Dodd, Kennedy to introduce healthcare reform bill

[kpete]

Source: The Hill

Dodd, Kennedy to introduce healthcare reform bill
By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 06/09/09 11:02 AM
Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.), the second-ranking Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will introduce broad healthcare reform legislation Tuesday afternoon.

Dodd will introduce the Affordable Health Choices Act to comply with committee rules, which requires that legislation be made available for review before committee markup. The legislation leaves unscripted the details in some controversial areas, such as the public plan option and employer mandates. Dodd hopes to hammer out the specifics of these policies after consulting with Republicans in the coming days.

"I want Republicans to know that I want their ideas," he said during a Tuesday morning press conference. "I want to put in a bill that is an invitation."

The committee will mark up legislation starting next week. It has allocated two weeks to vote on amendments.

Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dodd-kennedy-to-drop-healthcare-reform-bill-2009-06-09.html

[BumRushDaShow]

1. !

:popcorn:

[dflprincess]

2. Great, they want ideas from Republicans

but not from single payer advocates.

We've been had (again).

[Fearless]

3. Do you honestly think that Kennedy is going to appease them?

It's a disarming tactic. Get them to give their opinions to make them feel part of the process or else show that they have no plan.

[dflprincess]

4. Kennedy doesn't have to appease them

between the Republicans & DINOs the bill will wind up gutted before it even makes it to the floor - not that it's much of a bill to begin with it. After all this time, I expected actual reform from Kennedy not a version of Romney Care.

And they still aren't asking for input on single payer.

[Fearless]

5. Actually they are testifying...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5808674

[dflprincess]

6. And will Kennedy change his bill to a single payer system?

Doubtful - if he had any interest in it, that's what he would have given us to start with.

I've been a fan of Kennedy's for years, but he really let us down on this one.

[Fearless]

8. I don't doubt his devotion. What has he to lose. He wants to pass something and is desperate now

to do so.

[Joe Bacon]

10. Did the Republicans want any ideas from us when they ran the show?

Hell, no.

Fuck the GOP!

[Clear Blue Sky]

11. Lip service. They have to say they want Republican input.

[Winterblues]

7. I am sure that because both Kennedy and Dodd are so new to the Senate

They don't have any idea what so ever what the Republicans think about the Health Care Issue. I feel like I am being bullshitted "Big Time" Played for a sucker once again..

[No Elephants]

9. Makes perfect sense

if you simply take the time to use an emote:


"I want IDEAS from Republicans."

:rofl:


"I want IDEAS from Republicans on a government health care plan."


:sarcasm: