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Report: House Health Care Vote Delayed Until End Of September
In the wake of August recess drama, the House of Representatives will delay a vote on a final health care reform bill until the end of September, according to a report in Politico.
"Leaders now say the House will put off a vote on health reform until the end of September, to provide a cooling-off period from the raucous town meetings, and to give strategists a better sense of where the Senate is headed."
That probably won't sit well with reformers--queasy from the last two weeks of unsettling news--who would like to see the process put back on track as quickly as possible.
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How many punches to the gut do the Dems think they can inflict on their supporters before we just decide to sit on our asses when they need our support, votes and $$?
August 17, 2009 10:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
how in the world is this a punch in the gut?
August 17, 2009 1:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
It all depends on how fast the senate finance committee gets their bill out, nothing has really changed imo.
August 17, 2009 10:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sounds like they are playing the game chicken.
August 17, 2009 11:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
The end of September early October is about right.
I figured as much when they broke for recess. That headline is misleading.
August 17, 2009 12:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Whatever it takes to get what appears to be comprehensive health care reform. Now the Democrats are concerned with keeping their congressional majorities and the WH. It's too late for radical reform (i.e., the public option, and reducing the influence of the corporate health care parasites).
Obama had his chance to just get it done without the bipartisan charade. He may be right. We'll just have to see how it pans out.
August 17, 2009 2:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
keep moving the goal posts while the status quo fortifies itself for another generation
and our having an overwhelming democratic majority apparently doesn't mean squat
we have the party of no and a do-nothing congress, all bought and paid for by the same corporate interests
so it now looks like a senator from a state with just 600,000 people total (ie Kent Conrad) is going to be dictating health care policy for the other 300 million of us
yay
August 17, 2009 2:27 PM | Reply | Permalink