After historic vote in House, it's up to Senate to determine fate of Medic

[Judi Lynn]

After historic vote in House, it's up to Senate to determine fate of Medicare bill

MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer Saturday, November 22, 2003


(11-22) 10:18 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

The fate of the Medicare prescription drug bill rests with 100 senators after the measure narrowly passed the House, which endured a dusk-to-dawn debate capped by the longest roll call vote in the chamber's history.

President Bush, eager to sign the bill and promote it on the campaign trail, praised the action in a statement and in his radio address broadcast hours after the early Saturday vote. "We're on the verge of success" of modernizing and strengthening Medicare, he said. ( :eyes: )

The measure would give 40 million older and disabled Americans a prescription drug benefit and a new option for private health care coverage.

The Senate began an expected three days of debate soon after Bush spoke. But there signs that the partisan struggle in the House would not be repeated in the Senate. (snip/...)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/11/22/national1318EST0570.DTL

[OrAnarch]

1. "Partisan struggle"?

Pure fascism, anyway you cut it, thats what happened last night. By the definition.


I assumed it would pass, and had little hopes in the first place.


I am only angry now to learn how this has happened. Let this stand as a clear true landmark showing the path of American into the perils of fascism. I view such an event as historic and contextually important when considering our future. This unprescedent action clearly marks out evidently and for sure that a facist government is now in control of America. I know there were "signs" before....