| lilbawler2001 |
07-30-2009 11:18 PM |
No Senate Finance bill before recess
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A day after some unexpectedly positive signs for health care reform in Congress, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Thursday that his committee would be unable to complete work on a bill before the August recess.
Baucus's announcement came after a day in which Republican negotiators on the committee made clear they were not comfortable with the Democratic timetable - pushed by President Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders.
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The temporary breakdown meant the Senate Finance Committee will miss its deadline to produce a bill and served as yet another reminder of the significant political hurdles that lay ahead. It raised the question of how long Democratic leaders will allow the bipartisan talks to continue before going to a Plan B.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25648.html#ixzz0MnrXnbTW
Harry Reid really needs to grow a set of balls and end this bullshit.:-x They have 60 votes, yet they act like they are still in the minority. |
