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The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.
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The Senate is expected to vote Saturday on whether to take up the legislation. The majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, refused to say Thursday whether he had the 60 votes needed to clear that procedural hurdle.
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He’s certainly speaking for an intense point of view in the party, but the ultimate test is whether or not the Republican nominee wins the general elections. If they lose, it strengthens the liberal Democrats ... Adding more Democrats to [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi’s team does not advance the Republica...
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Among many things, India [ Images ] is waiting to see how Democratic Party treats bilateral relationships as compared with the Republicans ... Democrats have the high moral ground vis-a-vis nuclear proliferation and other issues. Let's see how deeply and efficiently they want to move bilateral relation ...
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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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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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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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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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Instead of standing with his constituents, Sen. LeMieux has decided to stand with the Republican 'Party of NO,' which is offering no real alternatives and no real solutions ... Sen. LeMieux's unwillingness to even discuss the issue of health insurance in our country -- which has been on the minds of Flo...
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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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Connecticut Democrats have no real experience with incumbents who've had to come from behind to win
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Harry Reid's bill is exactly what the voters don't want, and Senate Democrats who let this bill even come up for debate will pay a price on Election Day next year
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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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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.
SOURCE: Southern California Public Radio -
Connecticut Democrats have no real experience with incumbents who've had to come from behind to win
SOURCE: Hartford Courant -
Harry Reid's bill is exactly what the voters don't want, and Senate Democrats who let this bill even come up for debate will pay a price on Election Day next year
SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat -
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...
SOURCE: Argus Leader -
Three elections guaranteed the 60 votes: 2006 and 2008, which gave Democrats the White House and large Hill majorities, and 2009
SOURCE: The Corner -
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 ...
SOURCE: Political Animal -
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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It’s a good thing for the public to hold Democrats responsible for results even if the problems the Democrats are dealing with began under GOP rule. That instinct creates appropriate incentives for incumbent politicians to focus on solving problems rather than on allocating blame.
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A two-teacher household, which would be considered wealthy in any neighborhood, they are more likely to be Democrats than small-business people who make about the same amount of money
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Surely this spectacle, happening in real time before us, will give even more Democrats pause. Do they really want to be known as the Swine Flu Democrats?
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I hope we will have an opportunity to find out what the Administration plans to do to foster greater confidence in their stewardship of the economy ... At the very least, there needs to be a full accounting of how and why the supposed level of transparency on the part of the Democrats’ stimulus package ...
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Anyplace that a Democrat holds, that they just won, in an area that’s traditionally been a Republican area, are areas where we believe the Republican Party can have great success.
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Even before the data was made public, House Democrats charged the Bush administration was trying to hide bad economic news by releasing the numbers on a Friday when people are paying more attention to the upcoming weekend. In previous years, the estimates were released either on a Tuesday or Thursday.
SOURCE: Media Matters for America
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