Teddy K is roaring in the Senate about Insurance!

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Great props, too.

I love that man.

He is placing the blame on the Insurance industry.

Great stuff.

[eleny]

1. Thanks!

I was listeing to Randi and may have missed this.

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2. kicked and recommened

:kick:

[eleny]

3. Can you tell me any details you gleaned about the bill in a nutshell?

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4. I wish I could - I switched on the tv and there he was

he had a chart up that showed that even with malpractice suits, the insurers are making profits.

They pass on the increased premiums to the doctors and keep their profits the same. He said doctors and the patients are the victims, and the insurance companies are to blame.

I missed the beginning. I will check the record.

I'm back - I think he was railing against this:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN00022:@@@P

[eleny]

5. The liability issues!

Couched in the language of access to services again.

Thanks!

[cspanlovr]

9. Repugs want a 250K cap on damages from any malpractice suit

[eleny]

12. thank you!

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6. we need the fairness of an upordownvote... upordownvote...

jeepers, they need a new record. This one is getting stale.

[cspanlovr]

7. Pat Leahy up now

Its like taking to a brick wall. Who's listening? Will any Repug dare vote against their Fearless Leader?

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8. That is a rhetorical question, right?!

:evilgrin:

[cspanlovr]

10. Yes, it is.

unfortunately.

[mdmc]

11. Thank you Teddy!

You make it easy to be a Dem! Thank you!

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13. They are voting on cloture now!

anyone know if this is supposed to be a nail-biter or not?