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Re:Affordable Care by bbatha on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:13PM (#13395228)
Lieberman was an independent, though he caucused with the democrats.
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Re:Affordable Care by jansanchez on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:39PM (#13395443)
Yes, but not always. He opposed the government option. Quoting the article [0]:

> ... "if the bill remains what it is now, I will not be able to support a cloture motion before final passage." In other words, Lieberman will support a filibuster. "I can't see a way in which I could vote for cloture on any bill that contained a creation of a government-operated-run insurance company," Lieberman said.

[0] http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/prescription...

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