If, as Democrats expect, Grassley and Enzi balk at agreeing to a bill, Baucus plans to try to continue pursuing a bipartisan agreement with Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) – Democratic sources said.
Just one liberal Republican a bill makes.
Source: http://www.asmainegoes.com/content/baucus-98-deadline-gang-6-fish-or-cut-bait
Showing posts with label Bipartisanship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bipartisanship. Show all posts
Monday, September 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Max Baucus Has Cahones, Wants Bipartisanship
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
“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
Thursday, July 30, 2009
What Republicans Need to Convince People Of To Win On Health Care
Polls consistently show Republican talking points winning on major issues related to health care. For example, majorities believe that under the Democrat plan their health care costs are going to rise, they will have less freedom in choosing their doctor, they will be in danger of losing their current plan (which they like a lot), the deficit will explode even more than it already has, and the system will become even more complex. Additionally, the country is evenly split on whether President Obama is doing a good job on the issue.
Despite all of this, majorities still trust the President and the Democrats more than the Republicans to fix health care. Why is this?
The key number could be this: a majority of Americans believe the President is trying to be bi-partisan and the Republicans are not. While we should continue to fight the battle of policy as the Democrats plan is a huge step in the wrong direction, this is the number we need to turn around. Anyone following the plan knows that President Obama's idea of bipartisanship is no different than the one Bush had: write a plan and tell the other party they need to agree or accuse them of "stonewalling." Meanwhile, the Republicans in the Senate are working closely with Max Baucus and his truly bipartisan team developing a plan everyone can agree with.
People are beginning to catch onto Obama's arrogance. It is the reason his personal favorabilities are finally falling and have actually caught up with his steadily decreasing job approval scores. This is what Republicans need to make the public aware of: we realize we're not in the majority, it was the will of the people, but the White House only wants those of us who agree with them; they don't want our input. But we'll keep trying to get the American people the best plan possible.
Once people believe it, we'll have the moral upperhand, which is necessary to allow the GOP, typically the party of the Mind, to acquire the claim to the heart as well. And the heart is the key to health care.
See Polls Here: http://www.pollingreport.com/health.htm
Despite all of this, majorities still trust the President and the Democrats more than the Republicans to fix health care. Why is this?
The key number could be this: a majority of Americans believe the President is trying to be bi-partisan and the Republicans are not. While we should continue to fight the battle of policy as the Democrats plan is a huge step in the wrong direction, this is the number we need to turn around. Anyone following the plan knows that President Obama's idea of bipartisanship is no different than the one Bush had: write a plan and tell the other party they need to agree or accuse them of "stonewalling." Meanwhile, the Republicans in the Senate are working closely with Max Baucus and his truly bipartisan team developing a plan everyone can agree with.
People are beginning to catch onto Obama's arrogance. It is the reason his personal favorabilities are finally falling and have actually caught up with his steadily decreasing job approval scores. This is what Republicans need to make the public aware of: we realize we're not in the majority, it was the will of the people, but the White House only wants those of us who agree with them; they don't want our input. But we'll keep trying to get the American people the best plan possible.
Once people believe it, we'll have the moral upperhand, which is necessary to allow the GOP, typically the party of the Mind, to acquire the claim to the heart as well. And the heart is the key to health care.
See Polls Here: http://www.pollingreport.com/health.htm
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