"Don't worry folks the GOP is here to rescue Obamacare."
Posted on 07/29/2009 6:15:31 PM PDT by Maelstorm
Republican and Democratic senators negotiating financial details of healthcare reform have made great progress and are on the verge of a deal, a key Republican senator said on Wednesday.
"We have made great progress. Every day we make some progress," Sen. Charles Grassley, one of the three Republicans from Senate Finance Committee involved in the talks to overhaul the healthcare system, told NPR radio.
"Will we get it done so we can get a bill to the other members by this weekend because there is a certain time you've got to give people to study it? We're on the edge, and almost there," the Iowa Republican said.
President Barack Obama has pinpointed healthcare as his top legislative priority and has pushed lawmakers to quickly reach a deal to rein in healthcare costs, improve care and cover most of the 46 million uninsured Americans.
Obama had asked the Senate and House to come up with initial draft bills before they leave for the August recess but this deadline looks increasingly unlikely to be met.
Lawmakers "wanted to do it right," said Grassley, noting that lawmakers are trying to revamp one-sixth of the economy.
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Bunch of idiots!!!!
We need to
STOP ALL DONATIONS TO THE GOP. Only to individual candidates
SET UP A PRIMARY CHALLENGER to Grassley...
I’d like to be confident that this was just a ploy to make it look like the Republicans are trying to “work” with the rats, but in the end they just can’t go along with such a bad bill.
Yeah, progress. That’s where the GOP bends over and takes one for the team.
Grasserly is up for election in 2010..
“Will we get it done so we can get a bill to the other members by this weekend because there is a certain time you’ve got to give people to study it? We’re on the edge, and almost there,” the Iowa Republican said.”
Oh, good. For a minute there I thought the Republicans were supposed to be AGAINST this takeover of 20% of the wealth and helath of the United States...pretty soon we won’t have to think at all...thanks, grASSley...
If the RINOs in the Senate allow this to happen I am DONE with the GOP!
I hope the Dems have sex vids of Grassley and are blackmailing him. Otherwise....
I know there are some good republicans in office but on the whole the party is absolutely useless.
Maybe I’m out of my mind, but while listening to Michael Savage tonight I believe him when he said healthcare is dead. We win, the other side loses.
Sen. Charles Grassley
Did you get the deluxe back scratcher too? So easily bribed to submit America to a loss of Freedom and Liberty
At one point, long ago, Grassley used to be a conservative. Just another sell-out now. The two parties really are dumb and dumber.
If it guts the two key elements of the package, maybe enough Dems will oppose it.
These pukes have WAAAAAAYYYYY to much power.....time for term limits....and, who knows what....
This explains Grassley’s willingness to screw us..
His top 5 donations
Top 5 Industries, 2005-2010, Campaign Cmte
Industry Total Indivs PACs
Health Professionals $211,906 $27,300 $184,606
Insurance $160,848 $16,950 $143,898
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $127,850 $37,050 $90,800
Hospitals/Nursing Homes $127,837 $48,537 $79,300
Lobbyists $111,846 $107,346 $4,500
My question is why in the hell when you have the enemy on the run you say something so damn stupid even if you don’t mean it. These guys in Washington are f-n idiots. I can’t believe it is Grassley doing this.
In short, Grassley and the rest of the Rinos have sold America out again!
Hey Grassley, any repub that signs on to this stinking
tripe deserves to be voted out in the next election,
and WILL be. So say we ALL.
Aha..The designated RINO for healthcare.
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