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Posted on 01/11/2010 9:37:15 AM PST by MissesBush
Health care reform is "hanging on by a thread," and one or two votes could determine the outcome of the heavily-debated bill, Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd told CNBC Monday.
"Everyone feels, I guess, to some degree who have been for this, that they would have liked something different, and that's not uncommon when you're considering an issue of this magnitude," Dodd said.
Some progressives, for example, are disappointed that the Senate bill, unlike the House version, does not include a public option, he said. Senators Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas are two people who voted for the bill in its original form and are now carefully watching what changes are being made.
President Obama's administration has come under fire lately for putting too much emphasis on health care reform, causing many to question whether Democrats will retain their majority control come November. But Dodd, who is retiring this year, said it's an issue that needed to be dealt with — otherwise it would "strangle our economy," he said.
"If this is all about surviving politically, then we're missing the whole purpose of what we're supposed to be doing," he said.
Last week, Dodd, 65, announced that he would not run for reelection in November. His announcement was seen by many as a concession that he and the Democratic party are facing an uphill battle. But Republicans have said that as a result of his retirement, Democrats have a much better chance of holding onto his seat.
As chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Dodd said he is also moving forward with the financial reform bill, and that the committee is closer to answering fundamental questions, such as too big to fail.
He hopes the legislation will more strictly regulate derivatives and consolidate the number of financial regulators, and he hopes to mark the bill up in the committee by the end of the month.
RELATED LINKS Current DateTime: 07:57:58 11 Jan 2010 LinksList Documentid: 34804318 Dodd to Keep Pushing Financial ReformPolitical 'Retirements' Add Up for Both PartiesIs a Global Financial Overhaul Coming?Government and Economy Top News He said the committee is in agreement that there should be an independent agency to protect consumers, but there is still debate over which form it will take.
Dodd also said he thinks it would be a "travesty" not to confirm Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination, and that in the absence of taxpayer money, the government should have no say in banks' compensation practices.
Oh - so now we're worried about issues that "have to be dealt with". . .where the heck was he when Bush was trying to deal with Social Security -- that will also strangle our economy, and very likely much sooner than health care ever will.
Times are tough but I would definitely be willing to contribute a pair of scissors to the cause.
If this abomination fails, we should all recognize that a miracle has taken place and thank God Almighty.
Praise the Lord and pass the scissors!
Everyone keep the pressure on Reid and call your senators to denounce him.
1. Creates a distraction.
2. Buys time for Scott Brown.
3. Strengthen the hand of House liberals for their version, which is unacceptable to several Senate RATS.
This is why you see House Progressives coming to Reid’s defense - it means more concessions to Pelosi in order to save Reid’s rear end.
Reid said most of the fall that they wouldn’t be tackling the health care bill until after Christmas and then, voila. We see that it’s been incubating in secret, dark places. So now I see any such declarations in a similar way. I assume it’s a lie. However, you would think that it being so close would give conservatives and others who despise this bill all the more reason to call and confront their congresspeople, which they hate. Maybe this is secret language and somehow a signal to get a larger personal payoff when he leaves the Senate. Only the principals involved understand the message. Don’t know.
It’s been “hanging by a thread” since they put the first sentence on a page.
And yet, here we are. :)
Everyone keep the pressure on Reid and call your senators to denounce him.
1. Creates a distraction.
2. Buys time for Scott Brown.
3. Strengthen the hand of House liberals for their version, which is unacceptable to several Senate RATS.
This is why you see House Progressives coming to Reid’s defense - it means more concessions to Pelosi in order to save Reid’s rear end.
That's rich, coming from a guy who is retiring solely because his replacement will have a better chance at political survival.
Pass the scissors.
These are good for your pocket. Slip n Snip. Very good quality. Made in USA.
“And the dems who wrote it should be hanging by a rope. JMHO”
That is a racist statement. :-)
The Obama voters are screaming because their prescriptions went up on Medicare D from $14 to $90 after Jan 1.
Hey guys; you voted for this. Just think the bill’s hasn’t even passed. Think of the horrors you are going to endure if it does?
Their co-pay doubled too.
Wow! Great find!
Thread? I prefer to think of it as a couple of bloody misshapen and frayed surgical gauze strips, one from an abortionist’s floor, and the other from the floor of a room where U.S. Citizen’s will soon die due to the health care system our government is about to destroy.
Hang in there Dodd. You may yet be able to foist this morbid reality off on the citizens of the United States.
Thread? I prefer to think of it as a couple of bloody misshapen and frayed surgical gauze strips, one from an abortionist’s floor, and the other from the floor of a room where U.S. Citizen’s will soon die due to the health care system our government is about to destroy.
Hang in there Dodd. You may yet be able to foist this morbid reality off on the citizens of the United States.
Imagine Scott Brown!
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