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[Senate Vote Update: Passed 60 Aye 39 No] Senate Poised to Pass Health Care Reform (Live 7AM)
FOX NEWS ^ | 24 December 2009

Posted on 12/24/2009 3:58:44 AM PST by SE Mom

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are poised to pass a landmark health care bill that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in U.S. history.

Ahead lie complex talks with the House to reach final legislation in the new year.

"We stand on the doorstep of history," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat. "We recognize that, but much more importantly, we stand so close to making so many individual lives better."

The vote Thursday on the bill extending health care coverage to some 31 million uninsured Americans brings Obama closer to achieving his top domestic priority. The White House and Congress have now come farther toward the goal of a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. health care system than any of their predecessors.

But the final step may be the hardest: reconciling the Senate bill with a significantly different version already approved in November by the House of Representatives.

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


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To: AmericanArchConservative
“Heaven will not judge them kindly”

A quick perusal of Scripture shows this to be true.

Judgment is quite harsh upon those who should know better!

261 posted on 12/24/2009 1:03:33 PM PST by left that other site (Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
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To: americanophile

Independent judiciary? Don’t make me laugh. We’ve seen time and time again that the courts (including SCOTUS) are in Hussein’s pocket; every case challenging the Kenyan’s eligibility has been ignored or squashed before even considering the merits of this most important issue.


262 posted on 12/24/2009 1:51:13 PM PST by IntolerantOfTreason (The AMERICAN President should be an AMERICAN, NOT an AFRICAN-American)
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To: Brytani

>>Has Perry made any statements yet on this fiasco being shoved down our throats?<<

I know there are a lot of Texans who don’t like Gov Perry, but he has been quite opposed to the fed’s takeovers.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343105/posts


263 posted on 12/24/2009 2:48:15 PM PST by Arrowhead1952 (I am tired of being PC. It's time for torches, pitchforks, tar, feathers and GUNS.)
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To: SE Mom

Harry Reid said this is a “Victory for the American people”.. Which American people is he referring to, the meager 35% who are FOR this Bill? WTF? When the Government rules in favor of the minority opinion at the expense of the majority opinion, I do believe we’re SCREWED. Obama, Reid and Pelosi.. All a bunch of Marxist A-holes, empowering the have-nots to conquer the so-called “haves”.. Makes for easy tranformation to a slave nation. I am NOT wishing anyone who voted for this Bill a Merry you-know-what because frankly, for them to do this on Christmas Eve was downright blasphemous, let alone insulting to WE the majority who DON’T WANT this Bill.


264 posted on 12/24/2009 4:05:21 PM PST by historyrepeatz
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To: exit82

2012


265 posted on 12/24/2009 4:26:10 PM PST by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
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To: Doogle

Why are they waiting until 2014 to implement? They need four years of taxes and fees to pay for some of it!!!! Merry Christmas ALL.


266 posted on 12/24/2009 4:32:56 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: IntolerantOfTreason
Independent judiciary? Don’t make me laugh.

Doesn't matter what you think of Newt. Just listen to it, it's excellent.

267 posted on 12/24/2009 5:00:44 PM PST by glock rocks (Wait, what?)
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To: SE Mom
tax increases start now, healthcare doesn't kick in till 2013.

This is nothing but a stealth tax increase. Because this will be repealed before the benefits ever take effect after the zero is run out of office in 2012.

268 posted on 12/24/2009 5:07:03 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied, the economy died)
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To: DoughtyOne

AMerry Christmas to you and yours, my FRiend.

We have our work cut out for us in 2010, don’t we?!


269 posted on 12/24/2009 5:30:26 PM PST by exit82 (Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
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To: Cheerio

That’s quite a scary picture you’ve painted.
Yup, Going Galt
Merry Christmas


270 posted on 12/24/2009 5:33:00 PM PST by two23 (You're paying for that)
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To: exit82

Thank you Exit82. We sure do.

Merry Christmas to you, your family, and friends too.


271 posted on 12/24/2009 7:26:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Good news. HC bill will not cover illegal aliens. Bad news. 20-35 million will become citizens.)
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To: two23
"They can’t fund it without tax dollars." True!
272 posted on 12/24/2009 7:31:32 PM PST by Canedawg (Merry Christmas)
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To: RaceBannon

Excellent post.

Thanks for all those links


273 posted on 12/24/2009 7:33:52 PM PST by Canedawg (Merry Christmas)
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To: SE Mom

Who is the one Senator who did NOT vote? 60+39 = 99.


274 posted on 12/25/2009 6:20:33 AM PST by 2harddrive
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To: RaceBannon

Axtually, they WOULD have won with just 50 votes, since “Slow Joe” Biden would then vote FOR it, to break the tie!


275 posted on 12/25/2009 6:22:39 AM PST by 2harddrive
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To: rae4palin

I wonder if we could have a SPECIAL RUN of American flags printed up, where everything red and blue is replaced by BLACK? Just a white and black flag, for the Free Resistance?


276 posted on 12/25/2009 6:26:40 AM PST by 2harddrive
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To: ridesthemiles

However, the bill states inside it that it needs 67 votes - a SUPER-MAJORITY - to ever be REPEALED!


277 posted on 12/25/2009 7:18:49 AM PST by 2harddrive
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To: SeattleBruce

Me too!

Sorry for not responding sooner - we were on flights all day yesterday.


278 posted on 12/25/2009 7:51:13 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Conservatives unite behind conservative Republicans in the primaries!)
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