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Democrats nix putting pre-vote health bill online

hypocritexposer

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They must be considering this an "emergency bill", that won't take effect until 2013.

Democrats nix putting pre-vote health bill online

(AP) – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Democrats have rejected a GOP amendment that would have required a health overhaul bill to be available online for 72 hours before the committee votes.

Republicans argued that transparency is an Obama administration goal. They also noted that their constituents are demanding that they read bills before voting.

Democrats said it was a delay tactic that could have postponed a vote for weeks.

"As president," his campaign website said, "Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days."

Here's obama talking about transparency, lobbyists and signing bills.

Barack Obama "Public Will Have 5 Days To Look At Every Bill That Lands On My Desk"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5t8GdxFYBU

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Mike

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Gee, this guy lies almost as much as our very own OT. :roll:

And they both wonder why we don't take them serious? :lol: :lol:
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
Larrry said:
Maybe obama could become a moderator on here.

We'd just hear about all the threats with no proof or arrests.

400% increase in threats. Where are the arrests?

I've only heard of a couple, but I hardly ever keep up with what's going on.
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
I wonder why they don't want anybody to see the bill?

Pelosi Seeks to Make Health Reform Bill More Liberal

When House leadership brings a final health care bill to the full House floor, it may be more liberal than moderate House Democrats expected, according to reports.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is planning to include in the bill a tax on wealthy Americans, as well as a more robust government-run health insurance plan (or "public option"), abandoning the compromises leaders in a key committee worked out with the moderate Blue Dog Democrats, according to Roll Call.

The original tri-committee health care bill introduced in the House would have raised taxes by 5.4 percent on taxpayers making more than $1 million a year, but some Democrats have opposed the measure.

The original House bill also included a public option that moderates in the House Energy and Commerce Committee made less robust. The Blue Dogs in the committee worked out a deal with committee leaders to make a public option negotiate payment rates with medical providers — instead of dictating them. This is intended to put a public option on a "level playing field" with private insurers. Pelosi, however, reportedly plans to peg public option payment rates to Medicare payment rates.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/23/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5331747.shtml
 
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