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Live Thread: Health Care Vote/Finance Committee (Passed-Snowe Votes Yes!)
C-Span ^ | 10-13-09

Posted on 10/13/2009 7:32:28 AM PDT by pillut48

Yeah, it's a sure thing that the controlling Democrats will pass this phase of ObamaDON'Tcare, but we still have the protection of the First Amendment to discuss it, FOR NOW, right?

Grab some popcorn and let's listen to the Democrats demean and revile those EVVVIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLL health insurance companies, who have just thrown a monkey wrench in the 'easy' passage of this big gubmint garbage! Will some of the Democrats actually vote according to their conscience (yeah, I know, oxymoron)?? Will the Republicans hold rank and vote no across the board in protest? Will Olympia, our favorite "moderate" Republican (bwahahahahahahaha!) team with her Demmie buddies or stick with the Republicans??? Can you stand the tension?!?

C-Span link here.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; baucus; bhohealthcare; financecommittee; healthcare; livethread; snowe
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To: Hoodat

the combined senate bill needs a cloture vote of 60 .

WE NEED TO SLAM THE SEANTE WITH CALLS.

THE FOLLOWNG DEMS ARE IN TROUBLE IN 2010.

BAHYE -ID
LINCOLN- AK
CONRAD - ND
WENDYER - OR
GIBRELLI -NY
DODD-CT
BENNETT -CO


81 posted on 10/13/2009 12:53:21 PM PDT by ncalburt (San Fran Nan , Your Harvey Milk was gunned down by a fellow Dem-RAT)
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To: pillut48

Snowe is supposedly a Republican—someone for small government, fiscal responsibility. Hope she remembers that when bill comes to the senate.


82 posted on 10/13/2009 12:54:03 PM PDT by samsmom
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To: pillut48

Has anyone been able to get through on the phone to Olympia’s office?
Every line is busy.

I guess thats a good thing.......


83 posted on 10/13/2009 12:55:48 PM PDT by envisio
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To: envisio
Every line is busy. I guess thats a good thing.......

More like they just took the phones off the hook.

84 posted on 10/13/2009 12:56:38 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
More like they just took the phones off the hook.

Well, when I know my boss is pissed at me, I don't answer the phone either.
85 posted on 10/13/2009 1:07:40 PM PDT by envisio
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To: mwl8787
Insiders are betting that Snowe will vote NO - she will have more leverage moving forward if she opposes in committee. If Snowe votes yes in committee, RATS will take her for granted on the floor.

Snowe will vote yes on the floor also, this bill will pass, it is over, done.

86 posted on 10/13/2009 1:43:22 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: envisio

No, and I have been calling non stop for hours. I called the main switch board twice. The second time they said that her lines were busy. The first time they gave me Collins from ME and her line was open.


87 posted on 10/13/2009 2:00:38 PM PDT by Bronzy
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To: TornadoAlley3

Obama on tv dancing for joy.

This is the bill an it is a disgrace.

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/leg/LEG%202009/091609%20Americas_Healthy_Future_Act.pdf


88 posted on 10/13/2009 2:13:30 PM PDT by HonestConservative (Go here for FR Nat'l Convention and Tea Party Video http://vigilantsquirrelbrigade.blogspot.com)
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To: mwl8787

Yep. I was wrong and I am disappointed with Senator Snowe. I still think, in the end, she’ll oppose whatever Reid and Schumer conjure up.


89 posted on 10/13/2009 2:26:16 PM PDT by mwl8787
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

In spite of being from a state bordering Canada, the Maine Senator never took the time to learn anything about the disaster that is the Canadian health care system.

A year ago I moved to the Province of New Brunswick - Maine’s immediate Canadian neighbour - and was placed on what is optimistically referred to as a “five year waiting list” for a family doctor. But no worries - I have the option of waiting 4 to 5 hours to see a doctor at an after hours clinic just to get a prescription filled or, if I have something more serious than the sniffles, I can wait 8 to 10 hours in the hospital emergency room. You Yanks will soon enjoy the true benefit of socialized medicine - equal misery for everyone but the politicians and super-rich!


90 posted on 10/13/2009 2:39:09 PM PDT by littleharbour
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To: littleharbour

Which RINO Senators are up for re-election in 2010?


91 posted on 10/13/2009 3:00:42 PM PDT by kempster
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To: pillut48

RINO...thanks Maine


92 posted on 10/13/2009 5:55:39 PM PDT by John.Galt2012 (I'll take Liberty and you can keep the "Change"!)
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To: pillut48

I heard Mike Crapo (R-ID) on the radio today. This crap wasn’t even a bill to move out of committee. It was a freaking concept paper that they were marking up. The bill doesn’t even exist yet.


93 posted on 10/13/2009 6:08:06 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system. I am Jim Thompson.)
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To: Hoodat

No the next vote has to be cloture and it requires 60 votes.
That nuclear option is gone since it had to be done by Oct 15 !


94 posted on 10/13/2009 10:19:30 PM PDT by ncalburt (San Fran Nan , Your Harvey Milk was gunned down by a fellow Dem-RAT)
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To: pillut48
What can one say about a state that elects a US senator with a kooky name? The name does not reflect character. Yes, it snows in Maine. Yes her name sounds like “snow.” But get over it. Stop sending exotic out of staters to Washington. They screw y'all bloody and leave you for road kill. Elect a Down Easter next time. Preferably someone with a brain...
95 posted on 10/13/2009 11:50:41 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: GeronL
the entire concept of the goverment takeover of healthcare is based on the federal authority to regulate interstate commerce. I don't see anything in the constitution giving congress the authority to sieze an entire industry

you would think the constitution was printed on rubber with magic ink

96 posted on 10/14/2009 12:25:23 AM PDT by KTM rider ( ..........tell me this really isn't happening ! !)
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To: pillut48

Isn’t this bill unconstitutional? Health matters couldn’t
possibly come under The Commerce Clause: that’s the only way Congress gets involved in other matters.


97 posted on 10/15/2009 10:55:31 AM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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