(H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prohibited sex offenders from receiving any government subsidies for erectile dysfunction drugs
senate Roll Call 73
Mar 24, 2010
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This was ostensibly a vote on a motion to table (kill) an amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn that would have prohibited sex offenders from receiving any government subsidies for erectile dysfunction drugs. The underlying context was that Republicans were trying to attach amendments to the companion bill in order to kill it entirely. The amendment was intended to force Democrats to vote against a popular proposal. Since the House had already passed the companion bill, any amendments adopted by the Senate would have sent the measure back to the House for a final vote. Since Democratic leaders wanted to avoid forcing the House to vote on the companion bill a second time, they instructed their party's senators to vote against all amendments. Republicans attempted to offer amendments that were politically difficult to oppose -- such barring sex offenders from receiving government subsidies for erectile dysfunction drugs. The underlying context was that Republicans were trying to attach amendments to the companion bill in order to send it back the House, where it had passed by a narrow margin. CNN reported that Republicans had chosen to offer a slew of amendments in order to “undermine the measure,” while the Associated Press characterized the amendments as “a final drive to thwart President Barack Obama's health care remake.” |
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