Posted on 12/18/2009 4:48:45 PM PST by Libloather
GOP threatens to delay health care vote with bill read-a-thon
AP
Last Updated: 6:36 PM, December 18, 2009
WASHINGTON — Republicans threatened to delay Senate business with a health care read-a-thon this weekend as Democrats searched for 60 votes to advance President Barack Obama's signature issue. A forecast of heavy snow added to the list of complications.
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Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is expected to release a package of changes to the bill that could run to hundreds of pages. Since those changes were negotiated behind closed doors, McCain said it's reasonable to demand that the package be read aloud on the Senate floor. However, such changes in major legislation are commonplace and senators usually waive reading them on the floor.
Democrats were preparing for the read-a-thon. "We have to be in position so we can spend most of (Saturday) reading the bill, because the Republicans insist on it," said Reid spokesman Jim Manley. It would be the third straight weekend the Senate has been in session, mostly on account of the health care bill.
All eyes remained on the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, Nelson, whose primary objection is that abortion funding restrictions in the bill are too lax.
A group of liberal-leaning religious leaders from Nelson's home state Friday released a letter urging him to accept a compromise Reid has been working on — and promising to defend him from political repercussions. tax.
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Threatening is stupid.
They need to promise it.
They need to do it.
They need to use every maneuver at their disposal.
There’s going to be more snow piling up inside the Senate house than outside.
That'll show those personal freedom takers in Washington!
Maybe if they smurf them with spongy balls?
That’s right, just do it.
Hundreds of thousands of our best sacrificed everything to prevent what may take root during the next eight days.
For the Senators to not give their all would be an damning insult to the lives freely sacrificed.
“.......religious leaders from Nelson’s home state Friday released a letter urging him to accept a compromise Reid has been working on —”
Sick, selfish, lying, two faced and just disgustingly sick.
As my beloved Drill Sergeant used to say, “There is no try, there is only DO”.
Your drill seargent was Yoda?
You knew him too!! ;>)
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