Republicans Expected to Help OVERRIDE Goober's Veto on Medicare

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Large showdown battle is forming against the White House over the Medicare Bill. When it comes to supporting the passage of Medicare, and even it's the Repukes who help to shove Goober's veto up his ass, I have to applaud them for at least doing something correct once in awhile. So far, they have enough to override Bush's expected veto.


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Bush will veto Medicare bill, White House says

By Jeffrey Young

Posted: 07/10/08 02:35 PM [ET]

President Bush will stand by his longstanding threat to veto Medicare legislation passed by the Senate Wednesday, the White House confirmed.

The veto will set up override votes in the House and Senate, where the legislation passed with more than the two-thirds majority needed to overcome the president’s rejection.

Nevertheless, White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters Bush would veto the measure. “[D]oes the president still intend to veto this bill? … The answer is yes,” he said.


The Democratic leadership in Congress is confident they can hold on to that Republican support and override the veto. “Anybody who changes their vote now does it at their political peril,” Reid said.

At least one of the Republicans who flipped, Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.), has publicly confirmed he would cast his vote against the veto.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) was noncommittal when questioned. “I haven't decided yet — I don't like to predict votes,” Alexander said. “The president will make his own decision about it, then we'll decide what we're going to do.” Alexander and his home-state colleague Sen. Bob Corker (R) were among the Republicans who switched their votes Wednesday. Following the vote, they issued a joint statement explaining they supported the bill when promised action on a Medicaid payment issue facing the Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

[Nanette]

There are a lot of elderly people who vote. Maybe some of these republicans can see the writing on the wall if they go along with Bush's veto.

[101Scout]

There are a lot of elderly people who vote. Maybe some of these republicans can see the writing on the wall if they go along with Bush's veto.

I'm sure 99% of these Repukes supporting this override of Goober's veto is to impress their voters. This is nothing but a political move on the Repukes part. Regardless, the important issue is the fact that the Medicare Bill will pass which is extremely important for the elderly! Even tho I praise the Repukes on this one, I know the bigger effort behind this Bill to pass belongs to the Dems. Without the Repukes help this time, Goober would succeed shooting the Medicare Bill down.

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It is about time Congress tells Bush to go fuck himself!


Congress rejects veto of bill to halt doctors' Medicare payment cuts

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Overriding President Bush's veto, both houses of Congress voted Tuesday to halt planned cuts in Medicare payments to doctors.

The 70-26 vote in the Senate was a much narrower margin than in the House of Representatives, where the vote was 383-41. Each chamber needs a two-thirds majority to pass a law over the president's objections.

The bill would stop a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors, part of a scheduled cost-saving formula that went into effect July 1.

The American Medical Association lobbied heavily for the bill, warning that its members could be forced to curtail seeing Medicare patients if the cuts went into effect. It would also mean cutting funds from the privately administered Medicare Advantage program the Bush administration supports.
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