Centrist Democratic senators have circumvented party leadership to approach Maine GOP Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins about reviving healthcare talks.
Democrats such as Sens. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Bill Nelson (Fla.) and Max Baucus (Mont.) have approached Snowe within the past week to discuss her potential support for various healthcare proposals…
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Snowe has made it clear she will not support the 2,733-page healthcare bill that passed the Senate in September.
She said the only way for the White House to break the partisan stalemate is to reach out to her and Republican colleagues.
“If they really want to change the calculation, they have to reach out,” Snowe said.
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