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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IDIOT!!!!
Well yes. I think the thing now is to find out when these town hall meetings are and show up with tar and feathers and a rail. That would be fun.
That is what I have been saying — donate direct to candidates and do not donate to NRSC, NRCC, or RNC. A lot of what is donated to those organizations goes to overhead like $.60 on the dollar in 2008 for the NRCC.
We are satisfied with our healthcare YOU IDIOT Grassley!
If you want to tweak the system to make it better, fine. But, DO NOT EVER RUIN WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE!!!
Check this: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25597.html
“Two months ago, most of the 80-plus members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus signed a pledge that they would oppose any health care bill that didn’t contain a bona fide public option that would compete with private insurers.”
““I don’t think it would pass the House — I wouldn’t vote for it,” (Barney) Frank, a CPC member, told POLITICO.
He answered “yes” emphatically when asked if progressives were willing to delay the entire process as the Blue Dogs have done.”
Wish the hell they had done that on Cap & Tax!
AWESOME! Figured this would happen after Maxine Waters warned the Blue Dogs they will run liberals against them if they change the bill.
Now the GOP needs to throw in a few remarks to get them feuding even more to defeat this bill.
Kiss affordable premiums goodbye....Idiot.
They did. It was 8 turn coats that did not. We can not blame everyone for the actions of a handful of bad eggs.
Jim Demint is in the Senate not the House and yes the Senate is standing strong against Cap and Trade. Inhofe has been rounding up Dems to vote it down as well.
He reminds of an old Rodney Dangerfield joke about the first time he had sex.
He was 12 years old, a dark room. He only wish someone had been ther besides himself.
I would never trust the Democrats or put anything past them. Never.
It can be changed completely in Conference Committee BUT it has to go back to both houses for a vote. That is when it goes down for the final time.
Grassley is up for reelection in 2010.
Is there a Pub challenger for him in Iowa?
I was thinking of Porkulus (another really disastrous idea for America)
You must be really infested up there. We have occaisional liberal infestations here but manage to control them. Kind of like fruit flies.
Good!
Promise?
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