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huffingtonpost.com - 30 days ago
Reid Calls On Americans: "Contact Your Representatives Back Here In Washington And Push Hard"
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Harry Reid, in a new Web video posted Thursday, makes the case for a public health insurance option and appeals to voters across the country to contact Washington to "push hard" for its inclusion in the final bill. "Anyone that cares about it, make sure you contact your representatives back ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/28/2009
Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care Filibuster
— huffingtonpost.com — As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid works to cobble together the 60 votes he needs to overcome... an expected Republican attempt to block a floor vote on health care, there is still one powerful parliamentary weapon he could draw from his back pocket.  ... (more) Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 27 days ago
Harry Reid Calls GOP’s Transparency Bluff: Is Your Health Care Bill A Secret, Or Merely ...
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Harry Reid, continuing to surprise Dems who were accustomed to his cautious posture, has fired off a... surprisingly harsh letter to Republican Senators, caustically questioning their claims that Dems hatched a health care bill in secret by asking ... (more) Harry Reid Calls GOP’s Transparency Bluff: Is Your ...

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mediamatters.org - 10/28/2009
Beck falsely accused Reid of lying about support for public option
— mediamatters.org — Following reports that Senate leaders will include a public option in health care legislation, on Fox &... Friends , Glenn Beck falsely suggested that only "35 percent of the population" supported a public option and accused Senate Majority Leader ... (more) Beck falsely accused Reid of lying about support for ...

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The WonkLine: October 30, 2009
Wonk Room — ... Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) in a new Web video posted Thursday, “makes the case for a public health insurance option and appeals to voters across the country to contact Washington to “push hard” for its inclusion in the final bill.” ...

Reid hopes to rally public on reform
Political Animal — REID HOPES TO RALLY PUBLIC ON REFORM..... If the Senate Majority Leader is simply going through the motions on the public option, he has a funny way of showing it . "Anyone that cares about [the public option], make sure you contact your representatives back here in Washington and push hard," Harry Reid said yesterday in a web video. "We want a health care bill that has a public option that keeps the insurance industries honest and creates a level playing field." I found this interesting for a couple of reasons. First, it suggests Reid really is going for it. There's been some ...

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