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Obama to spell out new healthcare plan
Reuters ^ | 2/19/10 | Donna Smith

Posted on 02/19/2010 4:17:13 PM PST by NoExpectations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.

The administration's bill will aim to jump-start the stalled healthcare overhaul and comes just days ahead of a planned televised White House summit with congressional Republicans, who are calling on Democrats to scrap the bills and start over with a far less sweeping proposal.

Democrats are struggling to push healthcare legislation over the finish line in the face of sagging public support and solid Republican opposition bolstered by recent election victories in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey.

The legislation the White House will post on its website is expected to reflect common ground negotiated over the past several weeks by House and Senate Democratic leaders.

Those agreements are likely to be combined as a privileged budget reconciliation bill, which only needs a simple 51-vote majority to pass the 100-member Senate instead of the 60-vote supermajority that has become routine in the Senate and gives Republicans power to block the healthcare bill.

"I believe that's the path we are going to take," a senior congressional Democratic aide said.

But it is not clear, even to congressional Democrats, what the White House will include in its legislation and whether Obama will try to add proposals aimed at attracting at least some Republican support.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have not signed off on any final agreement, several Democratic aides have said.

"We are still waiting for the president to present to Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi his plan," a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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1 posted on 02/19/2010 4:17:13 PM PST by NoExpectations
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To: NoExpectations

New Plan will be the old plan with a new name and new chapter headings


2 posted on 02/19/2010 4:17:57 PM PST by GeronL (I pledge allegiance to the Principles of the Bill of Rights and to protect and defend it...)
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To: NoExpectations

I am now totally convinced this is a purposeful destruction of America.


3 posted on 02/19/2010 4:18:29 PM PST by NoExpectations
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To: NoExpectations

Pretty new bow, nice wrappings but the same sh## inside, he fools no one! kill the bill


4 posted on 02/19/2010 4:19:40 PM PST by ronnie raygun (Cockblock the sock puppet in 2010)
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To: NoExpectations
privileged budget reconciliation bill

Does this mean he gets to bypass all the rules?

5 posted on 02/19/2010 4:22:54 PM PST by EBH (The warning bell of Freedom is ringing, can you not hear it?)
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To: NoExpectations

Keep your laws off my body.


6 posted on 02/19/2010 4:23:03 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny
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To: NoExpectations
Democrats are struggling to push healthcare legislation over the finish line in the face of sagging public support and solid Republican opposition bolstered by recent election victories in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey.

Well, it's pretty obvious that the dim's insist that we work for them.

7 posted on 02/19/2010 4:25:11 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: NoExpectations

IOW No Conservative plans need be mentioned.


8 posted on 02/19/2010 4:25:36 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: NoExpectations

Earth to Congress and Barry S. Hello. We do not want nor will we accept your socialist takeover of our lives. You have proved over the last three years that your policy is a complete failure and when a half a million people run out of UI benifits at the end of the month in New York alone, the piper will be paid.


9 posted on 02/19/2010 4:27:41 PM PST by Shady (The Fairness Doctrine is ANYTHING but fair!!!!)
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To: NoExpectations

“President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.”

Isn’t it awesome that during all this writing and merging no republicans were asked their opinion? It looks like we now have three healthcare bills, written by all the legistlative and executive branches of our goverment that somehow can’t be passed by the majorities who wrote them. Incredible.


10 posted on 02/19/2010 4:28:31 PM PST by marstegreg
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To: NoExpectations
I am now totally convinced this is a purposeful destruction of America.

If the Kenyan Usurper dares to even PUBLISH his Marxist plan, we'll have to stop messing around and start the process of secession of the states -- and re-organization of the U.S. under the Constitution. Politicians not willing to lead the secessionist movement will be revealed to be traitors, cowards or BOTH!
11 posted on 02/19/2010 4:30:16 PM PST by USALiberty
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To: NoExpectations

The content of the any federal version of health care and the procedure used to shove it down our throats is irrelevant. Article 1 Section 8 does not specifically list health care as a power for Congress to regulate and therefore is unconstitutional. The people are not bound to comply with any unconstitutional act of Congress. People need to hammer this point home to their Congress critters!


12 posted on 02/19/2010 4:32:33 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: NoExpectations

He knows how to irritate us all with there maneuvers.


13 posted on 02/19/2010 4:33:17 PM PST by FreedBird (S)
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To: NoExpectations

I’m sorry, but any, ANY, Repub attends Jack Squat’s alleged “bi-partisan” healthcare meeting, they should be targeted for removal.


14 posted on 02/19/2010 4:33:56 PM PST by cranked
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To: cranked

here here!


15 posted on 02/19/2010 4:34:24 PM PST by NoExpectations
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To: USALiberty

Totally agree with you..


16 posted on 02/19/2010 4:38:35 PM PST by hot4plasma
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To: Psycho_Bunny
Keep your laws off my body.

Great line. Most liberals don't realize that conservatives protect freedom.

17 posted on 02/19/2010 4:40:02 PM PST by FatherofFive (For the first time in my adult life, I am proud that Massachusettes is part of the United States!)
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To: NoExpectations

President Punk Ass just doesn’t give up, does he? He’s determined to ram socialism down our throats. Today the ‘’regional’’ newspaper here, The Asbury Park Press, a liberal rag owned by the Gannett News Service had as it’s front page headline this bit of class-warfare playing bs “Health insurer’s profits up by 56%’’. Some scumbag head of “Health Care for America Now’’,Richard Kirsch says “At a time when the economy’s in the toilet, and business are struggling, these insurance companies have had a banner year’’. Oh yeah Richard? And why is the economy in the toilet do you suppose ya socialist bastard? Could it be because of your boy Barrack? GRRRR! I wanna kill people like this commie stooge., Mr Head of “Health care(socialism) for America Now’’.


18 posted on 02/19/2010 4:43:30 PM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: NoExpectations

Obozo has not gone over 2400 pages and revised this deathcare plan. He will tell you he has and he will show he has taken out certain things.

He plans to insert the horrors back in after the bill passes all you dummies.


19 posted on 02/19/2010 4:48:03 PM PST by dforest
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To: NoExpectations

How many times do the American people have to ay NO to get these idiots in DC to listen?


20 posted on 02/19/2010 5:08:04 PM PST by chris_bdba
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