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C-SPAN after dark … go figure


12/17/09

Wednesday night Senator Reid asked to bring a close to HR3590, the Patient Protection Amendment debate, he then offered a motion to withdraw, the vote ayes59  38nays with 3Senators not voting… Byrd, Enzi and Chambliss, the vote would allow the Defense Spending Package HR3326 and HCR debates to resume at midnight after a recess.

After the midnight recess, the Senate voted …  Cloture vote; 63 ayes  33 nays was invoked and agreed to …  limiting the debate on the Defense Spending Package HR3326, debates could last up to 30hours. Democrats all voted yes,  3 Republican Senators voted with the Democrats… Collins, Hutchinson and Snowe.  The final vote could be taken on Saturday morning.

they adjourned until Friday morning …

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Democratic Senators…will you vote against the People? UPDATE:in NOV. there were over 90,000 now 125,00 Please sign the Petition and make it 150,000


http://bit.ly/4prRHb <—————–  to sign Petition

“Any Democratic senators — including Joe Lieberman — who support a Republican attempt to block a vote on health care reform should be stripped of their leadership titles. Americans deserve a clean up-or-down vote on health care reform that includes a public option.”

Over 90,000 signatures and growing… Update…@ 125,000 now, sign the Petition and make it 150,000