Baucus: Health Care Reform Will Happen This Year With Or Without GOP (house seat, Congress)

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HELENA, Mont. — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana says a health care overhaul will happen
this year even if Republicans back out of bipartisan talks under growing public pressure and
that the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy could help hold together a compromise deal.

Baucus is leading a panel of two other Democrats and three Republicans that is being watched
closely by everyone from the White House and beyond. Chances of a bipartisan breakthrough
appear to be diminishing in the face of an effective public mobilization by opponents during
the August congressional recess.

Baucus: Health Care Reform Will Happen This Year With Or Without GOP

[hummingbirdoc]

Republicans are also saying they will repeal Health Care Reform if it passes and they get back in power.



YouTube - Joe Barton pledges to "repeal" health care reform if it passes

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Originally Posted by hummingbirdoc

Republicans are also saying they will repeal Health Care Reform if it passes and they get back in power.



YouTube - Joe Barton pledges to "repeal" health care reform if it passes

get pack power will be a long shot for the GOP at best. they will probably gain some seats but to gain a majority will be a stretch.

[bigskydude]

Originally Posted by Dukester

get pack power will be a long shot for the GOP at best. they will probably gain some seats but to gain a majority will be a stretch.

Well, this is the last big raw raw for Max anyhow ... folks at home are going to retire him in 2010.

And all of this talk of Democrats and Republicans is somewhat amusing, as people are fleeing both parties in droves these days.

I wonder what the Independent vote has in store for 2012 ..

[Danno3314]

If it can happen with or without them, why hasn't it happen already then?.......because it's not just about them, it's about some of the Democrats not wanting it either.

[MiamiRob]

well the GOP needs to win 78 House seats plus 1 to regain the majority. Yes 78! The most pathetic thing is how the GOP is just going to standby and not participate on such leglisation that is such a vital issue to all Americans and they wonder why they lost in 2006 & 2008.