MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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Exactly.there are 58 dems, two independents who virtually always vote dem, and only 40 republicans....
sheesh, even with this super majority, the dems still make excuses
Then, there's Olympia Snowe [R].
Idiot....
Snowes vote for the bill, could cost her dearly. It could prevent her from replacing retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson as the ranking Republican on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Senator Snowe is next in line for the post but her breaking from the ranks on healthcare reform, risks her moving into that position as fellow Republicans deny her enough of their votes to get the job. [My comment: They've already trashed her.]
Snowe could change her mind and oppose the bill in the full senate when the final bill is posted. According to Snowe, she will vote it out of committee because she wants the process to continue but she will await a final decision after the final figures from the Congressional Budget Office come out.
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