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Nine House Dems Mull Health Care Backing (Voted no last time; might vote yes this time)
CBS ^ | March 1, 2010 | staff

Posted on 03/06/2010 11:12:18 PM PST by Sun

In interviews with the AP, at least nine of the 39 Democrats - or their spokesmen - either declined to state their positions or said they were undecided about the revised legislation, making them likely targets for intense wooing by Pelosi and Obama. Three of them - Brian Baird of Washington, Bart Gordon of Tennessee and John Tanner of Tennessee - are not seeking re-election this fall.

The others are Rick Boucher of Virginia, Suzanne Kosmas of Florida, Frank Kratovil of Maryland, Michael McMahon of New York, Scott Murphy of New York and Glenn Nye of Virginia. Several lawmakers' offices did not reply to the AP queries.

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


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; ny20; ny23; obama; obamacare
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To: Sun

I think this is propaganda and it’s being recycled, to boot. Why does it matter. 9 no’s are considering no? Don’t they know 12 yes’s are going to vote no. No way their switch from no to yes can change the outcome, it would seem.


21 posted on 03/07/2010 8:56:38 AM PST by WashingtonSource
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To: Sun

So who doesn’t know that any number of dems voted NO the last time in order to scam their constituents? After the exact vote count was known, those in more conservative districts were permitted to vote no...it happens every day in the house for goodness sake. So why would this surprise anybody??!!


22 posted on 03/07/2010 8:56:50 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
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To: WashingtonSource

Correction:

I think this is propaganda and it’s being recycled, to boot. Why does it matter that 9 no’s are considering yes? Don’t they know 12 yes’s are going to vote no. No way their switch from no to yes can change the outcome, it would seem.


23 posted on 03/07/2010 8:57:29 AM PST by WashingtonSource
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To: Sun
I'm watching these congress people commit Obamacide and am reminded of a quote from the movie "Legends of the Fall" where at the end of the movie, One Stab, the Indian narrates his feelings about Tristan.

Quote: "One Stab: It was those who loved him who died young. He was the rock they broke themselves against".

And make no mistake, those voting YES on this bill WILL find themselves broken beyond repair.

We vote.

sw

24 posted on 03/07/2010 9:06:50 AM PST by spectre ( Spectre's wife)
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To: Sun

These nine were always yes votes if needed, this is just a show. They were “allowed” to vote no the first time for political cover back home. It’s more proof there’s no such thing as a moderate or conservative democrat.


25 posted on 03/07/2010 9:11:10 AM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: SgtSki

I was in DC this week doing some lobbying. That isn’t germane to what I am about to tell you. When the Rat’s get their asses’ handed to them on 11/2/10, there are two things that are going to occur.
First, in a Lame Duck ( ass) session, the Rats will increase the Federal Gas tax from 18.4 cents per gallon (cpg) to 48.4 cpg. Couple that with the end of the Bush tax cuts of about 4.0% and you havea huge tax increase. As O’bummer said, if you make less than $250,000.00 per year, you would not see a dime increase in your taxes. LIAR


26 posted on 03/07/2010 9:12:27 AM PST by Phinanceguy
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To: Oldpuppymax
So who doesn’t know that any number of dems voted NO the last time in order to scam their constituents?

Exactly, this is a show, those votes were always there if Pelosi needed them.

27 posted on 03/07/2010 9:12:28 AM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: spectre

We have to make sure we can override any O’bummer veto. That is the key.


28 posted on 03/07/2010 9:16:11 AM PST by Phinanceguy
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To: Sun

This trial balloon was floated about a week ago.


29 posted on 03/07/2010 9:16:27 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: ncalburt

What they don’t say is how many that voted Yes last time will vote No this time around.


30 posted on 03/07/2010 9:28:25 AM PST by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: Grammy
I finally said “Basically, we just want you to get your hands out of our pockets.” He replied “Well, we can’t do that”.

"To live outside the law you must be honest." Bob Dylan

31 posted on 03/07/2010 9:35:54 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Pat Caddell: Democrats are drinking kool-aid in a political Jonestown)
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To: Sun

which rep are you talking about ?
i ‘ll call.


32 posted on 03/07/2010 10:52:08 AM PST by ncalburt (e)
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To: murron
I think that is ignore since the obama state media hates to do anything outside of spitting out the daily faxed Press releases send over by Axelrod and Pelosi.
33 posted on 03/07/2010 10:53:43 AM PST by ncalburt (e)
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To: Sun

is it fair to Tedisco to say that he destroyed this seat by grabbing the nomination and then ... skipping town on us? With conservatives like him, who needs liberals?


34 posted on 03/07/2010 11:44:28 AM PST by campaignPete R-CT ("pray without ceasing" - Paul of Tarsus)
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To: Sun

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~~ President Ronald Reagan

OBAMANOMICS—TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy
Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware!

SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!

PLEASE ASK THEM TO REPEAL THE BIG NEW FEES in TRICARE for Life, the retired Military over 65 secondary health ins. which they passed in a DOD bill. They promised our Military these benefits, and our Military have earned them.

Sen Scott Brown’s number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121

Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts

Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military’s secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011 NEEDS TO BE REPEALED!
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OBAMA’s WAR ON SENIORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts/

New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.

Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security, http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security

Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html

Medicare tax may apply to investment income (ObamaCare tax hike)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2460988/posts

Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care reform
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/obama.health.care/index.html

Will healthcare reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1017/will-healthcare-reform-mean-cuts-in-medicare-for-seniors

Health Reform’s Hidden Victims Young people and seniors would pay a high price for ObamaCare.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574306303720472842.html

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SOCIALIZED MED THREAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2464538/posts
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MILITARY & Retired MILITARY
Veterans’ G.I. Bill benefits MIA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2464680/posts
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:

http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html

This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf

Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries

Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/

By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009

Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.

The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.

“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.


35 posted on 03/07/2010 11:45:09 AM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: Sun

Obamacare call list: Courtsey of TN Eagle Forum:
PLEASE CALL! DC OFFICE LOCAL OFFICE State District
Harry Mitchell (202) 225-2190 (480) 946-2411 AZ 5th District
Gabrielle Giffords (202) 225-2542 (520) 881-3588 AZ 8th District
Ann Kirkpatrick (202) 225-2315 (928) 226-6914 AZ 1st District
Jerry McNerney (202) 225-1947 925-833-0643 CA 11th District
John Salazar 202-225-4761 970-245-7107 CO 3rd District
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541 (866) 453-0028 CT 4th District
Alan Grayson (202) 225-2176 (407) 841-1757 FL 8th District
Bill Foster (202) 225-2976 630-406-1114 IL 14th District
Baron Hill 202 225 5315 812 288 3999 IN 9th District
Mark Schauer (202) 225-6276 (517) 780-9075 MI 7th District
Gary Peters (202) 225-5802 (248) 273-4227 MI 9th District
Dina Titus (202) 225-3252 702-256-DINA (3462) NV 3rd District
Carol Shea-Porter (202) 225-5456 (603) 743-4813 NH 1st District
Tim Bishop (202) 225-3826 (631) 696-6500 NY 1st District
John Hall (202) 225-5441 (845) 225-3641 x49371 NY 19th District
Bill Owens (202) 225-4611 (315) 782-3150 NY 23rd District
Mike Arcuri (202)225-3665 (315)793-8146 NY 24th District
Dan Maffei (202) 225-3701 (315) 423-5657 NY 25th District
Earl Pomeroy (202) 225-2611 (701) 224-0355 ND At-Large District
Steven Driehaus (202) 225-2216 (513) 684-2723 OH 1st District
Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 (614) 294-2196 OH 15th District
Zach Space (202) 225-6265 (330) 364-4300 OH 18th District
Kathy Dahlkemper (202) 225-5406 (814) 456-2038 PA 3rd District
Patrick Murphy (202) 225-4276 (215) 826-1963 PA 8th District
Christopher Carney (202) 225-3731 (570) 585-9988 PA 10th District
Paul Kanjorski (202) 225-6511 (570) 825-2200 PA 11th District
John Spratt (202) 225-5501 (803)327-1114 SC 5th District
Tom Perriello (202) 225-4711 (276) 656-2291 VA 5th District
Alan Mollohan (202) 225-4172 (304) 623-4422 WVA 1st District
Nick Rahall (202) 225-3452 (304) 252-5000 WVA 3rd District
Steve Kagen (202) 225-5665 (920) 437-1954 WI 8th District
Bart Gordon (202) 225-4231 TN
Bart Stupak (202) 225 4735 MI
senator mark begich (202) 224-3004 toll free. (877) 501 - 6275 just became a MAYBE


36 posted on 03/07/2010 11:45:47 AM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: Sun

john tanners info

Washington, D.C. Office
1226 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4714
Fax: (202) 225-1765

Union City Office
P.O. Box 629
Union City, TN 38281
Phone: (731) 885-7070
Fax: (731) 885-7094

Jackson Office
Room B-7 Federal Building
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: (731) 423-4848
Fax: (731) 427-1537

Millington Office
8120 Hwy 51 N Suite 3
Millington, TN 38053
Phone: (901) 873-5690
Fax: (901) 873-5692


37 posted on 03/07/2010 11:50:15 AM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: Grammy

Steve Fincher is the GOP candidate running for John Tanners seat.

http://stephenfincher.org/news/


38 posted on 03/07/2010 11:59:10 AM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: SgtSki

They should be in jail.


39 posted on 03/07/2010 12:11:28 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: ncalburt
"When you jack up people insurance and medicare rates they remember."

That won't be happening for quite some time, years after ObamaCare is passed.

40 posted on 03/07/2010 12:24:57 PM PST by CatOwner
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