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'Snowball's Chance in Hell'

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'Snowball's Chance in Hell'

Published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Description: Sen. Lindsey Graham on why the health care bill is DOA in the Senate

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" So nice to see you sir thank you could do it well we're in the US senate what you were in the house after Saturday's activities. --"

" Sometimes the I don't Saturday night I love that out there that right there we'll fight that he next thing. It's on like gang warfare over there you -- goes against Ayers incentives will do. -- was this the house bill. You could put it back if I'm wrong is it when it gets so again this and it is boat -- I absolutely that's it says yeah happily that because number one."

" Moderate state moderate Democrats red state Democrats are not gonna vote this bill in the Senate just like they did vote for in house there was a reason."

" That you had a forty seat democratic majority bill passed two it's."

" Moderate Democrats red state Democrats ran away from this bill like it was the play a trillion dollars in new spending. 500 billion dollars in taxes 500 billion dollar cut Medicaid."

" Medicaid for seniors."

" On top of that -- an option it was a bill written about liberals or liberals and moderate Democrats ran away with. Ran away from it like it had swine flu when it gets over to the Senate is gonna meet the same thing. Is it acts on that because she needs sixty votes to get the bill that the Senate Joe Lieberman has promised to filibuster with any bill that has the public option."

" Because he knows design design though that if he had the public option."

" Private sector insurance -- we'll go out of business nobody can compete with the government that they will be generously written in terms of benefits. Politicians -- never raise premiums and privacy healthcare overtime. We'll go by the waste that goes the government take it all over that's why -- and other moderate Democrats will have no part of the house bill. The combination of the -- dollar's standing."

" 500 billion -- tax increases cutting Medicare 500 billion in government option. Is it political overdose anybody takes that cocktails will lose their job. --"

" Can't push senator Lieberman's although is an independent who caucuses with Democrats. But he's got all the insurance companies in his state a lot of them easily yeah."

" I know what he's got these guys -- here to grant."

" If this were a good deal. It just feel really did help lower cost and improve access to healthcare. It would pass them -- two there's a pattern in the house all the liberals voted 41 Republican voted for it all moderate Democrats ran away from it. Because they understood what would happen when it went back home to explain this bill senator Lieberman just represents."

" A way of thinking that I think is the predominantly of thinking among Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Senate. And the reason no -- challenge my analysis that is dead on arrival is because it is."

" We think senator Harry Reid the majority leader thinks. This bill and the heat in behind you must relaxed settings -- morning -- things. He knows he's got him."

" A monster on his hand. He understands that there's not that those that this -- the public option again. Is a death let the private health care choice. Do you really wanna put it from the Senate bill that cuts in Medicare about 500 billion dollars senator Nelson from Florida certain things like that no I mean Harry isn't a bad spot what Nancy Pelosi -- she ignored Republicans she dealt moderate Democrats now this was a bill written -- the left for the lamp. And Harry Reid is it's this thinker prevail that's why it's going nowhere there is no way you moderate Democrat blanch Lincoln Bill Nelson. Mary Landry Joe Lieberman. Are gonna vote for this field because they can't explain that -- This -- things and the reason it stinks is because it denies Americans the choice they won't. It takes the government and expands that go role of the government and private sector health care at a time when need be having more choices more competition."

" President Obama -- and fairway of the Capitol Hill on Saturday. And the Democrats declaring victory and then the celebrate. And pretty good they're mean now that that's behind this house -- they take their eyes now on snapped. What do you think."

" Well they're trying to create a sense of momentum that doesn't exist."

" You can fool some of the people some time but you're not helpful lesson you're not thoughtful red state Democrats in the voting for this deal."

" That there house bill -- and doesn't have a snowballs chance in outlook passed in the Senate. The reason that moderate Democrats abandoned the bill will be the same reason you can't get sixty votes. Joe Lieberman just represents one vote there are plenty of people like Joe Bill Nelson included who will not vote for a bill that cuts Medicare about 500 billion."

" As a governor options for profit health -- to listen -- a trillion dollars in new money."

" That's just not gonna happen plus the tax increases most of its going to be quite the public option and take that out that -- that this is what people need them."

" Watch."

" How would vote for bill Lindsey Graham wrote in -- Because what will happen as it passes the Senate it has to -- and conference with the house. So to any senator out there. He should not vote for a senate bill until Nancy Pelosi promises. Not to put the public option in conference. And the president agrees to them is that gonna happen I don't know but I can't since the chances of ours. Here's what I believe that any bill that the Senate passes lined up for the public option conference with the house."

" Because that's what they want a single Payer plan this government option is the first step toward. Universal coverage and government controlled health care."

" So no matter what we do -- descended it has to be conference with the house and that record only requires fifty votes he needs sixty votes to pass abilities than it. But once the house and the Senate compromise on the -- all you need is fifty votes some merging every Republican every moderate Democrat do not vote for any deal. Until the speaker of the house promises not but the public option in the conference."

" Isn't that the current plan I think that's the current plan is that you -- do without it with you get the Senate bill about the public option getting conference. It happens but the house government option and doing it fifty votes and say yeah."

" There is the plan and I think that plane is gonna fail because really the sixtieth vote is the American people."

" The American people understand what happens with their private to us when they help when the government gets in the healthcare."

" Seniors -- the outrage at their Medicare Advantage program they enjoy today is gonna be cut -- 40%. In every small businessperson need to speak up and say I can't handle any more taxes in all these taxes -- can be passed on the consumer."

" If you want this bill to stop him back speak up speak out calling you senator."

" At the end of the day they had they planned to give it back in the built in -- conference with the house so I hope the Senate will hold firm. And next year we'll start over with something that makes sense because what they're trying to do it in the 2009. Is to take 16 of the economy and turn it upside down."

" It won't lower cost it one improve private sector health care choices it will increase -- increase the deficit."

" And eventually did government run health care system for everybody that's what's at stake speak up right quick message to the American people."

" You matter. Stop this deal help us stop this bill call your senators and say we won't health care reform. We don't want the government run health -- and start rationing healthcare we wanna be able to go to our doctor -- our -- our private insurance anywhere in the country that fits our family's needs."

" Don't raise our taxes quick note to speaker Pelosi."

" Promise not to but healthcare the public option in the conference report --"

" You have basically started a process in the house that will prevent us from reforming healthcare your desire to have a single Payer health care system. Your desire to have the bill written by the left for the left is gonna destroy our ability. To find the program which you've done this hurt the healthcare reform -- for the president."

" This president start over sit down people like Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett from. Two Republican one Republican one Democrat."

" I'm -- with seven Republicans and seven Democrats that mandates everyone be covered it allows you to purchase health care in the private sector. He gives individuals the same tax deductions business gets its revenue neutral there is a way to reform health care -- calls. And improve access not this bill not this process start over Mr. President. They send and receive."

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