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Baucus, Dodd: Votes Likely Tomorrow

Brian Beutler | December 2, 2009, 6:59PM

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Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and key health care principals met with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Nancy-Ann DeParle, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and other officials to discuss, among other things, the GOP logjam preventing progress on a reform bill.

After the meeting, Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Max Baucus (D-MT) said there would likely be many votes tomorrow--the first of the debate.

Republicans, who have a long menu of obstructive options before them, have been blocking amendments for several days now, provoking the ire of Democratic leaders.

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jimbomoron

December 2, 2009 7:12 PM

Question, Brian: Does anyone have a list of the amendments that could be voted on tomorrow?

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calchala

December 2, 2009 7:24 PM

This is how the majority is powerless. It's the damn senate rules! Looking at Gregg's obstruction amendment, he's calling for obstructing not just the actual votes, but also, every single amendment and then the conference bills itself. Essentially he's forcing votes on things that are ENTIRELY non-controversial. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE! And the worse thing at all is that they are paying no consequence for this. NONE.

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