Party line vote expected for Senate health care repeal

[babylonsister]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/02/5977007-party-line-vote-expected-for-senate-health-care-repeal-

Party line vote expected for Senate health care repeal
From NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, Ken Strickland, and Carrie Dann


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The Tea Party Express has urged its supporters to flood the offices of Sens. Jim Webb of Virginia, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Jon Tester of Montana, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Claire McCaskill of Missouri with calls lobbying for repeal.

FreedomWorks, an organization chaired by former Majority Leader Dick Armey, has targeted those five lawmakers as well as Bill Nelson of Florida, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.

But Democratic leaders are optimistic that none of their party members will defect.

Sens. Manchin and Ben Nelson - the Senate Democrats who have been the most outspoken about potential problems with the legislation - have both said publicly that they will not side with Republicans on the vote. And a spokeswoman for Tester tells NBC News that the Montana lawmaker will not vote for repeal.

It's also likely that the Senate will pass a bill this afternoon that strikes one almost universally unpopular provision from the health care law: the "1099" language that requires small businesses to submit IRS tax forms for every vendor whom they pay more than $600.

There are several competing versions of the measure that would roll back the 1099 language, sponsored by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Democratic aides say that the most likely of these to pass is one introduced by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. She's also up for re-election next year.

[bluestateguy]

1. McConnell wanted his vote and now he's got it

Can we please put the old battles of 2009 and 2010 away now?

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Whatever happened to Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!?!