Senate Democrats Break GOP Filibuster on Spending Bill
That probably felt good, but this wasn't the big one.
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Tom Coburn: "There will be several more attempts to derail this bill from a parliamentary standpoint by me."
The Democrats give in to Lieberman after meeting last night.
There's a trigger, a buy-in, and an expansion of Medicare.
It could be replaced by a privately run plan that sounds vaguely like something associated with the government.
Or, it should vote on them very, very, slowly.
Four senators hold the fate of the bill in their hands.
"I have ruled out voting for this bill but I still very much want to vote for a bill."
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The Senate majority leader said the body will take up the issue when they return to work in September.
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