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Schumer: We'll Pass Health Care With -- Or Without -- Republicans
On MSNBC this afternoon, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) once again trotted out the possibility that Democrats will pass health care reforms through the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process if Republicans try to extract too many concessions from the bill.
"We are making concessions," Schumer said. "But there's a limit."
"I wouldn't take anything off the table," he added.
It's the second time in a week that Schumer--who chairs the Senate Rules Committee, and who was a Finance Committee point man on the public option before being closed out of negotiations--has floated the idea. President Obama did the same this week, and though it's unclear whether the messages are co-ordinated, the two are meeting, at Schumer's request, tonight.
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Oh please please please pass this bill on reconciliation! Please write the BEST possible bill to help the MOST possible people and just pass it with Dems only. When Americans wake up the next day and realize the healthcare nightmares are finally passing away and they can get on with their work and their lives the Dems can claim full credit and the Repubs can go screw each other and not all the rest of us anymore. This is the biggest game changer possible and the Dems have to JUST DO IT!
August 7, 2009 2:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
That was interesting to see the juxtaposition of Conrad's answers against Schumer's answers on the same issues on that MSNBC segment.t
August 7, 2009 2:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Since this is related to the topic of health insurance reform, I'll post this post by Peggy Noonan in which she blames the uproar on the Democrats>
Peggy Noonan with her head deeply in the sand
Amazing. Death threats against Democratic officials are the fault of those Democratic officials.
August 7, 2009 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
"We are making concessions," Schumer said. "But there's a limit."
We're making concessions and not a single GOP'er has stepped up to say they want healthcare reform in remotely the same fashion that Dems and the Public want.
Instead, we're making concessions to keep jackasses like Nelson and Conrad and Baucus happy.
Well, and to water it down to keep Big Health happy.
This is biggest clusterfuck that I've ever seen. It makes Bill's Blowjob look like a handjob.
John
August 7, 2009 4:53 PM | Reply | Permalink