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STABENOW 1, KYL 0.... As a rule, if a senator is pushing back against a colleague's rhetoric, and references the other senator's mother, it would be a fairly dramatic breach of protocol. But that's not always the case. Igor Volsky...
Kyl: 'I Don't Need Maternity Care.' Stabenow: 'Your Mom Probably Did'
Kyl: 'I Don't Need Maternity Care.' Stabenow: 'Your Mom Probably Did'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Just before the Senate Finance Committee wrapped up for the long weekend, members debated one of Sen.... Jon Kyl's (R-AZ) amendments, which would strike language defining which benefits employers are required to cover. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) ... (more) Kyl: 'I Don't Need Maternity Care.' Stabenow: 'Your Mom ...
Stabenow Replies To Kyl: You Don’t Need Maternity Benefits, ‘But Your Mother Did’
Stabenow Replies To Kyl: You Don’t Need Maternity Benefits, ‘But Your Mother Did’
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — This afternoon, while debating an amendment to prohibit the federal government from “ defining the health care... benefits offered through private insurance,” Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) argued, “I don’t need maternity care, and so ... (more) Stabenow Replies To Kyl: You Don’t Need Maternity ...
Sept. 27: Bill Clinton, Paterson, Kyl, Webb
msnbc.msn.com — Transcript of the September 27, 2009 broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press," featuring Bill Clinton, David Paterson,... Jon Kyl and Jim Webb. (more) Sept. 27: Bill Clinton, Paterson, Kyl, Webb
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Shakesville — ... Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) after Mr. Kyl proclaimed, "I don't need maternity care. So requiring that on my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive." ...

What do Jon Kyl and the Republicans have against mothers?
The Reaction — ... Stabenow's interjection was both funny and poignant, but the focus should really be on Kyl's comments. As Steve Benen remarks, "Kyl's argument is worthy of derision": ...

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Just In Case by digby Yesterday dday wrote about the now infamous Kyl Stabenow exchange on the finance committee in which Stabenow reminded Kyl that his mother probably could have used maternity coverage in her health policy. But it's useful to look at exactly what Kyl said and examine what it ...
Sen. Kyl doesn't need maternity care, but Sen. Stabenow let him know his mother didAMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
When Republicans get stupid, Democrats have to respond. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) was very stupid -- and Senator Stabenow chimed in: