nytimes.com - 11/22/2009
—
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) watches as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) embraces Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) while speaking about the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) after a vote on healthcare reform.
hotair.com - 11/21/2009
—
hotair.com —
The cloture vote to enable debate, amendments, and
assorted Senatorial nonsense on a bill that would revamp...
15% of the American economy and put it under the federal thumb has been scheduled for this evening at 8 pm ET, but the debate on the debate ...
(more)
Open thread: Senate debate on approving debate on Reid plan
Comments
Blog Reactions
Hey, How About an Afghanistan Tax?
JammieWearingFool —
... Budget Director Peter Orszag has estimated that each additional soldier in Afghanistan could cost $1 million, for a total that could reach $40 billion if 40,000 more troops are added. That cost, Levin said, should be paid by wealthier taxpayers. “They have done incredibly well, and I think that it’s important that we pay for it if we possibly can” instead of increasing the federal debt load , the senator said. Levin then went out and voted to increase the federal debt load by a few trillion dollars tonight. Irony escaped the Capitol and is currently on the loose. The ...
Where things stand
Political Animal —
... more overwrought debate in December. Or put another way, yesterday's vote (supermajority on the motion to proceed) makes it possible to have other votes (supermajority on amendments), which will make it possible to have another vote (supermajority on cloture), which will hopefully lead to another vote (final passage). And while last night's vote was far more difficult than it should have been -- every Republican in the Senate opposed even talking about health care reform -- it was the easiest hurdle to clear . Two reluctant Democratic senators, Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana ...
Related Content
Open Thread: The Senate Votes on Health Care
swampland.blogs.time.com 12/24/2009 — I'm up early this morning to watch the coverage of the Senate vote on health reform. Capitol Hill looks so festive that I am a little sorry that I didn't make it up there to see it in person.
Vice President Biden just arrived to preside in his ...
Senate girds for historic debate on health bill
boston.com 11/19/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with ...
Five important upcoming Senate health care votes
keithhennessey.com 10/28/2009 — I’m back after a hiatus. Leader Reid dominated the health news this week with his announcement that the bill he will bring to the Senate floor will contain the public option. This is an important but overrated issue. Still, it is dominating the ...
What We Know About the Senate Health Care Plan
redstate.com 11/19/2009 — There is still much to learn about the Senate health care plan, but we know a few things already.
The Senate bill does not have a price tag. The Democrats are touting a cost of $849 billion, but that number is a fabrication.
From Please click ...
Senate Agrees To Debate Health Care Bill
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/22/2009 — On a perfectly partisan, 60-39 vote, the Senate agreed tonight to debate and amend a far-reaching health care bill. That debate will get started in earnest after Congress returns from next week's Thanksgiving recess. Democrats and Republicans expect ...
Open Thread on Senate Health Care Bill
angrybear.blogspot.com 11/19/2009 — by Bruce Webb I am still working out the new formatting and rather than hog all the page space here I'll just put up some links to the bill, the CBO Score, plus some extended discussion with extracted Tables at my site. Senate Merged Health Care Bill (2.5MB PDF) CBO Score Discussion at the ...
The Senate Health Care Bill
innovation.cq.com 11/18/2009 — Predictavoteicon Overhauling the health care system is a top priority for the Obama administration. The big fight will be getting 60 votes to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. Cast your predictions for how you think individual senators will vote. ...
Senate health care bill clears key hurdle —
CNN Political Ticker 11/22/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Senate voted 60-39 Saturday night to proceed with a floor debate on Majority Leader Harry Reid's $848 billion health care bill.
The successful vote to prevent a Republican filibuster against starting debate ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
Reactions
