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Enough came around and they passed it. 218. that's the bare minimum. 2003. republicans, the medicare prescription drug vote. george bush's presidency. this bill seemed like it failed on the floor. 218 no votes. what did republican leaders do in the house? they held the vote open. supposed to be 15 minutes. three hours. held it open in the middle of the night for three hours. cut deals, twisted arms. turned 218 no votes into 220 yes votes and passed it when it looked like they had lost. there are examples where party leaders can gut this out. there is a famous example where a president just did...

Here is how he made his case. he was fighting with bobby jindal at the white house. he came on here last night and kept the fight going. here is how he made the case machine gun style on "hardball" last night. >> the people who will benefit the most are women. and women are supported by 79%. we need to move people out of poverty. we particularly need to move women out of poverty. women in our country deserve to work 40 hours a week and not live in poverty. women in our country deserve a minimum wage that will lift them out of poverty to raise their children, to raise their families and to cont...