napi21
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Mon Dec-14-09 09:44 AM
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Hartmann this AM: If Leiberman blows up HC, I hope Reed has |
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the cojones to declare reconciliation that they're going to make the age of eligibility for Medicare ZERO! Would only need 51 votes and be 2 pages long!
He said he talked to Bernie Sanders about this & Bernie said right now they'd maybe get 5 votes for it, but who knows.
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Mon Dec-14-09 09:45 AM
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1. if we have to bypass normal function, don't use reconciliation. |
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use the nuclear option. The filibuster has outlived its usefulness.
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