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Watch It Shrink-Think the House Health Care Reform Bill's Too Long? Not After the Senate Whittles Away at It.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, congress, republicans, media, dishonesty, corruption, ethics, politics, americans, u.s. )

Suzybell
- 132 days ago - slate.com
Yes, it's long.During House debate over the health care reform bill, Republican after Republican stepped up to denounce the legislation's intolerable 1,990-page length (text). Before it passed the House by a narrow margin of 220-215, the bill actually go
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Roseann D. (90)
Sunday November 8, 2009, 7:32 pm
Abortion. During House debate, Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio pestered House Democratic leaders about whether the anti-abortion amendment, which is not in either version of the Senate bill, would remain in the bill after House-Senate conference. Obviously they hope it does not, but it remains to be seen whether the Senate can resist pressure from the U.S. Conference of Bishops.

U.S. Conference of Bishops....do they pay taxes? NO! Are they women? NO! Are they abiding by Separation of Church as State? NO! 3 Strikes, they are out!
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (274)
Monday November 9, 2009, 8:53 pm
Sherbet.. they could of given it to us in short hand... but I guess after it has all whittled away.. we'll be asking for the long hand..
 

Suzybell H. (217)
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 1:49 am
I guess we all know what is coming.It is times like these that make me wish.I still worked at the Capitol.
 
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