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Lieberman Won't Vote for Health Bill

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karmic_inquisitor12/14/2009 11:30:58 am PST

re: #269 blueraven

All of this for an un-sourced story using an un-named “official close to the negotiations”? Why am I little skeptical?

Kinda missed the reporting the article that beats back the whole “Lieberman changed his mind” meme.


“Contrary to the claims of anonymous aides, Senator Lieberman told Reid on Friday that he had problems with the Medicare provision,” Lieberman spokesman Marshall Wittman said in a statement.

“This position was also told to negotiators earlier in the week. Consequently, Senator Lieberman’s position came as no surprise to the Democratic leadership. Any contrary charge by aides who cowardly seek to hide under the cloak of anonymity is false and self-serving,” he added.

Wittman issued the statement in response to reports that Lieberman, according to anonymous Senate Democratic aides, had initially indicated support for a proposal allowing uninsured individuals as young as 55 to purchase Medicare coverage.