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Didnt someone say the vote for this wasnt coming up till December?

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Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage. Other committees still must weigh-in on the measure, but the partisan antics early on threatened to cast a pall over the bill — one of President Barack Obama's top priorities — as it makes its way to the Senate floor and as nations prepare to meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, next month to hammer out a new international treaty to slow climate change.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/climate_bill

I think the Dems may be learning how.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Some more interesting information...

Boehner Misrepresents FactCheck.org’s Findings

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/11/boehner-misrepresents-factcheckorgs-findings/

Fun with Semantics

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/10/fun-with-semantics/

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Didnt someone say the vote for this wasnt coming up till December?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul

WASHINGTON – Buoyed by two major endorsements, House Democratic leaders on Thursday predicted swift passage of President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative. The president himself declared, "We are closer to passing this reform than ever before."

With a vote set for Saturday, momentum gathered behind the sweeping legislation to remake the U.S. health care system and extend coverage to millions of the uninsured. The American Medical Association and the powerful seniors' lobby AARP both threw their weight behind the bill Thursday. AARP, with its 40 million members, promised to run ads and contact activists to gin up support.

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Yet again, you make stuff up. Or am i to believe you are now a spokeperson for Boehner... or you plagerize. Eh... no matter.

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AP Sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing

WASHINGTON – In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. An endorsement from the seniors' lobby was critical when then-President George W. Bush pushed the Medicare prescription drug benefit through a closely divided Congress in 2003.

House Democratic leaders are hoping it will work the same political magic for them as they strive to deliver on President Barack Obama's signature issue.

An announcement from the 40-million member group is expected Thursday, said officials with knowledge of the group's decision. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the endorsement is not official yet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul

Another interesting twist... tomorrow will tell.

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Minnick, Simpson to vote no on health bill

The House measure will include a public option provision, which both congressmen oppose.

WASHINGTON - A no vote comes as no surprise from Rep. Mike Simpson, who shares other Republicans' opposition. But Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick's vote was highly sought by House Democratic leaders.


"It's a very difficult vote for me, because I really want to vote for health care reform, but it has to be done right," Minnick told the Idaho Statesman on Friday.


All the top House Democrats have spoken to him about his vote, he said.


Democrats are scrambling to pull together the 218 votes they need to pass the bill. They hold 258 seats, but conservative Blue Dog Democrats like Minnick have proved difficult to corral. 

http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/964389.html

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AP Sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing

WASHINGTON – In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. An endorsement from the seniors' lobby was critical when then-President George W. Bush pushed the Medicare prescription drug benefit through a closely divided Congress in 2003.

House Democratic leaders are hoping it will work the same political magic for them as they strive to deliver on President Barack Obama's signature issue.

An announcement from the 40-million member group is expected Thursday, said officials with knowledge of the group's decision. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the endorsement is not official yet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul

Another interesting twist... tomorrow will tell.

The AARP never supported Bush's prescription drug bill because

1) They were in the process of developing their own drug offering to seniors at the time
2) Supporting Bush in anything would have endangered their "victim's coalition" status with the Democrats

As a result, the AARP spread the word that Bush's drug plan was "too confusing" and recommended against it at the time. They may have changed their mind since. Since then, the AARP has lost a good deal of credibility with seniors, so their endorsement isn't a shoe-in approval for whatever reform comes down the pike, as the article implies it will be.

I don't know if its true or not, but I had heard that Bush's plan has been the only entitlement plan in US history that has performed under budget since it's inception.

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Just ask any senior citizen that falls into the abyss of Medi-care due to Bush's plan called a "doughnut hole" just how effective your hero Mr. Bush's plan is....not that I would wish to confuse you with reallity....