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Senator Paul Kirk – the man with the Vote

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I think people who care about health care reform passing should all start paying attention to our  interim Senator, instead of speculating about what the candidates might have done last Saturday or might do if they were in the Senate.  

Senator Kirk, will, in a week or two, will be deciding whether he will vote for health care reform with or without restrictions on abortion.

So let’s get to him.  

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      • And yes, you’re quite right.  Obviously the maneuvering in the Senate regarding Stupak (and everything else) began Saturday night, and from Saturday night through January 19, Senator Kirk’s vote — not Coakley’s, Capuano’s, Khazei’s, or Pagliuca’s — is the one that matters.

  4. If HR 3962 overcomes filibuster, the Senate merged bill would be offered as substitute:

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    Reid Takes Step To Move Forward With Debate of Health Care Reform Bill
    Wednesday, November 11, 2009

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday took the first step toward launching a floor debate on health reform by placing the House bill (HR 3962) on the official Senate calendar, Roll Call reports.

    By filing a motion to introduce the bill on Nov. 16, Reid could introduce a motion to proceed to debate the bill as early as next Tuesday (Nov 17) (Rushing, “Blog Briefing Room,” The Hill, 11/10).

    Reid must gather 60 votes on the motion to proceed to debate to avoid an expected Republican filibuster. If Reid is able to overcome the potential filibuster, he likely will offer the Senate version of reform legislation as a substitute amendment (Pierce (1), Roll Call, 11/10).

    Reid has not yet released a final Senate bill because he is waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to deliver a cost analysis of the draft bill. When Reid was asked on Tuesday if he would be able to present his bill to the floor next week and complete work on it by the Christmas holiday recess, he said, “Yes and yes,” according to the New York Times (Herszenhorn, New York Times, 11/11). more

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