Congressman calls for second 'House Call' protest against House health bill

A conservative lawmaker is calling for protesters who came to Washington for Thursday's "House Call" protest against healthcare reform to attend a second protest Saturday.

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Friday announced the Saturday protest, which is to be held hours before the House is set to vote on the final version of healthcare reform legislation.

"I urge all Americans who oppose this bill to come to Washington tomorrow morning and join us to stop this bill," King said in a statement. "We can kill this bill and stop the government takeover of healthcare. We need the help of every American willing to stand up for freedom and liberty."

King said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and "Washington liberals cannot ignore what transpired yesterday in Washington." He announced the protest on a day conservatives are emboldened by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) claim that Democrats do not yet have the 218 votes necessary to pass the final healthcare reform bill.

King's office said in a statement that Republican lawmakers and other guests would attend the 1 p.m. protest, but did not name any names.

Thursday's protest, partly organized by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), drew thousands to the Capitol steps. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio), GOP Whip Eric Cantor (Va.), Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (Ga.) spoke at the protest.

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