The bill fails to deliver the promises we were offered by the leadership in their amendment to the September motion calling for secret courts to be used "only as a last resort".
The hospital's medical leadership approved an amendment to the hospital's rules in late April saying that "Huntington Hospital has chosen not to participate in the act".
It is supported by ten governors who have written to the bipartisan congressional leadership supporting the amendment.
The meeting reviewed draft socioeconomic plans for 2011 20, proposed alterations to the party's 1991 platform, and appointed three subcommittees to deal with administrative matters, leadership selection, and amendments to the party statutes.
But that apparently doesn't matter to the White House or Congressional leadership, who barred amendments that could have potentially strengthened the bill from being offered on the floor ahead of Thursday's vote.
Faced with certain defeat in Saturday's vote, the leadership accepted two amendments, supported by Baroness Shirley Williams and the former MP Evan Harris, and promised to take the critical messages back to government.
With just eight legislative days scheduled before the August recess, there won't be many more chances to test whether GOP leadership blocks Republican amendments on appropriations bills.
One lawmaker, frustrated by Republican leadership's defeat of amendments supporting the Confederate flag, proposed an amendment to replace the battle flag with a white flag as "the unofficial symbol of the Republican Party".
"However it's even more disappointing that Lib Dem leadership has tabled an amendment to this principled motion.
