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Mystery $100 million payoff buried in Senate health care bill
Health Care Bill - Manager's Amendment ^ | 10/20/09 | Vanity

Posted on 12/20/2009 1:39:59 PM PST by OldDeckHand

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To: Mike Darancette

Connecticut part is right..just that it is Dodd.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/20/national/w203224S18.DTL


61 posted on 12/20/2009 11:13:48 PM PST by oldteen
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Connecticut part is right..just that it is Dodd.

Dodd's vote didn't need buying. So I'm sure the request was at the request of Lieberman.

62 posted on 12/21/2009 6:55:19 AM PST by Mike Darancette (Copenhagen Climate Summit; Shovel Ready)
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To: Mike Darancette
Dodd's vote didn't need buying. So I'm sure the request was at the request of Lieberman.

This is seen as a payoff to the unions in CT. Dodd is up for reelection and needs to be able to show some money to his "constituents".

63 posted on 12/23/2009 6:34:21 PM PST by raybbr (If you try to kiss your son on the head while he's running you WILL get a fat lip.)
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This is seen as a payoff to the unions in CT.

That makes sense too.

64 posted on 12/23/2009 10:38:28 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Copenhagen Climate Summit; Shovel Ready)
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