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Posted on 03/03/2010 12:20:53 PM PST by shove_it
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama urged Congress Wednesday to vote "up or down" on sweeping health care legislation in the next few weeks, endorsing a plan that denies Senate Republicans the right to kill the bill by stalling with a filibuster.
"I don't see how another year of negotiations would help. Moreover, the insurance companies aren't starting over," Obama said, rejecting Republican calls to begin anew on an effort to remake the health care system.
The president made his appeal as Democratic leaders in Congress surveyed their rank and file for the votes needed to pass legislation by majority vote — invoking rules that deny Senate Republicans the right to block it through endless stalling debate. Obama specifically endorsed that approach.
The outcome will affect nearly every American, either making major changes in the ways they receive and pay for health care or leaving current systems in place. There is still no certainty about the final result in Congress — or even that Democrats will agree to the series of changes that Obama said he was including as Republican contributions.
GOP leaders were unmoved. [...]
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The people demand it be a down vote.
So another year of negotiations on health care woudlnt do any good - but another year of “negotiations” (capitulation) with the Iranians is needed?
Did I miss something, or didn’t Zippy say that we had six weeks before anything would be done??
Voters give Obama the choice with what to do with his Health Care Bill...... Shove it up his____________ or Cram is down his__________
Yeah..why negotiate when Harry and Nancy can “negotiate” this whole thing out in the backroom in an afternoon right, Mr. President?
In Roman culture, didn’t a “thumbs down” vote from the people indicate that the loser was terminated?
Where’s the jobs “pivot”?
Yeah, but then you're the guy who has never run anything in his life.
Why should anyone care what you "see"?
You aren't qualified to manage a do-nut shop.
"Don't bankrupt my future!"
“Shove it up his____________ “
I couldn’t have said it better!
Remember that gem, AP scum? I guess you don't or you'd undoubtedly include it in your piece of crap article.
All 12,000 pages!!
The closer they get to November, the less chance of this thing passing. He wants to get his done fast, or else you will see a lot of them jumping off the band wagon.
The ethics charges are coming back and the Democrats are falling out of Congress. Better get this passed before they are out of power.
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