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Lochloosa

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9. Nope..three Dems voted for it. 51-48
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 01:20 PM
Mar 2012

By a vote of 51-48, the Senate agreed to table a Republican amendment offered by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) that would have empowered employers to deny coverage of health services to their employees on the basis of personal moral objections. The measure represented the GOP’s response to President Obama’s rule requiring employers to provide contraception and other preventive health services as part of their health insurance plans. Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME) — who announced her retirement earlier this week — was the only Republican to join Democrats in “tabling” the amendment, while three Democrats, Sens. Ben Nelson (NE), Joe Manchin (WV), and Bob Casey (PA) voted to preserve it.

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Excellent news!! sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #1
Yes! Robbins Mar 2012 #2
WOOHOO! MoonRiver Mar 2012 #3
I agree. dgibby Mar 2012 #5
We need a list. MoonRiver Mar 2012 #11
I'm sure potential tie-breaker Joe Biden was on hand Zambero Mar 2012 #8
Big K&R!!!!! Lint Head Mar 2012 #4
That is truly good news. hifiguy Mar 2012 #6
Great news...I'm sure it's a straight Party line vote. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #7
Nope..three Dems voted for it. 51-48 Lochloosa Mar 2012 #9
Legalize Blunts! Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #10
This shows again that our defense lies in the Democrats in the Senate and Our President.It's not The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #12
The bill was blunted! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #13
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