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Obama: Procedures Aren't Important; Vote Is 'For' Or 'Against' Reform
NPR ^ | March 17, 2010 | By Mark Memmott

Posted on 03/17/2010 1:13:59 PM PDT by Son House

President Barack Obama, in an interview due to be broadcast at 6 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier:

"I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate. What I can tell you is that the vote that's taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform.

And if people vote yes, whatever form that takes, that is going to be a vote for health care reform. And I don't think we should pretend otherwise.

"And if they don't -- if they vote against it -- then they're going to be voting against health care reform and they're going to be voting in favor of the status quo.

"So Washington gets very concerned with these procedures in Congress, whether Republicans are in charge or Democrats are in charge." (Excerpts provided by Fox.)

The procedures the president is speaking about involve "deeming" -- the process by which the House may "deem" the Senate version of health care overhaul legislation to have been passed, even as it votes on changes to that legislation.

The prospect of that process being used hasn't pleased Republicans.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; bhofascism; bhohealthcare; bhosocialism; bhotyranny; deemocrats; democrats; important; killthebill; obama; obamacare; procedures; reform; socialisthealthcare; tyranny
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To: Red_Devil 232

Obama chose Bret Baier, so he must have thought he could roll him. Judging by the clip I saw, Bret lookede like he held his own.


41 posted on 03/17/2010 1:41:54 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: onyx

Per Marsha Blackburn (Rep from Tennessee) on with Neil- the CBO numbers should be out around the top of the hour.

This means it will be time to turn to CNN? eeeeggggads...


42 posted on 03/17/2010 1:43:32 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat veteran)
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To: mwl8787

I would have LOVED it if FNC would have just stiffed him and told him wasn’t welcome at Fox unless he apologizes on air. LOL, all they’d see are his heels and his African-American backside.


43 posted on 03/17/2010 1:43:49 PM PDT by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
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To: Son House
Procedures? We don't need no stinkin' procedures!


44 posted on 03/17/2010 1:43:52 PM PDT by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: Son House

“Constitution? We don’ need no stinkin’ constitution!”


45 posted on 03/17/2010 1:44:50 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: SE Mom

You watch cnn and please tell me the fantasy numbers from the overworked CBO.


46 posted on 03/17/2010 1:47:39 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Son House

basically, laws mean nothing as he can do anything he wishes if he wants it.


47 posted on 03/17/2010 1:48:39 PM PDT by bestintxas
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To: onyx

Will do...cause Beck just doesn’t cover live news unless he’s forced.


48 posted on 03/17/2010 1:49:21 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat veteran)
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To: Son House

Obama must have been a piss poor attorney. Procedures are VERY important.


49 posted on 03/17/2010 1:49:25 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (I don't look for leaders. I follow my own path, my way.)
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To: WayneS

Since he never tried to get any legislation passed in either the Illinois Legislature or the United States Senate, I can see that learning the procedural rules was not a priority.


50 posted on 03/17/2010 1:51:03 PM PDT by henkster (A broken government does not merit full faith and credit.)
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To: Son House

What a snake.


51 posted on 03/17/2010 1:52:46 PM PDT by My hearts in London - Everett (So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.)
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To: SE Mom

Right and someone here can’t miss even a minute of Glenn Beck...lol.


52 posted on 03/17/2010 1:56:22 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: onyx

Sigh...understood ;) no one here is that way! S’ok...Mom used to say that’s why God made strawberry and chocolate ice cream~


53 posted on 03/17/2010 1:59:09 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat veteran)
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To: Son House

“Obama: Procedures Aren’t Important”

Let me get this straight, procedures are VERY important when trying terrorists, but not when passing legislation. Yeah, that makes sense.


54 posted on 03/17/2010 2:05:14 PM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: onyx

did you ever think the potus would force you to become such a rebellious citizen?!


55 posted on 03/17/2010 2:28:39 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Son House
I don't know where obama was born and those who think they do can't prove it, but he wasn't raised here and it shows. At least he has that excuse for his socialist belief system, which is more than I can say for his yes votes in Congress.
56 posted on 03/17/2010 2:34:29 PM PDT by GBA
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To: Son House

Yeah, funny thing that this doesn’t apply to, say, the 4th amendment.


57 posted on 03/17/2010 2:36:00 PM PDT by AmishDude (It doesn't matter whom you vote for, it matters who takes office.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Actually, yes, I did, from the very moment he won the democrat nomination.


58 posted on 03/17/2010 2:54:26 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Lurker

Oh, good grief. PLEASE tell me you knew I was being sarcastic!


59 posted on 03/17/2010 3:51:20 PM PDT by truthkeeper ("Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?")
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To: Son House

This is from a 2007 contact list of congressional aides. Some might not be there any longer, but worth a try.

Contact congressional aides.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857768/posts

U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121
White House comments: (202) 456-1111
Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep
Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Toll free to the US Senate:
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number)
1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Courtesy of a pro-amnesty group, no less!!

Defeat Obamacare call list: List now contains the new MAYBES culled from FR posts. Be sure to call KNOWN RINOS too.THEY ARE ANSWERING THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS
Here is one of the ones Rush gave out on the radio that I’m calling. So far it’s been busy but I’m going to burn it up till I get to tell my congress critter to vote NO!
Join me?..... 1-877-762-8762

KEEP THE CALLS UP! DC OFFICE LOCAL OFFICE

CODE RED Contact list http://www.nrcc.org/CodeRed/targets/

Remember they are all being offered BRIBES for their votes. Ask them how much their bribe price is.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has published a target list on health care. In addition to continuing to contact the five Tennessee Democrat Congressmen, you can go http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/94697.aspx to contact some of these targets. Much of the talk following Obama’s announcement has focused on how to defeat this second bill through reconciliation, but that is misleading because the first step to defeating Obamacare is not by concentrating on defeating the “fixer” bill but by defeating the Senate bill in the House when it goes to the floor for an up-or-down vote on Thursday, March 18th.
New FLIPPERS
Dennis Kucinish, Lakewood 216)228-8850, Fax (216)228-6465,
Parma. 440)845-2707, Fax (440)845-2743, DC (202)225-5871
Fax (202)225-5745
James Oberstar (202) 225-6211, Duluth (218) 727-7474, Chisholm (218) 254-5761, Brainerd (218) 828-4400, North Branch, (651) 277-1234
Rep. Lincoln Davis 202-225-6831 Columbia office: 931-490-8699
Rep. Jim Cooper 202-225-4311 Nashville office: 615-736-5295
Rep. Bart Gordon 202-225-4231 Murfreesboro office: 615-896-1986
John Tanner (202) 225-4714, Union City, (731) 885-7070, Jackson Phone: (731) 423-4848, Millington (901) 873-5690 TN (MAYBE)
Rep. Steve Cohen 202-225-3265 Memphis office: 901-544-4131
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
James Matheson Toll-Free Number 1 (877) 677-9743 (202) 225-3011Mike 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 Stupak (202) 225 4735 MI (MAYBE)
Brian Baird (202) 225-3536, Vancouver, (360) 695-6292. Olympia, (360) 352-9768, (MAYBE)
senator mark begich (202) 224-3004 toll free. (877) 501 - 6275 just became a MAYBE
Jason Altmire 202-225-2565, Aliquippa, 724-378-0928,
Natrona Heights, 724-226-1304 (MAYBE)

On the Bubble (Major developments from the “yes” and “no” columns in the House)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2467046/posts

Congressional Dems on Twitter
http://www.arrghpaine.com/congressional-dems-on-twitter
And here are toll-free numbers we can use to call any Senators or Reps.

At the first number below you must wait through a tape recording urging you to tell your Rep or Senator to vote “yes” for the health care bill. Just hang on and when the recording is over, you will get the Capitol operator. Just ask for your Rep or Senator’s office. Then you will either talk to an aid or have the chance to leave a message for him/her to vote NO on the health care bill.

When you use the second number and the Capitol operator comes on, just ask for your Rep or Senator’s office. Every time I use this number I get the Rep or Senator’s answer machine, so it may be set up that way all the time...to go to their answer machine. Either way you can leave a message to vote NO on the health care bill!

We need to use these toll free numbers that have been set up for the health care/ BO supporters and illegals to use! After all they are FREE!

1-800-828-0498 , 1-866-220-0044, 1-866-338-1015, 877-851-6437, 877-210-5351


60 posted on 03/17/2010 4:04:59 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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