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Bayh Will Vote To Bring Health Care Debate To Floor
Rachel Slajda | October 30, 2009, 12:22PM
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
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The day after Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) told CBS that he may help block a health care bill, his office released a statement saying he will vote to allow the bill to come to the Senate floor for debate.
In yesterday's statement, Bayh's office said he "will support moving forward to a health care debate on the Senate floor."
On Wednesday, Bayh said he considers "procedure and substance as being largely one and the same."
"I'd like to move forward, but some of that's going to depend on is it fiscally responsible," he added.
The statement did not address whether Bayh will vote to bring the bill to a final vote.
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ericf
October 30, 2009 12:46 PM
These senators who talk about filibustering their own party's top agenda item seem to love the spotlight. They should form the "Look at me! Look at me!" caucus.
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greysells2
October 30, 2009 3:36 PM
What is wrong with putting the bill on the Floor of the Senate and debating it and voting yes or no? Isn't that how it works in a democracy?
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PhadScad
October 30, 2009 4:07 PM
ericf might be right. These senators want to demonstrate that they have thought this through on their own before voting. I think that unless someone has said that they definitely won't support cloture, they can be assumed a likely yes vote (for bringing the thing to the floor).
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