hotair.com - 10/7/2009
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Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) scoffed at a proposal from Jim Bunning (R-KY) that would require a 72-hour period before the Senate could vote on a bill presented to the floor in order to give Senators — and their constituents — a chance to read the legislation. Durbin told the ...
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Are The Wheels Coming Off?
California Conservative —
... If things get pushed back past the Thanksgiving break, then more senators will squirm heading into a difficult election year. Along with that consideration, waiting until Thanksgiving to have a final vote will give people alot of time to study the bill and pick it apart. As Ed notes here, that’s the last thing they want: ...
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Blue Dog: Hey, maybe we should start over on ObamaCare
hotair.com 8/18/2009 — Never ever will it happen, but the fact that Blue Dogs are even willing to entertain this notion aloud makes me think they might show some spine when the House and Senate produce a compromise bill and the moment of truth arrives. [...] Read the rest ...
Obama To Durbin: Pass A Bill--Any Bill--I'll Work It Out In Conference
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/18/2009 — Dick Durbin (D-IL), the number two Democrat in the Senate, says President Obama wants to move forward with some form of health care bill quickly, and then fight the fight over particulars in negotiations with the House of Representatives.
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CBC writes letter to Pelosi —
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The Congressional Black Caucus has sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, expressing support for Representative Charlie Rangel, the embattled chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and founding member of the caucus.
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