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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has won his second cloture vote on the ObamaCare bill, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” — but the bill can STILL BE STOPPED!

The liberal Democrats snuck through the first vote on their socialist health care bill — IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, at 1:00 a.m. Monday.

Then today — in the early morning hours — they held another cloture vote… and barely squeaked it through.

If there had been just ONE Democrat willing to STOP this socialistic health care bill, it could have been stopped this morning — but they have one more chance to do exactly that… on WEDNESDAY at 1:00 p.m.

That means that TODAY, it’s up to YOU AND ME to stop the government takeover of health care in America — before the next vote!

We’ve been able to keep the pressure on both Democrats and Republicans, letting them know that WE ARE WATCHING THEM and that we DEMAND they put a STOP to this radical monstrosity of a bill. And despite the fact that we lost the first votes, the good news is… we ARE having an effect on them, and WE CAN STILL DEFEAT THIS BILL!

The bill passed through so far STILL has to clear more hurdles — and despite the fact that all 60 Democrats and Republicans voted for the first clotures, all 60 of them have NOT committed to voting for tomorrow’s cloture vote!

With these early-morning votes, Harry Reid has successfully moved the Obamacare bill forward. But now, he has to survive another cloture vote to end the GOP filibuster on this bill — and again, he’s going to need all 60 votes to save the bill. But this time is our BEST chance to make sure he does NOT get them!

Remember, several of the “on the fence” Democrats were convinced to vote for Reid’s clotures — not because of their principles — but because they were BRIBED.

You read that right. Just take a look at the pork that was added to this monstrosity of a bill, just to bribe enough Senators to vote for it:

  • With the bill hanging in the balance, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) won a provision exempting his state from paying the usual share of costs for new Medicaid patients. The deal, which critics have dubbed the “Cornhusker Kickback,” is expected to cost the federal government $100 million over 10 years.
  • Before a close vote last month, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) won an even larger break for her state — an estimated $300 million in extra federal spending, in a move now derisively called the “Louisiana Purchase.”
  • Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) made sure that certain insurance companies in his state are off the hook from a new $7 billion dollar tax.
  • Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) got his kickback — a $100 million bonus for the University of Connecticut… to do with whatever they want.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) was “persuaded” to drop his concerns after Senator Reid offered his state a $10 billion grant for “community health centers”- money that could easily be funneled to facilities that perform abortions.
  • Three states — Pennsylvania, New York and Florida — all won protections for their Medicare Advantage beneficiaries at a time when the program is facing cuts nationwide.
  • Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) won a promise from Reid to support his plan to expand eligibility for health insurance.
  • The Senators from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming will get the “Frontier Freebie” — they’ll see an increase in Medicare payments to hospitals and doctors, because “at least 50 percent of their counties are ‘frontier counties,’ defined as those having a population density less than six people per square mile.”
  • Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate health committee, got a provision inserted to increase Medicare payments to certain “low-volume hospitals” in Grinnell, Keokuk and Spirit Lake, treating limited numbers of Medicare patients.
  • Even the Democrats themselves are starting to complain about this obvious “Cash for Cloture” bribing going on. When Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) couldn’t get past the reporters swarming Ben Nelson on her way to the cloture vote, she quipped, “I know I’m not as important as Senator Nelson. I didn’t get the money for my state. I was too stupid.”
  • The word is getting out about these OUTRIGHT BRIBES for votes. And with that public scrutiny, several Democrats are wavering in their support for this bill — we need to ensure that they feel the heat so that they will see the light!

    We MUST NOT lose this fight. Harry Reid DOES NOT have a guarantee of all 60 votes he needs to enact cloture and force a vote on his bill — but you can BET he’s doing everything he can to GET those final one or two! If we can STOP him from getting them — that means the bill WOULD DIE!

    We can still win, by keeping the Democrats from getting the 60 votes they need on the next cloture vote… but we can’t do it without your help!

    DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED — there are still several Democrats that we know of, who STILL might not vote for cloture. At the same time, there are a few liberal GOP RINOs who might “jump ship” and vote Yes. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SENATORS NEED TO KEEP HEARING FROM US TO BE CONVINCED!

    We CANNOT let the radical liberals in Congress — and the White House — force this plan for socialized health care on the American people! That’s why we’ve set up our website to enable you to send a strong message to every single member of the U.S. Senate, opposing this outrageous plan.

    For about what it would cost you in time and telephone charges, you can send Faxes to Democrats, Republicans, Independents — EVERYONE in the U.S. Senate, demanding that they reject this socialized health care plan NOW!

    This fight CAN BE WON! Please, take action right away to stop this bill in the U.S. Senate! Click here to take action!!

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