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Obama Writing Health Bill to Skirt GOP Filibuster: Publishing Bill 2/22 (3 days B4 GOP Mtg)
Fox News ^ | Feb. 19, 2010 | AP

Posted on 02/19/2010 3:37:07 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY

President Obama is working on health care legislation intended to reconcile differences between House and Senate Democrats that could be attached to a budget bill and avoid a Republican filibuster, according to a published report.

The president's proposal, which is still being written, will be posted on the Internet by Monday morning, senior administration officials and Congressional aides told the New York Times.

By piggybacking the legislation onto a budget bill, Democrats would be able to advance the bill with a simple majority of just 51 votes, averting a Republican filibuster in the Senate.

The White House signaled Thursday that an aggressive, all-Democratic strategy for overhauling the nation's health system remains a serious option, even as Obama invites Republicans to next week's televised summit to seek possible compromises.

"It will be a reconciliation bill," the Times quoted a Democratic aide as saying. "If Republicans don't come with any substantial offers, this is what we would do."

The administration's stance could set the stage for a political showdown, with Democrats struggling to enact the president's top domestic priority and Republicans trying to block what many conservatives see as government overreach.

Obama's plan, like the House and Senate bills, would expand coverage to some 30 million, require most Americans to carry insurance or face financial penalties, and block insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions, the Times reported.

One Capitol Hill Democrat told the Times abortion remains "a wild card."

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that Obama plans to have a health proposal that "will take some of the best ideas and put them into a framework" ahead of the Feb. 25 summit.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bill; bustingamerica; communistagitator; democrats; filibuster; government; health; healthcare; kenyanvillageidiot; noaccountability; nobc; noconstitution; obama; obamacare; reconciliation; sorospuppet; stinkintotus
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To: Grunthor
Thank you for your service too. There are VA cuts coming, not sure what they are, but we KNOW bambi and demwits hate the Military. Ray Stevens says Thank You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTQp9713TdI&feature=related

141 posted on 02/19/2010 12:28:56 PM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: CPT Clay

The RATS are preparing a nuclear strategy in which 51 votes, including Biden, will overturn the rule of the parlimentarian, thus shutting off debate on every amendment and every point of order.

This is getting world-class ugly and dangerous.

We are not out of the woods on this legislative monstrosity.


142 posted on 02/19/2010 12:48:35 PM PST by mwl8787
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To: Venturer

Bush’s 2001 tax cut was passed the same way - using budgetreconciliation. There weren’t enough votes to overcome a Dem filibuster.

What did you think of that use of reconciliation?


143 posted on 02/19/2010 1:38:04 PM PST by worst-case scenario (Striving to reach the light)
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To: Venturer

Bush’s 2001 tax cut was passed the same way - using budget reconciliation. There weren’t enough votes to overcome a Dem filibuster.

What did you think of that use of reconciliation?


144 posted on 02/19/2010 1:39:14 PM PST by worst-case scenario (Striving to reach the light)
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To: BIOCHEMKY

let it be on their heads.


145 posted on 02/19/2010 2:21:33 PM PST by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: patriot08
"Join organizations who fight ObamaCare. This is a good organization:
The Alliance of Texans Against Government Controlled Healthcare:
http://www.notintexas.org/

Thanks for the info. It looks like a good organization, had not heard of them before.

146 posted on 02/19/2010 3:53:11 PM PST by GregoTX (When people find they can vote themselves money it will herald the end of the republic. Ben Franklin)
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To: worst-case scenario

I think a tax cut is a part of the budget process.

What part of the budget process is a health Care Bill?


147 posted on 02/19/2010 7:21:44 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Eye of Unk

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148 posted on 02/20/2010 2:13:04 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: TonyInOhio

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

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The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

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149 posted on 02/20/2010 2:14:02 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: Lazamataz

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

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150 posted on 02/20/2010 2:14:22 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: DTogo

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

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151 posted on 02/20/2010 2:14:44 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
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watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

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152 posted on 02/20/2010 2:15:17 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: Niteranger68

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

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153 posted on 02/20/2010 2:15:47 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: Psalm 73

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

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154 posted on 02/20/2010 2:16:16 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: Vaquero

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

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155 posted on 02/20/2010 2:16:48 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: truthandlife

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.


156 posted on 02/20/2010 2:17:13 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: drierice

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.


157 posted on 02/20/2010 2:17:45 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: Truth29

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.


158 posted on 02/20/2010 2:18:25 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: RoadTest

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.


159 posted on 02/20/2010 2:19:11 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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To: EBH

Some more info:

CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010

So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)

Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.

The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org

Author: The Oblation Hour

watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60

watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H

Hoax? or Real?

From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.


160 posted on 02/20/2010 2:19:35 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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