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first of all, Lieberman isn't on the Finance committee so he is not going to be voting yet at all. Secondly, he was asked if he "supports" the Baucus bill, to which he responded "no, not at this time" or similar, however that is not his "vote".
Who knows what will happen, but I wouldn't start celebrating this "victory" for you folks on the right until he actually casts his vote.
Very few are concerned about the blocking a filibuster, the bill will be passed in reconciliation. Filibuster away.
But having said that, I wouldn't vote for the Baccus bill as it stands now and neither will many progressive Democrats.
For there to be reconciliation there have to be bills passed by both houses. If a filibuster prevents passage of a Senate bill there will be nothing to reconcile.
i can't believe that most americans are willing to line up behind a bill that requires MANDATORY health insurance or face a penalty if you do not buy it. this is, in effect, a tax on younger and / or healthy people to subsidize the costs of others. i would think this is a winner for the insurance companies. i see that insurance company stocks are rising on a likely passage.
The report issued yesterday by the insurance companies meant to scare
Americans about higher insurance premiums was precipitated by the fact that the finance panel lowered the fines for not having insurance. They want higher fines imposed on people that won't cover themselves so they'll be forced into buying insurance. I want mandatory insurance because I have relatives that make statements such as: "I'm not going to buy insurance, I'll just use the emergency room", further driving up costs.
So Senator Loserman votes No, good I don't want the Baucus Bill, I want Single Payer or nothing
Do you have any idea how childess it is to call people stupid names? It appears people like you are still in the 5th grade. Instead of making a point you discredit yourself...
I would hate to see how you would do on the program "are you smarter than a 5th grader?"
Sad that folks are applauding the posiiblity of us not getting reform. I'm sure folks will say that they don't want this type of reform but the problem is Republicans have had power for the majority of the last 40 years and have NEVER made a real attempt at reforming healthcare. Republicans simply dont care and don't want reform. They want their insurance company campaign money.
Dems do not need the Republicans they can pass it on their own
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The first vote is in!
That is OK. We have Olympia Snowe. Don't need traitor Joe!
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