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    In other words, I suspect the key question is no longer, "How do we keep Olympia Snowe happy?" Rather, it's, "How do we convince Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Mary Landrieu to let the Senate vote on health care reform?" As for Snowe's argument that the trigger "could have been the road toward achieving a broader bipartisan consensus," I think there's ample evidence to the contrary. Full Article at Political Animal
    How do we convince Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Mary Landrieu to let the Senate vote on health care reform?
    SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
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Snowe's disappointment
  1. The problem with triggers is that is just delays the public option
    Susan Collins – Susan Collins SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
  2. I'm against a public option.
    Olympia Snowe – Olympia Snowe SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
  3. How explicit a statement is that, though? I could be over-parsing here, but it sounds to me as if she's leaving a door pretty wide open to supporting this bill down the line. Note, she doesn't say she's withdrawing her support.
    SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
  4. These so-called healthcare reform bills have different names: a public option, a co-op, a trigger. Make no mistake, these are all gateways to government-run healthcare.
    SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
  5. I am deeply disappointed with the Majority Leader's decision to include a public option as the focus of the legislation. I still believe that a fallback, safety net plan, to be triggered and available immediately in states where insurance companies fail to offer plans that meet the standards of affordab...
    SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
  6. Yes, it would be difficult
    Olympia Snowe – Olympia Snowe SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago
  7. How do we keep Olympia Snowe happy?
    SOURCE: Political Animal 3 weeks ago

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