Posted on 09/05/2009 3:13:01 PM PDT by mdittmar
The White House is quietly talking about drafting formal health care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months,CNN has learned.
President Obama has asked representatives what they mean when they call for a "robust" public option.
Multiple sources close to the process told CNN on Friday that while the plan is uncertain, the administration is preparing for the possibility of delivering its own legislation to Capitol Hill sometime after President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
One source called the possibility of new legislation a contingency approach if efforts by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Montana,to craft a deal fall through.
Two sources familiar with the "Gang of 6" bipartisan talks say Baucus could distribute a proposal to the other five negotiators as early as Saturday.
Democratic sources said Baucus is well aware that with the president's Wednesday speech looming and the White House already looking at other avenues to pass a health-care bill,time is virtually up for this group,which had been negotiating intensely all summer.
A big open question is whether two Republicans, Sen.Charles Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming,will support the bipartisan proposal.
White House and Democratic leadership sources have said for some time they do not think Grassley and Enzi will sign on.
Baucus is hoping to find the answer to that question by distributing a proposal this weekend,ahead of the group's meeting Tuesday.
The White House emphasized Friday that no formal bill has been written.
"The president has been reviewing all of the various legislative proposals, but no decision has been made about whether formal legislation will be presented," said Dan Pfeiffer,deputy communications director.
A source close to the White House said the administration is leaning toward dropping the public option,and continues to zero in on persuading Republican Sen.Olympia Snowe to come on board.
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Nice try rinos and 0,we ain't buying it.
Barry did not have any problem supporting the original health-care bill. Heck we had to pass it right away before the recess. What a loser.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRzlLa48Wps
Good!
Get the definition of "rino" on board Obama and THEN crash and burn!!
I love it when lib's are so desperate politically that they just can't win because of the web they weave without conviction leads them to destruction no matter what they do.
They have not heard one word from “We the People”
What part of NO government health care do you not understand
i thought some of his goons helped prepare it.
You mean, they are going to put a new sugarcoated wrapper on the same old fly covered dog poop.
Sorry, we aren’t going to buy it!
Executive order?
find later
If I were a Dem and had to go through the town forum spectacles, I would be PIIISSSEEDDD OFF
Yup, it’s called TURD POLISH.
So they expect us to believe that that bill was written in Congress? Those who read it don’t even understand half the words. Zeke Emanuel wrote it just the way he wanted it, most likely.
Now Emperor obie will have Zeke rewrite it with a few pieces of socialism taken out, which they will sneak back in later.
This is all “rope a dope” it’s the rinos they’re after,get them to vote yea and call it bipartisan at the rose garden signing.
Same ol, Saul Alinsky tactic.
Cause the trouble, distance from the trouble, step in to ‘fix’ it. Get what you originally wanted, less than was the huge amount asked for, but get the foot in the door....do it in increments.....
Jacob S Hacker is in my opinion who provided the meat and potatoes that were the basis for the bill
The following is a very interesting piece that details his work and influence. It is part way down from the top
I think his work was used by staffers of three committees to come up with the bill.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-23-2007/0004511609&EDATE=
For a near infinite amount of barf inducing info, google Jacob S Hacker. He is a Berkley colleague of the black name calling Czar
Kind of like changing the name of the German Battleship “Deutschland “
to avoid the Humiliation when it was Sunk.
LLS
You can put the sh*t in a prettier bag, all sparkley and sequined, but it’s still a bag of sh*T!
(my gran’ma used to say that!)
I wonder if Ezeikial Emmanuel will have his version ready in time...........................
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