rssBaucus Pushes Public Option Amendments to Next Week
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:16 am
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Citing time restraints, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) just announced that the controversial public option amendments being offered by Sens. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) will be pushed to next Tuesday, when lawmakers return to Washington after a long weekend.
The health reform bill moving through the finance panel this week would create private health care cooperatives, but it excludes a public plan to compete with private companies, a high priority for many Democrats.
Baucus said he still needs to work out the order, and some substantial issues, surrounding those amendments.
“We don’t have time today to bring that up,” Baucus said.
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Comment posted September 25, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
Gee, what a surprise. Democrats don't want to touch that issue or face defeat next year.
Comment posted September 25, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
Funny, the only Dems “fac[ing] defeat” are the ones against the public option, regardless of whether it's popular in their states/districts, or not.
Comment posted September 25, 2009 @ 6:10 pm
“Citing totally b.s. reasons, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Fauc-Us ($-Mont.) just announced that the popular public option amendments being offered by real Sens. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) will be pushed to next Tuesday, when lawmakers return to Washington after a long weekend of insurance industry lobbying.”
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