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MarjorieG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-20-09 10:15 PM
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19. True that Nelson got anti-trust removed for allowing cloture; reinstate later and pass?
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  -Wyden Free Choice amendment added to Senate health bill ProSense  Nov-20-09 06:03 PM   #0 
  - Is this good or bad?  Taverner   Nov-20-09 06:04 PM   #1 
  - Quite a few people argued that it would significantly improve the bill.  ProSense   Nov-20-09 06:09 PM   #2 
  - How would it help? How would it hurt?  Taverner   Nov-20-09 06:10 PM   #3 
  - Unions don't like the idea that it may weaken the employer negotiating pool.  ProSense   Nov-20-09 06:12 PM   #4 
  - They are only going to allow him to offer the amendment I believe. I think it would be great  OregonBlue   Nov-20-09 07:54 PM   #16 
  - It's great.  Cant trust em   Nov-20-09 06:22 PM   #7 
     - "If you had insurance, but wanted to opt for the public option, you were barred from doing this" No  ProSense   Nov-20-09 06:24 PM   #9 
        - Is that from the new amendment?  Cant trust em   Nov-20-09 06:39 PM   #10 
           - No, actually that's the House bill. Here is the pertinent language from the Senate bill  ProSense   Nov-20-09 07:00 PM   #13 
  - And Mary Landrieu apparently got a little gifty as well...  Clio the Leo   Nov-20-09 06:14 PM   #5 
  - Interesting. n/t  ProSense   Nov-20-09 06:17 PM   #6 
     - I know.........  Clio the Leo   Nov-20-09 06:23 PM   #8 
        - They're waiting for their carrot.  Cant trust em   Nov-20-09 06:53 PM   #11 
        - lol yep. NT  Clio the Leo   Nov-20-09 06:55 PM   #12 
        - Oh yeah, I always figured  Cha   Nov-20-09 07:48 PM   #15 
           - His own TV show I think.  Clio the Leo   Nov-20-09 10:10 PM   #18 
  - Think Progress explains  ProSense   Nov-20-09 07:47 PM   #14 
  - Now, do you perceive this as devastating to the bill?  Oregone   Nov-20-09 08:32 PM   #17 
  - True that Nelson got anti-trust removed for allowing cloture; reinstate later and pass?  MarjorieG   Nov-20-09 10:15 PM   #19 
 

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