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Joe Nation

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4. Correct, he advanced the ACA in many ways...

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Wed Jul 26, 2017, 09:26 AM

Jul 2017

He (Kennedy) cast the deciding vote to protect Medicare payments to doctors in 2008. Kennedy was a key driver in early drafts of the ACA. He also traveled to Washington to cast a deciding vote to proceed on Obama’s stimulus package in February 2009, pushing it past a possible Republican filibuster, a key hurdle in the path to becoming law.

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Ted Kennedy got out of his deathbed to vote to give millions of Americans healthcare [View all] Joe Nation Jul 2017 OP

I believe he died before the final vote. but was very instrumental in riversedge Jul 2017 #1

I don't think it was a "jest" RoBear Jul 2017 #3

Unfortunately, Ted passed before any of the final versions were ready for him to vote on BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #2

Correct, he advanced the ACA in many ways... Joe Nation Jul 2017 #4

McCain was there when Ted Kennedy took his heroic stand. brush Jul 2017 #5

Thanks for posting. Needs a graphic :) Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2017 #6

Probably right; let's see how the rest of his votes play out. yodermon Jul 2017 #7

Found a graphic: So few so hard Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2017 #8