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Apparently, the Democrats are refusing to meet with them and the parliamentarian about it, hoping (presumably) to force through a House vote first.
But if I were a House member who might well lose my seat over my "yes" vote, I'd sure want to know that my sacrifice wouldn't be in vain, wouldn't you? If you're a Democrat, it's bad enough to be voted out of office for supporting health care -- but it's much worse to have done so amid the Cornhusker Kickback and a host of other petty corruptions.
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