Posted on 07/29/2009 6:15:31 PM PDT by Maelstorm
Republican and Democratic senators negotiating financial details of healthcare reform have made great progress and are on the verge of a deal, a key Republican senator said on Wednesday.
"We have made great progress. Every day we make some progress," Sen. Charles Grassley, one of the three Republicans from Senate Finance Committee involved in the talks to overhaul the healthcare system, told NPR radio.
"Will we get it done so we can get a bill to the other members by this weekend because there is a certain time you've got to give people to study it? We're on the edge, and almost there," the Iowa Republican said.
President Barack Obama has pinpointed healthcare as his top legislative priority and has pushed lawmakers to quickly reach a deal to rein in healthcare costs, improve care and cover most of the 46 million uninsured Americans.
Obama had asked the Senate and House to come up with initial draft bills before they leave for the August recess but this deadline looks increasingly unlikely to be met.
Lawmakers "wanted to do it right," said Grassley, noting that lawmakers are trying to revamp one-sixth of the economy.
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Grassley not an idiot.
He bought and paid for...
What is his office phone number? What is his office email address?
He must be contacted to stop negotiating for this healthcare nightmare!!!!!
I agree. We should not give a penny to the GOP. Give it to Sarah Pac and individuals like Toomey and Marco Rubio.
DITTO!
Who are the other two morons ?
The odds on favorites have to be two of the three remaining twits -
Collins,Snowe or Lind”she”y Graham.
Yes you are getting delusional. Never forget. A Rino will always surface when needed.
We quit giving $$ to GOP organizations years ago....only individual candidates.
I haven’t liked Grassley in years if ever that I can remember. I never have trusted him.
Keep calling him. Let him know if he votes for the bill, he’s out. Track him like a bloodhound.
Congress believes once the vote is taken, people will forget.
I am not forgetting and no one else should forget who votes for this bill either.
WE NEED TO ORGANIZE A CAMPAIGN INSISTING CONGRESS AND ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MUST BE COVERED UNDER THE SAME HEALTH CARE BILL PASSED FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
DOESN’T MATTER WHAT IT TAKES, STAY UNITED AND FOCUSED.
Thank you - but didn’t find phone numbers there = will keep looking and hoping my eyes don’t give up on me.
He’s not a RINO but a bought and paid for Senator..
Top 5 Contributors, 2005-2010, Campaign Cmte
Contributor Total Indivs PACs
Amgen Inc $33,300 $24,300 $9,000
Select Medical Corp $18,700 $18,700 $0
Mylan Laboratories $17,000 $7,000 $10,000
DaVita Inc $16,500 $8,000 $8,500
Williams & Jensen $16,500 $14,500 $2,000
Grassley is not up till 2013 or 2015 but you can go after Olympia Snowe in 2010.
That is the sense I am getting out of members of the OK delegation as well.
Grassley is blowing smoke — liberals Dems/ZERO will never sign off on a deal that eliminates the Government taking over healthcare which I have been told is in the agreement which means the agreement is DOA.
Thanks - I forgot about the Rinos...the herpes of politcs.
Let’s see what happens.
It will not happen or I’m done with more than the GOP. If Obama and his cronies force this crap on America we should revolt. There is no middle ground. This is the bureaucracy declaring war on the American people.
I just went to his website and told him if what Newsmax says is true, I will personally donate money to unseat him. I’m from CA.
It makes me unbearably sad, that these people don’t care what happens to the country, only their selfish evil pursuits.
I plan to actively campaign and contribute what I can to any Repub that votes for any sort of Obamaloon plan.
RINO scum.
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