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talkleft.com - 30 days ago
Specter: I Will Support Reconciliation On HCR As A Last Resort
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I was on a call with Senator Arlen Specter today and I asked him if the Senate did not invoke cloture for a health care reform bill with a public option, would he support the use of reconciliation for passage of budget germane items while leaving non-budget germane items for passage through ...
tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2009
Specter: 'We Have 60 Votes Without Sen. Snowe'
— tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — Appearing on MSNBC tonight, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) asserted that the Democrats have the votes to break... an expected Republican filibuster on health care -- with or without Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME). "We have 60 votes without Sen. Snowe, so...  ... (more) Specter: 'We Have 60 Votes Without Sen. Snowe'

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/23/2009
Arlen Specter: I Unequivocally Stand For A Public Option (VIDEO)
— huffingtonpost.com — With support for a public health care option gaining momentum in the Senate, it has a seemingly... ardent supporter in Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who recently became a Democrat. Asked by MSNBC's Ed Schultz if he could "tell our audience tonight ... (more) Arlen Specter: I Unequivocally Stand For A Public Option ...

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thehill.com - 10/23/2009
Specter: Dems have 60 cloture votes for public option
— thehill.com — Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) on Thursday said that Democrats have 60 votes for cloture on a healthcare... bill with a national public health insurance option. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has grappled with the inclusion of the public option ... (more) Specter: Dems have 60 cloture votes for public option

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Think Progress:  Specter Would Support Using Reconciliation To Pass Health Care As A ‘Last, Last, Last Resort’

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Specter Would Support Using Reconciliation To Pass Health Care As A ‘Last, Last, Last Resort’
Think Progress — ... Later, during a conference call with progressive bloggers, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) was asked if, given Lieberman’s position, he would support using the reconciliation process to pass health care reform with a public option, which would require a mere simple majority for passage. Specter said that he might eventually but added that he thinks the Democratic caucus will get 60 votes: ...

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