rssSnowe to Support Baucus Bill
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:03 pm
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The wait is over. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) just announced that she’ll support the $829 billion health reform bill soon to be voted on by the Senate Finance Committee.
“I do it with reservations,” she said, citing some of the most controversial provisions, including a broad Medicaid expansion and penalties to be applied to those who don’t comply with an individual insurance mandate. But the urgency of reforming the nation’s broken health care system outweighs those concerns, she said.
“When history calls, history calls,” Snowe said. She warned, however, that her support today doesn’t mean she’ll support the bill merged with the Senate health committee proposal.
“My vote today is my vote today,” she said. “It doesn’t forecast what my vote will be tomorrow.”
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Comment posted October 13, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
I hope things can be settled for the sake of their children.
Comment posted October 13, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
Snowe said “Is this bill all that I want? Far from it. Is it all that it can be? Far from it”- but she's voting for it because “history” beckons
That's some logic there, lol- what an idiot
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Comment posted October 13, 2009 @ 9:23 pm
Snowe has proven herself to be a great lawmaker today for not kowtowing to the Republicans and the healthcare industry.
The majority of Americans wants this.
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Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
Im glad a republican see's some good in the health plan. Way to go who ever the hell you are…
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