Senate panel rejects public healthcare option
The dems will be angry about this, and their game is going to get even dirtier.
As Rush said, don’t be fooled. Prepare for the bait-and-switch. Any bill will pave the way for this “option.”
Senate panel rejects public healthcare option | Politics | Reuters:
A Senate panel on Tuesday rejected a government-run “public” insurance option as part of a broad healthcare overhaul, setting up a fight over one of the bill’s most contentious issues.
The two votes in the Senate Finance Committee were the first of several battles expected in Congress over a public insurance option, a flashpoint in the raging U.S. debate over President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
Democratic Chairman Max Baucus opposed both amendments, and said Democrats could not muster the 60 Senate votes needed to clear Republican procedural hurdles and pass a healthcare reform bill if it includes the public option.
