"We won by promising that no Senator, his family,
or any of his selected mistresses or bankers will be under ObamaCARE."
Posted on 11/21/2009 12:23:48 PM PST by Libloather
Dems snare 60 votes to move ahead on health care
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer
– 4 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative.
In long-awaited speeches, centrist Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said they would stand with their party and vote "yes" on the crucial test vote despite deep reservations with elements of the 2,074-page bill to remake the nation's health care system.
"The truth is this issue is very complex. There is no easy fix and it's imperative that we build on what's already working in health care in America," Lincoln told her Senate colleagues.
Hours earlier, Landrieu had delivered her news. The two represent votes 59 and 60 for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who needs that many in the 100-member Senate to go forward. The Senate's 40 Republicans are unanimously opposed.
"I've decided that there are enough significant reforms and safeguards in this bill to move forward, but much more work needs to be done," Landrieu said, with the 8 p.m. EST vote looming.
Most everyone would be required to purchase insurance under Reid's legislation, and billions in new taxes would be levied on insurers and high-income Americans to help extend coverage to 30 million uninsured. Insurance companies would no longer be allowed to deny coverage to people with medical conditions or drop coverage when someone gets sick.
A largely overlooked provision in the Senate bill would send $100 million to Louisiana to help it cover costs for Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for the poor.
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What happened to Leibermann?
Oh, that b*stard!
I think we should smoke the 60 in 2010.
If you have 40 Republicans voting no (Collins and Snowe in Maine are both no votes from I have been told)and Lieberman is a no, how does that make 60?
>>to remake the nation’s health care system.
It’s more correct to say “to remake the American way of life.”
F these people. They need to feel pain.
GOOD that all Republicans are standing in opposition. Let the Dems own this turkey.
how does that make 60?.................... Dem math?, hey, it wins elections too.
Captain Courageous, Old "Blood 'n Guts", Mr. "Stand up and be Counted", "I'll Filibuster if it has the Public Option in it"....caved. Right along with the rest of them.
He is a complete scum bag....needs to be voted out of office ASAP.
Time to go Galt?
Landrieu and Cao must have gotten some serious bacon.
I wish more republicans would start calling it what it is. How can we run against socialism if they dare not speak its name?
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Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
"We won by promising that no Senator, his family,
or any of his selected mistresses or bankers will be under ObamaCARE."
As a voting citizen of Arkansas, I can tell you that Lincoln’s a$$ is grass next election. Everybody will be chewing on it. Oh yes, I wonder how much Reid promised her to change her vote?
What do you want to do?
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