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Sens: Snowe's healthcare vote puts her top Commerce perch at risk

Posted: Oct 14, 2009

Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) is risking a shot at becoming the top Republican on an influential Senate committee by backing Democratic healthcare legislation, according to senators on the panel.

A Senate Democrat on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee said Republicans on the panel are threatening to vote against Snowe, who is in line for the senior GOP post that is about to come open.

Conclusion of article at: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/62727-sens-snowe-risks-perch#

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Snowe - NJ

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Snowe is has a decent record of voting her mind which isn't always in line with republican platforms.

I don't want to see the current health bill pass, however. It's too mangled, too far from being effective.

NJ

Perhaps - but future legislation can remedy that - me

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I think if they were to go back to square 1, they risk jettisoning the whole project.

I know you know NJ, that the Republicans are counting the days to January, when they can start the campaign for 2010 HOR elections.

If they are successful in changing the balance there, health care reform would be the first thing to bite the dust.

But if the plan fails badly... - NJ

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What if "reform" that isn't really much reform becomes law then fails? That worries me.

NJ

And it should worry all of us! - Trigger Happy

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These people who continue to say....pass reform now and work the details out later....are just ridiculous. If they are going to pass healthcare reform....which I feel we need....I want a plan with well-defined details with cost, etc. I don't want to push something through with no details and just a bunch of promises because we all know how great politicians are at keeping promises.

Snowe is a closet Democrat - who is she kidding! - nm

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Or put another way, - me

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Senator Snowe shows political courage and simple intelligence - she KNOWS we must move forward on HC reform and she also knows this is likely to be the best chance for that to happen.

Tweak the bill once it's out of committee - but thank God it can finally move closer to Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Obama's desk for his signature.

By all means..... - sm

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"tweak the bill." You know what that means to me. Each person will want to add this or that to benefit their special interest groups and the next thing you know....we will have some crazy health reform that will cost us a heck of a lot more than anyone anticipated and it won't really help us out at all.

Another point to make is - :P

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that the democrats have the majority right now. Stop blaming republicans for ruining healthcare reform. Democrats don't need them to pass this. If the democrats can't get something passed when they have the majority in the WH and in congress....well....you can't blame republicans for that because you don't need them to get this thing passed.

Baucus - NJ

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You mean like the way we dems expressed disgust at Baucus being in the hip pocket of the insurance industry?

NJ

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