{"id":2699,"date":"2009-12-16T15:03:29","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T20:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2009-12-16T16:49:15","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T21:49:15","slug":"senate-v-tom-coburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/2699\/senate-v-tom-coburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Senate v. Tom Coburn"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Senate can be a magical place sometimes.\u00a0Taking advantage of\u00a0a clever\u00a0procedural tool<\/span><\/a>, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has forced the upper chamber to read a 767-page amendment out loud.\u00a0 (One has to feel sorry for the people reading the amendment.)<\/p>\n

Senator Bernie Sanders (Socialist-VT) introduced his single-payer amendment to the health care bill but Senators DeMint (R-SC) and Coburn put their foot down.\u00a0 They are now using all available procedural tactics to kill the bill, even if they have to kill the voice of a few Senate staffers in the process (a worthy sacrifice).<\/p>\n

Senator Coburn commented, \u201cWe\u2019re going to understand what single-payer is all about and read the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to understand more about socialist health care, click here<\/span><\/a> or here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 More of CFIF on health care here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

***Update***<\/p>\n

Senator Coburn did battle once again with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and the exchange was priceless.\u00a0 Senator Coburn asked that Senators fully read and understand the bill before they voted.<\/p>\n

Senator Baucus, we’ll say, was less than optimistic about the comprehension level of his colleagues. The video (one minute mark) displays our nation’s sad state of affairs.<\/p>\n

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