Medicare Veto over ridden by House (383-41) & Senate (70 - 26) !

[Breeze54]

:applause: :applause:

U. S. Congress overrides Bush on Medicare bill

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSN1536934320080715

Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:41pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

The U.S. Congress voted on Tuesday to override President George W. Bush's veto of a bill
to keep government payments from being slashed for doctors who treat the elderly under the
popular Medicare health program.

In what is likely the last big showdown between Bush and congressional Democrats over Medicare,
the Senate overturned the president's veto by a vote of 70-26.

The bill, a temporary measure designed to stop the pay cut for doctors and give Congress and
the next president time to review broader issues surrounding Medicare, now becomes law.

After Bush's veto earlier on Tuesday, the House of Representatives also had voted to enact
the legislation over the president's objections.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan and Donna Smith; Editing by David Alexander and John O'Callaghan)

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More Republicans Defect on Medicare Veto Override

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2008/07/more_republicans_defect_on_med.html?hpid=topnews

The House just voted to override President Bush's veto of a bill to block cuts in payments
to doctors under Medicare, and the caravan of Republicans moving away from the president
on the issue turned into a stampede. :rofl:

The chamber voted 383-41 to override the veto, with 153 Republicans joining all 230
Democrats present to vote "aye." That's an increase of 24 Republicans in favor since
the bill's original passage last month. The administration and GOP leaders did their
best in both the House and Senate to prevent the measure from passing the first time
around, urging their members to vote "no" so they could try to negotiate a better bill,
but many rank-and-file Republicans didn't listen. Even more ignored Bush's wishes today.

The Senate vote to override is scheduled to happen within the hour.

By Ben Pershing | July 15, 2008; 5:25 PM ET Agenda , Branch vs. Branch

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Senate also voted to over ride Bushtard's veto!

(Looking for link)

Found it. Posted above.

[SharonAnn]

1. Aright!! Go Senate!!

[NC_Nurse]

2. Excellent.

:toast:

[roody]

3. About f***ing time!!

[Hope And Change]

4. K & R!

[Muttocracy]

5. so this means 4 more GOP switched sides? wasn't it 69 before - 9 joined with Kennedy? nt

[Breeze54]

7. Not sure but repubs are jumping ship on this one!!

:)

[Happyhippychick]

6. Buh bye booshie. And take LIEberman with you.

[kestrel91316]

8. Oh, man, just FEEL the power!!!!!

Go fuck yourself, Bush!

[Dukkha]

9. in your FACE!

[damntexdem]

10. If the vote was 78-26, then are anxiety and concern the ...

two states that have been added to the Union?

Last I heard, there were 50 states and 100 senators.

[Breeze54]

11. LOL! I just noticed that but that's what Cspan said after I posted 73 - 26

:rofl:

I'll edit it. :P

I'm trying to find an article but nothing available yet. ;)

[elehhhhna]

12. No, don't edit it. Diebold tabulates their votes now. 78/26 is correct.

[Breeze54]

14. LMAO!

:P

That's what I get for taking what the announcer on C-Span says as fact.

Either I misheard her the second time she said it or she said it wrong.

[Breeze54]

15. Found the vote count. ---> 70 - 26 (See article in OP) n/t

[Cleita]

13. A sigh of relief

and a big thank you to house members and senators who voted to override this veto! :grouphug: :loveya:

Old people from coast to coast can sleep easily tonight.

[Hawkeye-X]

16. Could someone tell me who the 26 deadbeats are?

I need a roll call here - thanks.

Hawkeye-X

[Breeze54]

17. Looking....

[Breeze54]

18. Here you go !!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3624671&mesg_id=3624671

[Breeze54]

19. Kicking for the morning crowd!

:donut:

[and-justice-for-all]

20. Finally!

[peekaloo]

21. Suck on this Boo$h.

:woohoo:

[Breeze54]

22. yep! And it's now LAW!!!

:woohoo:

[TreasonousBastard]

23. and another kick, because...

this kind of good news is far more important this morning than complaining about that Joe guy.

(I'm listeing to the radio this morning, and the news is even better with the changes those Democrats we love to hate around here managed to keep in the bill)