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Mitch McConnell (R, KY)

US Senator: Kentucky (Republican)

He is the Senate Minority leader and voted against the Senate Health Care bill along with every other Republican in the Senate. He believes that the Democrats are attempting to push through a monumental bill without any bipartisan efforts and that they are not listening to the American people.

"Americans don't want the one-party bill the Democrats are trying to force on them, or any variation of it. And they certainly don't want Democrats to pushit through with even more backroom deals... using reconcilliation to jam this health care plan through would make the Cornhusker Kickback look like an exercise in goood government."

McConnell won reelection in 2008 by a 53-47 percent vote vs Democratic opponent Bruce Lunsford.

Jason Altmire (D, PA)

US House of Representatives: Pennsylvania (Democrat)

He was one of the only House Democrats to vote against the bill. He believes that we need more common sense reform that will lower cost for everyone while preserving what works in our current system.

"I voted against the House's health care reform bill in the Education and Labor Committee because it failed to effectively reign in rising health care costs; it was punitive toward small businesses; and it paid for reform by raising taxes, rather than by squeezing the inefficiencies out of and modernizing our health care system."

Altmire's opponent in the upcoming election will be former US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan most early predictions are that he is as close to a lock as the Democrats have this November. He is a conservative to moderate democrat who should have no problem winning reelection.