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    But Reid reiterated the claim during a news conference on Wednesday. "I was told by various people that we would have 27 Republican votes, which was pretty reasonable to assume since one of the co-sponsors of this legislation was [Sen.] Jon Kyl [Ariz.], the assistant Republican leader" Reid told reporters. But J. James Rohack, the president of the AMA, said that Reid was working with old information and that his organization never claimed it could deliver more than two dozen Republicans for a 10-year fix of Medicare doctor payments. Full Article at The Hill
    I was told by various people that we would have 27 Republican votes, which was pretty reasonable to assume since one of the co-sponsors of this legislation was [Sen.] Jon Kyl [Ariz.], the assistant Republican leader
    Harry Reid – Harry Reid SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
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Miscalculation delivers loss for Reid on Medicare doc fix
  1. The reference to 27 votes was made well before [the bill] was introduced and in the context of bipartisan health reform legislation
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  2. But the real surprise is that despite President Obama’s claim that we’re closer than ever before to passing healthcare reform, the first Senate floor vote was a complete failure.
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  3. No one should be surprised that the first vote on healthcare reform that Harry Reid brought to the floor adds nearly $250 billion to our already skyrocketing national deficit
    Michael Steele – Michael Steele SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  4. No numbers were thrown around ... Twenty-seven is a little ambitious.
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  5. If this amendment passed, it would jeopardize final passage of health reform. And given Republicans’ strong opposition to health reform, it is entirely possible they would have voted for this amendment
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago
  6. We have taken the steam out of this issue and defused any efforts to use this amendment to blow up healthcare
    SOURCE: The Hill 1 month ago

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