Posted on 07/15/2009 2:39:11 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., a leader of fiscally conservative House Democrats, said Wednesday a House plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system is losing support and will be stuck in committee without changes.
"Last time I checked, it takes seven Democrats to stop a bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee," Ross told reporters after a House vote. "We had seven against it last Friday; we have 10 today."
Three House committees are slated to begin considering the $1 trillion-plus bill this week, but the Energy and Commerce looms as the biggest challenge. That's because it counts among its 36 Democratic members seven members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a fiscally conservative bloc that is opposing the House Democrats' effort.
Ross said the bill, introduced Wednesday by House Democratic leaders, doesn't include provisions adequate to curb rising health care costs, including what the government spends on healthcare.
"The current bill would have to be substantially amended before we could consider supporting it," Ross said.
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Centrist Dems>Rino
God bless them, if they mean it.
There could be hope yet!
Lap Dog Democrats must be getting nervous....
It won’t help them. They’ll find themselves paying the price for all of it whether they voted for it or not. Plus, they’ll have the always-angry loon base yapping at their heels on top of it.
The GOP has become a total non-factor on the Hill.
I’m praying this is this case. God help us.
Only because there are enough dems in both the House and Senate to pass any cr*pola they want. Don't discount the fact that the Republicans are solidly against this.
I am praying they do and I hope they have the votes to block cap and steal.
Compared to our Marxist POTUS and the Pelosi/Waxman communists, these blue dogs almost seem far to the right of Jesse Helms :)
The problem is not so much the politicians as it is the average voter. My co-worker said today she is in favor of free health care like they have in Canada. What free health care I asked? I had to explain to her that she will be taxed to pay for her care and then I laughed at her for thinking the government will just give you things for free.
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