Posted on 02/19/2010 3:37:07 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY
President Obama is working on health care legislation intended to reconcile differences between House and Senate Democrats that could be attached to a budget bill and avoid a Republican filibuster, according to a published report.
The president's proposal, which is still being written, will be posted on the Internet by Monday morning, senior administration officials and Congressional aides told the New York Times.
By piggybacking the legislation onto a budget bill, Democrats would be able to advance the bill with a simple majority of just 51 votes, averting a Republican filibuster in the Senate.
The White House signaled Thursday that an aggressive, all-Democratic strategy for overhauling the nation's health system remains a serious option, even as Obama invites Republicans to next week's televised summit to seek possible compromises.
"It will be a reconciliation bill," the Times quoted a Democratic aide as saying. "If Republicans don't come with any substantial offers, this is what we would do."
The administration's stance could set the stage for a political showdown, with Democrats struggling to enact the president's top domestic priority and Republicans trying to block what many conservatives see as government overreach.
Obama's plan, like the House and Senate bills, would expand coverage to some 30 million, require most Americans to carry insurance or face financial penalties, and block insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions, the Times reported.
One Capitol Hill Democrat told the Times abortion remains "a wild card."
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that Obama plans to have a health proposal that "will take some of the best ideas and put them into a framework" ahead of the Feb. 25 summit.
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Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.
The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org
Author: The Oblation Hour
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Some more info:
CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010
So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)
Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.
The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org
Author: The Oblation Hour
watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60
watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H
Hoax? or Real?
From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.
Some more info:
CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010
So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)
Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.
The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org
Author: The Oblation Hour
watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60
watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H
Hoax? or Real?
From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.
Some more info:
CIA OBAMA Coverup Treason Trial set for May 14-19, 2010
So says the highly educated African American minister: (watch the videos below)
Rev. James David Manning, Ph.D.
The Manning Report Mon-Fri 12-3 www.atlah.org
Author: The Oblation Hour
watch this video first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WedxY61d60
watch this video second http://www.veoh.com/videos/v187772093A3tzX4H
Hoax? or Real?
From my research and that of many others, this appears to be real.
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The Obama administration keeps putting out these threats, when they well know they cannot pass either the House or Senate Bill.
Republicans need to chain themselves to their desks in the well of the Senate, and continue to filibuster even after the Democrats shut off their microphones.
Now is the time for drastic action and courage. Not next year. If the GOP doesn't grow a spine at this moment in history, and just shrugs and says "Oh, well...." they should be thrown out this fall as well.
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