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Dems want to seize historic moment
politico.com - 24 days ago
Dems want to seize historic moment
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Democrats feel an almost inexorable push to seize the moment on health care reform before it slips away.

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Quote of the Day

The Political Carnival:  Quote of the Day

Althouse:  "I can tell you right now, if we don't pass this bill, I don't care who you are; if you have a D behind your name and this bill has not been passed, you are in tremendous peril next year."

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "I can tell you right now, if we don't pass this bill, I don't care who you are; if you have a D behind your name and this bill has not been passed, you are in tremendous peril next year." -- House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC), talking with Politico about the health care reform bill.

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The Political Carnival — Amen. "I can tell you right now, if we don't pass this bill, I don't care who you are; if you have a D behind your name and this bill has not been passed, you are in tremendous peril next year." -- House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC), talking with Politico about the health care reform bill. ...

"I can tell you right now, if we don't pass this bill, I don't care who you are; if you have a D behind your name and this bill has not been passed, you are in tremendous peril next year."
Althouse — House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn sounds the alarm, but perhaps not the alarm he thinks he's sounding. It focuses the minds in the House, but does it incline them to vote for the bill or against it? ...

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