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Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Evan Bayh (D-IN) said on CBS’s Washington Unplugged said that if fifty senators were dead set on getting a real public option they could always do that by using reconciliation. Reconciliation measures can’t be filibustered, so a bill brought up through ...
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HOOSIERS WANT BAYH TO VOTE FOR PUBLIC OPTION
-- AND OPPOSE FILIBUSTER The Research 2000 Indiana Poll...
was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America from Oct. 24 - Oct. 25, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who ...
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Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) - IN Poll
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Bayh: Dems Don't Have The Guts To Use Reconciliation
TalkLeft —
Via Jon Walker, Evan Bayh: If the people [who] want the public option in its fullest form are just adamant about that they can always just get that with fifty votes. Bayh opposes all forms of a public option. so when he says that, he is laughing the face of President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Senate Leader Reid. When Evan Hayh is calling you a wimp, you know that you are weak. Speaking for me only
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Let the Senate vote (on health-care reform)!
The Reaction —
... By the way, Bayh also opened the door for reconciliation, the process that would allow passage of a bill with just 51 votes (or 50 plus Biden, presumably). ...
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balloon-juice.com 10/29/2009 — I guess it makes sense that Evan Bayh is vociferously opposed to the public option :
His wife, Susan Bayh, sits on the board of WellPoint(WLP Quote) in her hometown of Indianapolis. Over the last six years, Susan Bayh has received at least $2 ...
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tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/28/2009 — Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) told CBS's Bob Scheiffer today that he might not vote with Democrats to move a health care reform bill forward, saying his vote would depend on if the bill is "fiscally responsible." "Some people argue that...
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/30/2009 — Yesterday, Sen. Evan Bayh joined his colleague Joe Lieberman in suggesting that he may not oppose health-care reform, citing concerns about the deficit. Bayh has long been one of the more conservative members of the Democratic caucus. But is his ...
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