Re: Blunt Amendment Vote: Contraception Measure Narrowly Fails In Senate 51 to 48

Here's a start PlainOI:

 

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On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

repealing the entitlement mentality is a losing proposition

On Mar 1, 1:21 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just a few more months before we can repeal all of this nonsense.
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> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Blunt Amendment Vote: Contraception Measure Fails In Senate
> > Posted: 03/01/12 11:56 AM ET  |  Updated: 03/01/12 12:02 PM ET
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> > Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
> > The Senate voted on Thursday 51 to 48 to reject a controversial
> > amendment sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) that would have
> > overridden the Obama Administration's new contraception coverage rule
> > and allowed any employer to refuse to cover any kind of health care
> > service by citing "moral reasons." Three Democrats, Sens. Bob Casey
> > (Pa.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.) voted with
> > Republicans in favor of the amendment, and only one Republican, Sen.
> > Olympia Snowe (Maine), voted against it.
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> > Although Obama's contraception mandate includes a broad exemption for
> > churches and faith-based employers, Senate Republicans argued on
> > Thursday that requiring any employer, even a non-religious one, to
> > cover health services that they oppose is an attack on religious
> > freedom.
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> > "This is just the beginning," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
> > (R-Ky.) said on the Senate floor before the vote. "If the government
> > is allowed to tell people to buy health care, it won't stop there. I
> > wonder what's next? This isn't about one particular religion -- it's
> > about the right of any American to live out their faith without the
> > government picking and choosing which doctrines they're allowed to
> > follow."
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> > Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the few Senate Republicans who
> > identifies as pro-choice, reluctantly voted in favor of the measure,
> > even though she admitted that it was "flawed." She said she was
> > dissatisfied with the administration's response to her question about
> > self-insured religious organizations, which may still be required to
> > cover contraception for employees under the new rule.
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> > "I feel I have to vote for the Blunt amendment with the hope that its
> > scope will be further narrowed and refined as the legislative process
> > proceeds," she said. "I do this with a lot of conflict, because I
> > think the amendment does have its flaws, but when the administration
> > cannot even assure me that self-insured faith-based organizations'
> > religious freedom is protected, I feel I have no choice."
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> > Opponents of the bill pointed out that the amendment not only would
> > have allowed employers to cherry-pick women's health care options
> > based on moral beliefs, but it also would have rolled back some of the
> > basic anti-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act. For
> > instance, under the amendment, an employer could refuse to cover
> > things like HIV/AIDS screenings, prenatal care for single mothers,
> > mammograms, vaccinations for children and even screenings for diabetes
> > based on objections to a perceived immoral lifestyle.
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> > While Republicans have been trying to frame the issue as being purely
> > about religious freedom and not about women's health, female lawmakers
> > and Democrats have argued that the amendment is the latest front in
> > the so-called war on women.
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> > "Women and families across America can breathe a sigh of relief that
> > this radical amendment was blocked by Senate Democrats today," said
> > Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) after the vote. "It was absolutely
> > appalling that Republicans forced us to spend days and days dealing
> > with contraception and women's health, but I am hopeful that we can
> > now get back to work on legislation to create jobs and invest in
> > communities across America."
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> > --
> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
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> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
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