Senate Dems defeat initial GOP attacks on health care 'fixes' bill

[Faygo Kid]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday launched an attempt to amend or kill legislation expanding the recently enacted health care reform law -- part of a GOP pledge to use every parliamentary tool available to undermine the measure.

The amendments also are designed to force Democrats to cast unpopular votes in the run-up to this November's midterm elections.

Senate Democrats easily defeated the first of the amendments, which challenged provisions in the bill involving changes to Medicare funding.

Also defeated were attempts to send the measure to committee for reconsideration -- which would effectively kill it -- and other amendments intended to strip provisions from the bill. There were at least 11 other motions or amendments to be considered. . .

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/24/health.care.main/?hpt=T1

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The Dems are standing firm. I have waited way too long for them to do so. Keep it up.

[Cha]

1. Thanks Faygo Kid .

[quiet.american]

2. Go Dems. (No pressure, but we're all counting on you.)

:)

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[TomCADem]

3. Good for them! Resisting RW Terrorist Threats!

With George Miller and the Texas 9/11 copycat, bravo to Democrats for having the courage not to cave in.