Won’t belabor on details – in addition to 17 new taxes, individual mandates and penalties, etc., etc., just a couple of obvious problems with Reid’s bill:
1) $100 million (per CBO score) in Medicaid subsidies, to secure Senator Landrieu’s cloture vote (Louisiana is not mentioned by name, but read Section 2006, page 432 start with line 14, and page 434 start with line 8, and decide for yourself which state would qualify…)
ABC News believes it’s Louisiana…
2) Using 10 years of taxes to cover 7 years of expenses – want to bet the first 3 years of tax collections, won’t be diverted immediately to general spending same as with all prior entitlement plans?
3) Monthly Abortion Premium (Section 1303 on page 122 starting with line 11)
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ARKANSAS
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D)
D.C. Phone: (202)224-4843
D.C. Fax: (202)228-1371
Little Rock Phone: (501) 375-2993
Little Rock Fax: (501) 375-7064
Staff Emails:
• elizabeth_burks@lincoln.senate.gov
• anna_taylor@lincoln.senate.gov
• ashley_ridlon@lincoln.senate.gov
• roger_fisher@lincoln.senate.gov
• ed_french@lincoln.senate.gov
• jim_stowers@lincoln.senate.gov
• katie_laning@lincoln.senate.gov
INDIANA
Sen. Evan Bayh (D)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5623
D.C. Fax: (202) 228-1377
Indianapolis Phone: (317) 554-0750
Indianapolis Fax: (317) 554-0760
Staff Emails:
• tom_sugar@bayh.senate.gov
• josh_sargen@bayh.senate.gov
• chris_murray@bayh.senate.gov
• eric_kleiman@bayh.senate.gov
• sarah_rozensky@bayh.senate.gov
• charlie_salem@bayh.senate.gov
• martha_pabon@bayh.senate.gov
• cynthia_walker@Bayh.senate.gov
• meghan_keck@bayh.senate.gov
• brian_weiss@bayh.senate.gov
• marie_francis@Bayh.senate.gov
LOUISIANA
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5824
D.C. Fax: (202) 224-9735
Baton Rouge Phone: (225) 389-0395
Baton Rouge Fax: (225) 389-0660
Staff Emails:
• jane_campbell@landrieu.senate.gov
• kate_nicolai@landrieu.senate.gov
• sarada_peri@landrieu.senate.gov
• scheduler_landrieu@landrieu.senate.gov
• adam_sharp@landrieu.senate.gov
• jason_matthews@landrieu.senate.gov
• laverne_saulny@landrieu.senate.gov
• Stephanie_allen@landrieu.senate.gov
• aaron_saunders@landrieu.senate.gov
MAINE
Sen. Susan Collins (R)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-2523
D.C. Fax: (202) 224-2693
Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8414
Augusta Fax: (207) 622-5884
Staff Emails:
• steve_abbott@collins.senate.gov
• holly_nesbit@collins.senate.gov
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-5344
D.C. Fax: (202) 224-1946
Boston Phone: (207) 622-8292
Boston Fax: (207) 622-7295
Staff Emails:
• john_richter@snowe.senate.gov
• anna_levin@snowe.senate.gov
NEBRASKA
Sen. Ben Nelson (D)
D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6551
D.C. Fax: (202) 228-0012
Omaha Phone: (402) 391-3411
Omaha Fax: (402) 391-4725
Staff Emails:
• melanie_rogge@bennelson.senate.gov
• tim_becker@bennelson.senate.gov
• jonathan_coppess@bennelson.senate.gov
• dayle_williamson@bennelson.senate.gov
• kate_howard@bennelson.senate.gov
• christiana_gallagher@bennelson.senate.gov
Steve Maley
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
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