Posted on 10/02/2009 6:19:53 AM PDT by Libloather
Senate committee winds up health-care debate
The Finance Committee, the last congressional panel to consider a reform bill, plans to vote next week.
October 2, 2009: 7:49 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health-care legislation early Friday.
The Finance Committee was the last congressional panel to consider a health-care reform bill. It finished its work at 2:18 a.m. ET and plans to vote next week, after the bill's final language has been made public and the Congressional Budget Office has provided final cost figures.
Unlike several health-care reform proposals championed by House Democrats, the version that emerged from the Senate Finance Committee does not contain the public option -- it would not create a government program to provide health insurance to all Americans.
President Barack Obama hailed the committee's work as "the culmination of tireless efforts" by it and four other committees and members of Congress on health care reform.
"As a result of this work, we are now closer than ever before to finally passing reform that will offer security to those who have coverage and affordable insurance to those who don't," he said in a White House statement.
Although the health-care debate has often been contentious, the committee's work ended with more of a whimper than a bang.
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Baucus praised the Finance Committee proposal as one "that will improve the lives of every American ... in a fiscally-responsible way." He said it would significantly expand health coverage while reducing the federal deficit, protecting Medicare benefits for seniors and lowering taxes for "more than 42 million Americans."
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It won’t
The only thing they care about is creating a new “kitty” that can be robbed just like the SS fund. No one will be getting anything more than you are now and the only way to cut costs is to get “less” for your money.
No Public Option but I’ll bet it still costs a $Trillion. If the government is spending that kind of money they will still be expanding their influence and control over the health care system in this country. We need to get prepared to reverse this Obamanation-abomanation by electing real conservatives in 2010 and Sarah Palin in 2012.
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