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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:32 PM
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Senate voting on two amendments now.
Lincoln amendment limiting deductabiility for insurance companies.
Next up is the Ensign amendment.
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:33 PM
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1. Well, Lieberman I-Aetna, voted against limiting the expansing of Insurance executives.
Edited on Sun Dec-06-09 03:34 PM by Mass
This amendment cannot be too tough, given it was proposed by Lincoln, but he voted against it.
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:50 PM
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4. Dammit amendment failed by a few votes. Reid speaking now
About the offering of a few amendments tomorrow. Ensign's amendment better fail too. I am hoping the abortion amendment fails tomorrow.
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:50 PM
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5. Ensign amendment up now. Please let it go down in a pile of flames.
Edited on Sun Dec-06-09 04:00 PM by Kdillard
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:42 PM
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2. Thanks for the heads up.
:kick:
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:44 PM
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3. Keep us "Comcast stole CSpan2" people up to date
I can't believe this historic debate is not on CSpan - fucking ass holes.
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Undercurrent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:53 PM
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7. Oh, that's not right at all!
That would piss me off too.
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Undercurrent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:52 PM
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6. CSpan is often
my studio background music. :)
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 03:59 PM
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8. Kolh, Warner, Lincoln Lieberman voting for Ensign amendment.
Edited on Sun Dec-06-09 04:03 PM by Mass
Chambliss, Shelby voting against it. Webb voted against it also, though he has generally voted with the GOP on these amendments.

Landrieu voting NO as well.
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 04:05 PM
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9. Lieberman is scum. Ensign amendment fails.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 04:06 PM
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10. Ensign amendment - limiting attorney contingency fees in medical malpractice suits - fails. n/t
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 04:10 PM
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11. Two new amendments were offered and no new amendments will
Be offered today. Right now further debate is going on
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alsame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 04:13 PM
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12. Dorgan up - making a good case for the success of
Edited on Sun Dec-06-09 04:16 PM by alsame
Medicare.

Reading actual stories of people holding private fundraising events for medical treatments - heartbreaking.
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Blaukraut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 04:25 PM
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13. How will they be able to vote on 400+ amendments before x-mas
at the rate of 2/day? That seems pretty impossible. No way will they be able to vote to end debate before year's end.
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 04:31 PM
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14. I thought they only had to vote on 60 something amendments. 38 R and 34
D.
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 05:34 PM
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15. Things are over for the day. They will start again tomorrow
Morning at 10 am. 2 or maybe 4 amendments to be debated and its was speculated that Reid may try to get things wrapped up by filing motions to end debate so something can be done in the Senate by Christmas.
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