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tabatha
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Sun Aug-16-09 01:24 PM
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| 3. And another democrat is saying something esle |
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key Senate negotiator said Sunday that President Obama should drop his push for a government-funded public health insurance option because the Senate will never pass it.
Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota said it was futile to continue to "chase that rabbit" due to the lack of 60 Senate votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
"The fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the United States Senate for a public option. There never have been," Conrad said on "FOX News Sunday.""
I guess Obama's change cannot happen without 60 votes - it is time to let the Blue Dogs know that they are scum.
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