House Rejects Democratic Effort to Condemn Long Medicare Vote

[Judi Lynn]

House rejects Democratic effort to condemn long Medicare vote

Monday, December 8, 2003



(12-08) 14:18 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

The House on Monday repelled a Democratic effort to denounce a Medicare vote that stretched the customary 15-minute time limit to nearly three hours while Republican leaders rounded up support.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California forced the House to debate a resolution condemning the Nov. 22 vote as "a deliberate attempt to undermine the will of the House."

"Such behavior is unfair, it is un-American and it is unacceptable," Pelosi said.

Republicans said they worked with the best interest of American seniors in mind.

"It was late at night, no question," said Rep. Nancy Johnson, R-Conn. "But the stakes were very high."

"We could not abandon our responsibility to pass real Medicare prescription drug reform and modernization of Medicare's ability to keep pace with quality health care initiatives. And so yes, we allowed ourselves to be masters of time," she said. (snip/...)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/08/national1718EST0681.DTL

[never cry wolf]

1. I was listening on c-span

When it came time to vote to table or not, the chair called for a voice vote, the "no's" were clearly louder but the repug chair claimed the ayes had it, Pelosi quickly called for the yeas and nays. Just makes me sick the way they do things. Wouldn't even let the bill itself come to a vote and tried to cheat on the move to table.

:puke:

[madrchsod]

2. payback is a bitch

these assholes won`t controll the house and senate forever

[tom_paine]

3. Won't they?

Just ask the Romans who said that Caeser's handpicked stooges wouldn't dominate their Imperial Senate forever.

Not that I am saying this is a 100% given, but know what we're up against.

We are up against the most ruthless and lawless gang of thugs to ever rule Amerika, since the LAST King George pressed his boot into our collective face.

The believe in nothing, except power and winning. They believe ethics and rules are for sentimental and weak lib'ruls. The only thing remaining to see is how far they will go.

[Hobarticus]

4. Democracy out the window...

..and they claim it as a "victory".

[bluestateguy]

5. Can we keep the polls open on election day open indefinently?

The polls should be kept open until we get the outcome we want. I mean, we're just acting in the best interest of Americans, right?