MiniMe
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:00 PM
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Senate vote now on Medicare Improvements Act - voting on cloture |
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This is for Baucus's bill. The repukes have their own bill that the dems won't bring.
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:09 PM
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1. thanks - was wondering what they were leaving a hearing for. nt |
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:10 PM
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2. Amazing, LIEberman voted with the Dems on this one |
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I guess he has to keep up the pretense sometimes.
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:17 PM
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3. turned on c-span.org feed but it's so tiny I can't make out anyone |
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unless it's a woman in a non-gray suit!
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Muttocracy
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:20 PM
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4. sounding like strict party-line votes from ones I've heard so far. nt |
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:32 PM
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5. can someone explain the stuff where Reid switches his vote last minute? |
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Edited on Thu Jun-12-08 02:32 PM by JoeIsOneOfUs
I've seen that before and don't get it when the votes aren't close. :shrug:
why can't he move to new motion without having changed his vote - is this a procedural thing for the leader?
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:33 PM
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7. Yes, if he votes "No", he can bring it up for a vote later |
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It is just a procedural thing. There were some cross party switches.
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Thu Jun-12-08 03:14 PM
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:33 PM
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8. procedural thing that allows him to recommit the bill |
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If you look back, you saw Frist voting with us on a lot of stuff in the past.
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Thu Jun-12-08 03:14 PM
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- only started watching this stuff recently, and I haven't had political science since high school!
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Thu Jun-12-08 03:27 PM
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11. Im sure I asked the same question here a few years ago n/t |
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Thu Jun-12-08 02:32 PM
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6. Vote was 54-49 - did not achieve cloture |
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Edited on Thu Jun-12-08 02:34 PM by MiniMe
There were a few cross party votes. It was actually 55-48, but Harry Reid had to change his vote for procedural reasons.
edited to add which way the vote went.
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