Margolies

Margolies also was a first-termer who won by a slim margin, 1,573 votes.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

WASHINGTON Right after the Democrats 'health reform bill passed the House with only a few votes to spare, the Republicans pulled out the poster child of their 1994 takeover of Congress: Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

"I absolutely thought he would be a lame duck for 44 months" if Clinton didn't get his budget, Margolies said.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

Now known as Marjorie Margolies, the former congresswoman from suburban Philadelphia cast a tough, deciding vote for President Bill Clinton's 1993 budget and tax increases.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

In 1994, battered by the vote, Margolies lost by more than 8,000 votes, becoming one of 34 Democratic incumbents to go down as the Republicans took control of the House for the first time in 40 years.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

Margolies says now that she believes her vote paved the way for government surpluses in the late 1990s.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

Marc Mezvinsky is the son of former Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, the Pennsylvania congresswoman who lost her re-election bid in 1994 after casting the deciding vote on President Clinton's economic plan.

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Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, is engaged to marry Marc Mezvinsky, the son of former congressmen Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky of Pennsylvania and Ed Mezvinsky of Iowa.

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Margolies, 67, is a mother of 11 who now teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and heads a nonprofit in Philadelphia that provides advocacy training for women around the globe.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009

Like Perriello, Margolies made a can't-wait argument in deciding to vote for Clinton's reforms in '93.

In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009