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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 12:36 PM Original message |
How did Baucus get a chairman seat on finance commitee? Who would give that guy that position? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably most time in the Senate of the majority party on that committee. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes, how did he get chairman then....Thx |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Senority. The same way everyone else does. He was ranking minority member when the |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Its by seniority |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. One word: Seniority n/t |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Somebody thought that nothing was ever going to change with health care |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Seniority that's how |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama put him in charge of the Senate process. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here's the Baucus white paper on health care reform, Nov 08. It has the PO in it. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Harry Reid appointed Baucus to led the HealthCare Issue. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. No. All health care legislation goes through Finance and the HELP committe in the Senate |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. The Senate Democratic Caucus makes the decision, often, but not always, based in seniority |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
13. It is senority though with one proviso |
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