Reconciliation gets down to a fillibuster by amendments -- Harry Reid grows a backbone!
Shuttlepod 7 now up by dsb
We're in it for the duration!
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Shuttlepod #1 - kirbybruno
Shuttlepod #2 - papicek
Shuttlepod #3 - FleetAdmiralJ
Shuttlepod #4/5 - by sheba
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Let's do some more brain damage!
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AMENDMENTS UPDATE:
Amendment #26: Bennett Amendment "Requires a vote by residents on allowing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia." (?)
Appeal to allow Amendment: Yea 36, Nay:-59 Motion is defeated.
Amendment #27: Risch (R-ID) Motion to Commit with instructions
Vote is to table (kill) the motion: Yea 55, Nay 40
Amendment #28: Hutchison (R-TX): Amendment to roll back Stimulus Funds for tax relief for the rich (not the official title)!
Motion is to waive the Byrd rule (needs 60 votes to pass the amendment): Yea 40 , Nay 55 . Motion is defeated.
Amendment #29: Vitter (R-LA): Amendment to test for breast cancer and other stuff already covered in the Health Insurance Bill. Motion is to table the amendment (Yeas are in order for Dems): Yea 56 , Nay 39. Amendment is tabled (dead as a doornail).