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Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said Saturday she has decided to support a floor debate on the Senate's health care reform bill. But she added a caveat on the floor of the Senate: "My vote today to move forward on this important debate should in no way be construed by the supporters of this current framework as an indication of how I might vote as this debate comes to an end. "It is a vote to move forward to continue the good and essential and important and imperative work that is under way

My vote today to move forward on this important debate should in no way be construed by the supporters of this current framework as an indication of how I might vote as this debate comes to an end.   -Mary Landrieu

 

The Senate is set to vote Saturday night, right before the holiday, on a motion to proceed on its latest health care government take-over bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing for yet another weekend vote (commonplace now for the party of "transparency") because he knows that the American people will be none too happy about the Democrats' proposal the longer they have to look it over. A vote against the Democrats' motion will help stop Obamacare before it gets any closer to becoming a reali  

"No other member of the Senate could have accomplished what he will accomplish today." — Sen. Mary Landrieu (D., La.) on Harry Reid.  

As Harry Reid pressures holiday-homebound Democrats to vote for a start of the Senate health care debate, Republican resisters have found a new weapon to use against the bill–a sudden deep concern about how it might threaten women's bodies. Seizing on a quasi-government task force's report this week recommending that annual mammograms start at 50 rather than 40, the GOP has gone into full outrage mode. "This is how rationing begins," warns Rep. Marsha Blackburn.  

The Times's David Herszenhorn and Robert Pear have already reported early developments as Senate Democrats near the first test vote on a merged health care bill. Mr. Herszenhorn looked at the leanings of Senator Mary Landrieu , Democrat of Louisiana, who has now indicated she'll vote with Democrats on this early test. Earlier, Carl Hulse, Times's chief congressional correspondent, picked up on the sparring between Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucy, and Majority Leader Harry Reid, of Nevada,  

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take a crucial vote on Saturday on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform the U.S. health care system. Democrats, facing expected unanimous opposition from Republicans in the chamber, need to ensure that all 60 of their members vote in favor of moving ahead to a full debate on the measure. Democratic Majority leader Harry Reid has set the vote for eight o'clock Saturday evening.

Insurance company profits have gone up 400 percent over the last 7 years because the insurance companies denied care for so many people so they can't get insurance, and then they turn down so many claims. Thirty percent of insurance company claims are turned down initially by the insurer   -Sherrod Brown

 

The U.S. Senate on Friday talked itself toward a crucial showdown vote over the weekend to begin formal consideration of a historic but highly controversial health-care reform bill. Senators took turns throughout the day and into the night coming to the floor to express support or opposition to the $849 billion bill designed to expand coverage, end certain contentious insurance industry practices and address financial aspects of the current system. Those speeches are to continue until a crucial vote s

I agreed to the wishes of my leadership   -Tom Coburn

 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tonight faces the first big test of whether he can keep his Democratic colleagues united behind health-care legislation. Senators plan to take a vote at 8 p.m. Washington time that would clear the way for debate on the most sweeping changes to the U.S. health system since the 1965 creation of the Medicare program for the elderly and disabled. With every Senate Republican opposing the legislation, Reid can't afford a single defection from his 60-member caucus to enable  

Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession -- Iowa. Search the fine print of the bill unveiled this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and you'll find scores of provisions making winners out of some interest groups and losers of others, from makers of costly biological drugs to insurance company executives. It's not surprising considering the $1 trillion, 10-year price tag of the 2