Here is the next shuttlepod for the liveblog of the HCR debate. Please do NOT rec this diary; please rec the Mothership by Adam Blomeke.
EDIT: Link to roll call votes h/t Adam Blomeke.
Shuttlepod #1 by jnhobbs
Shuttlepod #2 by yawnimawke
Shuttlepod #3 by Christian Dem in NC
ShuttlePod #4 by Betty Pinson
Shuttlepod #5 by 88kathy
Shuttlepod #6 by politik
Shuttlepod #7 by Book of Hearts
Shuttlepod #8 by sheba
Runabout #9 by Patch Adam
Now open: Runabout #11 by FleetAdmiralJ
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READ THE BILLS!!!
Text of the Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
Text of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
Text of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 3590 (Senate health bill)
Text of the bill as reported (reported by the Budget Committee)
CSPAN Video Library of the Rules Committee Meetings last night:
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
There was a boatload of baloney in these meetings. I just watched the last session, which was all of the votes to grant waivers on bogus Republican Amendments You can read them all here. I wish someone could have invoked the language of Robert Byrd:
I make the point that when the Senate is operating under cloture the Chair is required to take the initiative under rule XXII to rule out of order all amendments which are dilatory or which on their face are out of order.
The elephants and the morans are kicking it into overdrive this weekend. Here are just a few examples that I know of that have been diaried about:
NDGOP Chair Gives Out Congressman's Personal Cell Phone Number on TV by me
TeaBaggers Go Overboard, Threaten Gun Violence Over HCR by GreyHawk
Now They're Spitting on a Congressman! UPDATED with Statement by DanK Is Back
The Bachmann Agenda on Health Care: Heartless by Tarryl Clark --That's Future Congresswoman Tarryl Clark!
Is Boehner now threatening violence? (with update #3) by NewDealer
Urgent! I'm being threatened to oppose HCR! (updated) by hatecloudsyourthoughts
Brick thrown at one of Louise Slaughter's congressional offices by Christian Dem in NC
Here is President Obama's speech to the Democratic Caucus too, via the new CSPAN video library: