Reid To Senate Republicans: You Wanna Privatize Medicare? Vote For It!

[jefferson_dem]

Reid To Senate Republicans: You Wanna Privatize Medicare? Vote For It!

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) confirmed on a conference call with reporters Wednesday that he'll force Senate Republicans to vote on the controversial House GOP budget.

"We're going to have an opportunity in the Senate to vote for the Ryan budget," Reid told reporters, to "see if Republicans in the Senate like the Ryan budget as much as their colleagues did."

That budget, which passed in the lower chamber with near-unanimous GOP support, includes a policy agenda that would phase out Medicare, dramatically slash Medicaid, while reducing the tax burden on the wealthiest Americans. It has become the source of significant heartburn for vulnerable House Republicans, who have had to face down angry constituents in their districts during the current two-week recess.

Reid's strategy leaves Senate Republicans two unenviable options: link arms and vote unanimously (or nearly unanimously) for the politically controversial House budget, or take political cover and expose divisions within the party over the direction GOP leaders want to take the country.

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[99th_Monkey]

1. Go Harry! Make them eat the pile of shit they were trying to foist on America. ~nt

[doc03]

2. I hope he is sure how all the Democrats will vote, like for

instance Lieberman and who knows Kucinich may find some goofy reason to vote for it to.

[wryter2000]

3. Kucinich is in the House

He's already voted on the budget. :hi:

[doc03]

5. Excuss me whoops I screwed up.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Hey,. thanks for promoting DK to the Senate.

We could use a few more real liberals there.