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To: MinorityRepublican

There are not 60 votes supporting this in the Senate — Lieberman is opposed along with Byrd and others. They do not have 60 votes and Dr. Coburn plans to read the bill on the floor of the Senate.


157 posted on 11/07/2009 8:23:11 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: PhiKapMom

Parliamentary tricks.

declare it a budget bill and it only needs 50.


199 posted on 11/07/2009 8:26:28 PM PST by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com .... I am a rogue nobody. One of millions.)
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To: PhiKapMom
"There are not 60 votes supporting this in the Senate "

Unless the GOP plans to filibuster, the Dims only need 51 votes and Obama's signature and it becomes the law of the land

God preserve us all.
483 posted on 11/07/2009 9:11:27 PM PST by RedMonqey ( John Galt , Please pick up the white courtesy phone.....)
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