{"id":1281,"date":"2009-10-13T09:16:23","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T13:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2009-10-13T17:38:33","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T21:38:33","slug":"health-care-vote-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/1281\/health-care-vote-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Vote Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Finance Committee will vote today on the latest version of health care &#8220;reform,&#8221; the Baucus Bill.\u00a0 Senator Baucus is expected to strike the gavel around 10:00 am (EST), with a vote expected later in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to call your Senator and tell them to vote &#8220;No&#8221; on the Baucus Bill.\u00a0 The Congressional Switchboard number is 202-224-3121.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the members of the Finance Committee, Senators that could decide the fate of health care in the U.S.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/baucus.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Max Baucus (D-MT)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rockefeller.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">John D. Rockefeller (D-WV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/conrad.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kent Conrad (D-ND)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bingaman.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kerry.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Kerry (D-MA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lincoln.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wyden.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/schumer.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Schumer (D-NY)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stabenow.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cantwell.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Cantwell (D-WA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billnelson.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Nelson (D-FL)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/menendez.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Menendez (D-NJ)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carper.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Carper (D-DE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/grassley.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Grassley (R-IA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hatch.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orrin Hatch (R-UT)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/snowe.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olympia Snowe (R-ME)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kyl.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Kyl (R-AZ)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bunning.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Bunning (R-KY)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/crapo.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Crapo (R-ID)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/roberts.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pat Roberts (R-KS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ensign.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Ensign (R-NV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/enzi.senate.gov\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Enzi (R-WY)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cornyn.senate.gov\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Finance Committee will vote today on the latest version of health care &#8220;reform,&#8221; the Baucus Bill.\u00a0 Senator Baucus is expected to strike the gavel around 10:00 am (EST), with a vote expected later in the afternoon. 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