Snowe Will Vote Yes With Democrats On Health Care Reform
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she intends to vote for the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform package. She cautioned that her vote should be seen as a sign of her faith in the process going forward, not as support for the final package that will arrive on the Senate floor.
“Is this bill all that I would want? Far from it,” said Snowe. “Is it all that it can be? No. But when history calls, history calls, and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to take every opportunity to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time.”
Snowe’s statement came several hours before a scheduled committee vote.
“My vote today is my vote today. It doesn’t forecast what my vote will be tomorrow,” she said. It does keep her at the negotiating table and at the center of the debate; Snowe risked marginalizing herself if she voted no.
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[...] about Huffington Post as of October 13, 2009 Snowe Will Vote Yes With Democrats On Health Care Reform – themoderatevoice.com 10/13/2009 The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) [...]
Huff and puff, pant and drool, Huffies, over your trustworthy Acceptable Republican, and enjoy the Senate panel (committee) vote approving the Baucus legislation (the Senate has to have something with which to dicker with the House lib Dems in future conference negotiations, after all). Better yet, now campaign for a full Senate vote of approval (and the start of conference with the House) to happen soon.
But don't expect an end to disapproval from those who aren't sheep-like Acceptable Republicans [tm].