), Dan Maffei (N.Y), and Tom Perriello(VA) are Democratic Congressmen from predominantly rural districts. All three voted yes after concessions from the House Leadership.
For Hill the decision came down to a last-minute compromise that paved the way for an amendment ensuring that no federal funding would go to abortions. For Tom Perriello the decision involved provisions for bigger payments to rural doctors..