Members of the Senate Finance Committee: three statements against and one for Baucus' bill

ProSense

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Wed Sep-16-09 01:58 PM
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Members of the Senate Finance Committee: three statements against and one for Baucus' bill

Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 01:59 PM by ProSense

Members

Democrats

MAX BAUCUS, MT
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, WV (statement)
KENT CONRAD, ND (statement)
JEFF BINGAMAN, NM
JOHN F. KERRY, MA (statement)
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, AR
RON WYDEN, OR (statement)
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, NY
DEBBIE STABENOW, MI
MARIA CANTWELL, WA
BILL NELSON, FL
ROBERT MENENDEZ, NJ
THOMAS CARPER, DE

Republicans

CHUCK GRASSLEY, IA
ORRIN G. HATCH, UT
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, ME
JON KYL, AZ
JIM BUNNING, KY
MIKE CRAPO, ID
PAT ROBERTS, KS
JOHN ENSIGN, NV
MIKE ENZI, WY
JOHN CORNYN, TX

Any other statements?

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emulatorloo

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Wed Sep-16-09 02:26 PM
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1. thanks for posting n/t

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Inuca

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Wed Sep-16-09 02:33 PM
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2. That's a difficult committee

Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 02:33 PM by Inuca

to get something decent voted out from :-(. Only 7 reliable votes in my count, maybe an 8th but I'll be darned if I know where Bingaman stands. How on earth did so many wishy-washy dems managed to get in the same (very important) committee?

Edited to add that the Marcus article you link to (the Wyden statement) is very interesting.

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Orangepeel

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Wed Sep-16-09 02:55 PM
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3. Bill Nelson sent out an email today that sounds like he supports it

although he "intends to offer several amendments" (probably none that make the bill better)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8657107

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andym

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Wed Sep-16-09 04:34 PM
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4. 13 D's, 10 R's, Need 12 votes to pass bill, amendments

Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 04:34 PM by andym

12/23 > 50%

So it could be committee gets stuck if Conrad and Baucus insist on their bill-- that leaves 11 D's to offer more progressive legislation (and bill nelson/ blanch lincoln can't be counted on either, that leaves 9). I assume no R's will vote for anything.

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pinto

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Fri Sep-18-09 01:12 PM
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5. Kick.

:kick:

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WeDidIt

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Fri Sep-18-09 01:19 PM
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6. With three Dems out, Health care reform is dead in committee

Not a single Republican will vote for this.

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ProSense

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Fri Sep-18-09 01:21 PM
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7. They aren't "out." They just aren't going to vote for the bill in it's current form.

The bill will be revised

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WeDidIt

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Fri Sep-18-09 01:27 PM
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8. Hopefully Baucus won't screw it up. n/t

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