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Reform bill passes Senate Finance committe.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1....html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1& |
| coastie |
it's going to be a long journey melding all of the plans out there into one. President Obama has his main man Rahm Emmanuel out there trying to get the democrats onboard to back a plan they can all vote for. That will take some doing.
In the meantime, one of the early models for national healthcare - Massachusetts has run into some snags.. http://www.boston.com/news/health..._limit_patients_hospital_choices/ |
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Reconciliation coastie. The Dems only need 50 senators to make it work. |
| coastie |
they can't get what they want with reconcilliation. you know that. |
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They can get the public option with reconciliation. |
| coastie |
maybe.. but I don't think a majority of dems want it either. I could be wrong. But, Sen. Baucus says it won't pass the senate - maybe it will after Obama's boy Emmanuel beats on them some. But, we'll see. |
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They've got 50 votes but not 60 for cloture. |
| coastie |
here's a progressive friendly link - the huffingtonpost - that describes the dillema.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/200...ats-ponder-one-bill_n_267166.html |