Despite Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the left being ready to force a Dem-only health reform plan on the country, Finance Committee Max Baucus continues to fly in the face of moronic liberal bloggers who want his head and will attempt to complete his negotiations:
“Bipartisan progress continues," the Montana Democrat said in a statement. "The Finance Committee is on track to reach a bipartisan agreement on comprehensive health care reform that can pass the Senate. Our group will be meeting tomorrow and our staffs continue to meet as well. I am confident we will continue our steady progress toward health care reform that will lower costs and provide quality, affordable coverage to all Americans.”
Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican, is still down as well, despite White House and media reports that make it out that the Republicans forced the Dems to back away from the table (despite the fact that with their 40 members, they never had leverage):
“I’ve said all year that something as big and important as health care legislation should have broad-based support," Grassley said in a statement. "So far, no one has developed that kind of support, either in Congress or at the White House. That doesn’t mean we should quit. It means we should keep working until we can put something together that gets that widespread support.”
Here's to hoping they work something out.
Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0809/Baucus_Bipartisan_bill_on_track.html#comments
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