rssSenate Finance Committee Kills Schumer Public Option Amendment
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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The Senate Finance Committee just voted down the second and last public option amendment expected to be offered during the panel’s markup of health reform legislation. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), would have created a public plan to compete with private insurers on a newly formed marketplace, called the exchange.
The vote was 10 to 13, with three Democrats — Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Kent Conrad (N.D.) and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) — opposing the proposal.
Democratic Sens. Bill Nelson (Fla.) and Tom Carper (Del.), who voted against a similar proposal offered earlier in the day, both supported Schumer’s amendment.
We are tracking all of today’s developments on our Senate Public Option Scoreboard.
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Comment posted September 30, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
Thak goodness it was voted down. It would be great if the senate and congress had to participate in the new health care bill. Both houses have opted out because they know how bad this bill is and they have their own health care but, it is not for us to question what they do, just be happy we may or may not have a few crumbs left over. Stand up America, we are a free people, this bill is not what we need.
Comment posted September 30, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
Fund their primary opponents now. Both houses have opted out because they know how bad this bill is and they have their own health care but, it is not for us to question what they do, just be happy we may or may not have a few crumbs left over. Stand up America, we are a free people, this bill is not what we need.
Comment posted September 30, 2009 @ 7:45 pm
What has happened to obamas health care bill? The one he has never read or had anything to do with its writing,yet has wasted millions on pushing.
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