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Posted on 07/10/2009 2:53:18 AM PDT by Scanian
The core of President Obama's congressional agenda stalled Thursday as new obstacles emerged to climate change and health care legislation, possibly crushing Democratic leaders' hopes for rapid progress this summer.
In the House, a large bloc of moderate Democrats known as Blue Dogs wrote a letter demanding a slowdown for health legislation, just as a bill was set to be introduced. The group, which numbers more than 50, said they won't support a bill that's not fully paid for and expressed doubts over increasing taxes.
In the Senate, the chairman of the primary committee charged with advancing climate change legislation said she would no longer seek to approve the bill prior to Congress' August recess.
The postponements do not kill the president's priorities. But they do underline how difficult their passage will be and make clear that their approval will take longer than expected.
Several Blue Dogs met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Thursday after the letter was issued, and Democratic committee leaders scrambled to negotiate with the group, offering a plan that would arrange set rates that hospitals can charge patients.
"After reviewing the draft tri-committee health care reform proposal, we believe it lacks a number of elements essential to preserving what works and fixing what is broken," the group wrote in a letter signed by 40 members late Thursday.
The group said they have "strong reservations" about the current proposal, saying they want the bill to be deficit-neutral and include stronger cost controls and protections for small business and rural areas. The group also said it wants to include bipartisan measures.
Mrs. Pelosi said earlier in the day that she would like a bill before the August recess. A bill is expected to be released Monday.
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One of the proposed methods is care coordination, a practice of monitoring chronically ill patients to stop pricey inefficiencies.
10% unemployment and too many Americans know these are job killers???
The unemployment here is over 13% and still climbing.
We can hope sanity has broken out among even the Democrats re: the fact that both bills will kill jobs and kill the economy - at a time when the economy is already on the ropes looking for help not further damage.
This is what you call a forlorn hope.
Yes, you are right.
That gives us time to pound away at the Energy Bill and hound representatives about medical.
Yesterday I was driving behind one of those Cooper mini cars. One bumper sticker was a darwin thingy, the other was a question...What is our oil doing under their soil?
I couldn't help but think of the liberal driving. I wanted to pullup next to them and tell them we wouldn't be on their soil if people like them would get out of the way to drill here, drill now.
That bumper sticker really has me ticked-off and in light of the lame Energy bill set to be imposed on us? It's not our oil, it is their oil and we could easily have our own oil if idiots like the one driving the Cooper would get their head out of the butts, stop playing like America has to be holier than thou environmental leaders. The rest of the world really doesn't care. Look around libs! If this Energy thing were so dang important the rest of the world would already be on board. They're not, in fact they are trending away from the destructive policies!
You want us out of the war(s) etc.? You want America the peaceful? Then sit-down, shut-up, and get out of the way. Your circular logic for the environment has cost us lives, Americans have died for your hypothetical Gaia goddess. No blood for oil? You are the reason blood is being split for oil, your blockades, your no drill attitude, your no coal, your no nuclear plants, your no energy plans is the blood of Americans on your hands.
Like I said...just a little ticked off.
LLS
I too despise liberals and their agenda. They are all my enemy.
LLS
Gee Congress, how about committing to reading and debating any bill before voting on it? Might save a lot of time and anguish later...
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Unemployment here is 17% and stable (so they say). The small retailers are holding on, but will be gone by fall. The local help wanted ads for lesser/unskilled labor are non-existant. My sense is that in the areas of Indiana that swung the state for Obama still support him...
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Maybe there’s hope this Cap & Tax thing may not pass. If they thought they had the votes they would ram it through as soon as possible.
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