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T.J. Rooney , chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, right, introduces Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, D-Pa. , left, during the Pennsylvania State Committee Meeting in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 6, 2009. View Photo »
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Tom Rooney, chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, right, introduces Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, D-Pa. , left, during the Pennsylvania State Committee Meeting in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 6, 2009. View Photo »
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US Senator Arlen Specter, R-PA, listens to US General Eric Shenseki during a full committee hearing on Shenseki's nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 14, 2009. View Photo »
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Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Steven Vanackere of the Flemish Christian Democrat party (CD&V) attends an interview after a meeting with former Prime Minister Wilfried Martens in Brussels November 22, 2009. View Photo »
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Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Steven Vanackere of the Flemish Christian Democrat party (CD&V) attends an interview after a meeting with former Prime Minister Wilfried Martens in Brussels November 22, 2009. View Photo »
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Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Steven Vanackere of the Flemish Christian Democrat party (CD&V) leaves after a meeting with former Prime Minister Wilfried Martens in Brussels November 22, 2009. View Photo »
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Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Steven Vanackere of the Flemish Christian Democrat party (CD&V) leaves after a meeting with former Prime Minister Wilfried Martens in Brussels November 22, 2009. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) gestures to a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation wihle speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: The Senate's health care reform bill sits on the podium following a news conference by Republican Senators on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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The 'public option' component of the bill is negotiable, Senator Richard Durbin, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, said on NBC on Sunday, adding the Senate bill 'must' get passed by the end of 2009. If it goes into 2010, with other issues such as financial regulation reform and mid-term elections vying for a...
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On Saturday night, a number of moderate Senate Democrats sacrificed their principles to bring America dangerously closer to government-run health care.
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We know not all 60 senators in my caucus agree on every aspect of this bill ... But all Democrats do believe now is the time to make sure all Americans can access affordable health insurance.
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I do, because I think we ought - this is about our national security, you know? The Democrats are willing to bust the budget to pass a domestic program that the American people are against, but all of a sudden find it offensive to do something that is absolutely essential to the security of Americans he...
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Last night was a very good night for us ... Look, there are many bumps in the road, discussions, arguments, disagreements, but the wind is at our back. There is real momentum and the good news is we have a very diverse caucus but every Democrat from the most liberal to the most conservative very much wa...
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It doesn’t register the way people in Washington think it does ... What is going to matter more to voters is the overall attitude towards Democrats in Congress and the president.
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My Republican friends, there is nothing to fear in debate ... Be not afraid of debate. It is our job, and it is exactly what the legislative process is all about: discussing, amending, improving. We Democrats stand ready to do what needs to be done. We welcome debate. We encourage it.
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Sen. LeMieux's unwillingness to even discuss the issue of health insurance in our country--which has been on the minds of Floridians for many years--shows that neither he nor Gov. Charlie Crist are interested in fixing our broken health insurance system and are only interested in seeing Democrats and Pr...
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Connecticut Democrats have no real experience with incumbents who've had to come from behind to win
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There are elements in all of their districts that are displeased with their votes ... However, history suggests these Democrats made the smart political move. Most Democrats in South Dakota will vote for a moderate to a conservative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin before they'll vote for a conservative Republ...
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Three elections guaranteed the 60 votes: 2006 and 2008, which gave Democrats the White House and large Hill majorities, and 2009
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And make no mistake, the Democrat plan we'll vote on tonight would make life harder for the vast majority of Americans. It raises their taxes. It raises their health care premiums. It cuts their Medicare and drives millions off of the private insurance they currently have
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There must be a certain number of county officials, municipal officials, Democrats and Republicans. You also have to live in the right place
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she thinks Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will soon have to choose between a triggered public option and no health care bill. She also says Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) -- the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate one of its most fierce and vocal public option advocates -- has been tasked as a point man ...
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If one Democrat were to stand up to Senator Reid, and say ‘I can’t support this,’ then Senator Reid would be forced to put the Stupak language in, since he needs every vote ... There has never been a greater moment of leverage for pro-life Democrats. We still have a few hours before the vote. If it pass...
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If one Democrat were to stand up to Senator Reid, and say ‘I can’t support this,’ then Senator Reid would be forced to put the Stupak language in, since he needs every vote ... There has never been a greater moment of leverage for pro-life Democrats. We still have a few hours before the vote. If it pass...
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I still hold out hope, but I must admit that it’s a fading hope ... I hope that there may be one Democrat, even if they’re quiet now, to stand up tonight. It comes down to someone in their heart being pro-life.
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It is the number one request of my Governor, who is a Republican and it is unanimously supported by every member of our delegation, Democrat and Republican. I’ m proud to have asked for it. I’m proud to have fought for it, and I will continue to
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the White House and Congress were right to structure the package as a mix of tax cuts and spending, rather than just tax cuts as Republicans prefer or just spending as many Democrats do.
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It is time for students to revolt, not by laying in the streets and not by organizing student demonstrations chanting 'Shame on you!' It must be a revolt using voter registration cards and making a change in the voting booth; this will be the only student action that the Democrats and Republicans will u...
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One of the real dangers, I think, that we are talking about with this health care proposal the Democrats have put before us is the concern about rationing and the rationing of our health care ... And we're seeing that play out a little bit.
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So finally we get the Holy Grail. We get a Democratic president, a Democratic Congress with a large majority and 60 votes in the Senate ... And we still can't get things done because there aren't enough Democrats who are courageous enough to do what's right, versus doing what's best for their re-electio...
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The speaker understands that unlike the Republicans, House Democrats have differing points of view and sometimes we have differences. But we always work them out, as we did in passing this historic health insurance reform legislation
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It could become a brick in a larger message that she's gone Washington, voting with the Democratic Party and not Arkansas.
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This time it’s unstoppable ... We’ve come this far, and we are not going to turn back. We are fulfilling a mandate the American people gave to President Obama and the Democratic Party last November.
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