Democrats Set Up Senate Vote On Bill To Overturn Hobby Lobby

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

SAHIL KAPUR – JULY 14, 2014, 5:21 PM EDT

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) moved to bring up Democrats' bill to overturn the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling. The "cloture motion" sets up a likely procedural vote in the Senate on Wednesday, requiring 60 votes to defeat a filibuster.

Republicans, who strongly support the Court's 5-4 ruling against the Obamacare birth control mandate, are expected to block the bill.

The bill, written by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Mark Udall (D-CO), would clarify that employers may not opt out of covering contraceptives or other preventive services in their insurance plans without co-pays, even if business owners object to the services on religious grounds.

For Democrats, the legislation is also a rallying cry to their younger voters, particularly women, ahead of a tough mid-term election.

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[yeoman6987]

1. 60 votes

How are they planning to get that?

[HERVEPA]

2. Well duh, they're not.

It's to use as a campaign point, and likely an effective one.

[yeoman6987]

4. Gee...just making a statement

Sorry I upset you. I am not so sure it is a great campaign point either because most of the Senate seats are in states where Romney won in 2012.

[freshwest]

3. Convincing Republicans with input from their voters. That's all they'll hear, not anyone in D.C.

States with GOP senators need voters to threaten to roust them from office.

Here's a map of who's at risk:



Blue: Democratic incumbent seeking re-election

Blue: Democratic incumbent retiring

Red: Republican incumbent seeking re-election

Red: Republican incumbent retiring

White: No election

* Both Independents currently caucus with the Democrats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2014

Mitch is in trouble. If he wants the woman vote, he had better vote for their health care.

[samsingh]

5. won't they need the house to support this?

[IronGate]

6. Yeah,

that's why if by some fluke it passed the Senate, Orangeman would never allow it to the floor of the House for a vote.