Senate voting on two amendments now.

[Kdillard]

Lincoln amendment limiting deductabiility for insurance companies.
Next up is the Ensign amendment.

[Mass]

1. Well, Lieberman I-Aetna, voted against limiting the expansing of Insurance executives.

This amendment cannot be too tough, given it was proposed by Lincoln, but he voted against it.

[Kdillard]

4. Dammit amendment failed by a few votes. Reid speaking now

About the offering of a few amendments tomorrow. Ensign's amendment better fail too. I am hoping the abortion amendment fails tomorrow.

[Kdillard]

5. Ensign amendment up now. Please let it go down in a pile of flames.

[pinto]

2. Thanks for the heads up.

:kick:

[HughMoran]

3. Keep us "Comcast stole CSpan2" people up to date

I can't believe this historic debate is not on CSpan - fucking ass holes.

[Undercurrent]

7. Oh, that's not right at all!

That would piss me off too.

[Undercurrent]

6. CSpan is often

my studio background music. :)

[Mass]

8. Kolh, Warner, Lincoln Lieberman voting for Ensign amendment.

Chambliss, Shelby voting against it. Webb voted against it also, though he has generally voted with the GOP on these amendments.

Landrieu voting NO as well.

[Kdillard]

9. Lieberman is scum. Ensign amendment fails.

[pinto]

10. Ensign amendment - limiting attorney contingency fees in medical malpractice suits - fails. n/t

[Kdillard]

11. Two new amendments were offered and no new amendments will

Be offered today. Right now further debate is going on

[alsame]

12. Dorgan up - making a good case for the success of

Medicare.

Reading actual stories of people holding private fundraising events for medical treatments - heartbreaking.

[Blaukraut]

13. How will they be able to vote on 400+ amendments before x-mas

at the rate of 2/day? That seems pretty impossible. No way will they be able to vote to end debate before year's end.

[Kdillard]

14. I thought they only had to vote on 60 something amendments. 38 R and 34

D.

[Kdillard]

15. Things are over for the day. They will start again tomorrow

Morning at 10 am. 2 or maybe 4 amendments to be debated and its was speculated that Reid may try to get things wrapped up by filing motions to end debate so something can be done in the Senate by Christmas.