Posted on 09/16/2009 6:23:06 PM PDT by RobinMasters
WASHINGTON - No sooner than the Senate Finance Committee's chairman released his long-awaited health care bill today than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it's not good enough for Nevada.
Reid is concerned about the cash-poor state's inability to boost Medicaid spending as would be required under the bill.
“While this draft bill is a good starting point, it needs improvement before it will work for Nevada," Reid said in a statement. "During this time of economic crisis, our state cannot afford to shoulder the second highest increase in Medicaid funding."
Reid said he received assurance from the chairman, Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, that the formula would be changed before the bill goes to committee next week.
"I spoke to the Chair of the Finance Committee and he assured me that this bill will be improved for Nevada," Reid said.
"Let me be very clear, I will not bring a health insurance reform bill to the Senate floor that is not good for Nevada.”
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
Ping.
No matter what is passed ... there will be unfunded mandates that the States will need to pickup. It’s inevitable.
If that’s true, they might want to rename it, “DingyHarryCare”.
The old, rotten, crooked fart looks like eyes of a deer in the headlites. He knows he is KAPUTTTTTTTT, FINIS, FINALO.
Don't worry Harry, you won't either after Nov 2010.
Yet, practically in the same breath, he says that the Dems WILL use the nuclear option to ram this thing through ...
What Reid means is 0bamaCare won’t work for his reelection.
Sorry, Harry, but it’s too late. Nothing can save you now (but don’t tell him that just yet.)
What Harry Reid needs to do is go play the slots in Vegas and WIN. They have been rippin’ off everyone else, it’s time he won.
Dingy Harry feels his Senate career fading away before his eyes and he is grasping at straws. BYE BYE HARRY!
I haven’t heard or seen anything written by Hillary on this bill.
Where is she and why isn’t she out there helping her “boss” get this passed?
I thought this was her goal in life to get healthcare for all the unwashed masses worldwide...... why isn’t she in the forefront asking her followers to help?
So, he’s throwing Baucus under the bus. Must have learned that from 0.
We are working on it! I just saw a sign in downtown Carson City that said: "Vote for Anybody but Reid" lol
All that casino money and no state income tax, what's wrong Harry Nevadans too good to pay taxes?
Uh oh. Harry Reid saw his poll numbers.
BuhBye, Harry. You’ll be RETIRED come November 2, 2010.
So they will relax the spending for Nevada. Does another state get to increase spending to make up for he loss? Or, does it just magically balance without he extra funds from Nev.?
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