Posted by
Billy on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:30:26 PM
Democrats are struggling to bridge differences among their rank and file to push health overhaul legislation through
Congress and fulfill President Barack Obama's goal of signing a bill this year.
In the wake of
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's announcement that the Democratic bill would include the option of a government insurance plan, moderates in his own party lost no time in voicing their displeasure. The Nevada Democrat needs every Democrat to break the filibusters that Republicans are vowing to mount. But some of the moderates refuse to say whether they'll stick with their leader on procedural votes, let alone those on the merits of the bill.
"Until I've seen everything, I'm not for anything," moderate Sen.
Ben Nelson, D-Neb., told home-state reporters in a conference call Wednesday. He said he was undecided on Reid's bill, and would prefer an approach where states could opt into a government insurance plan, instead of being permitted to opt out, as Reid would allow.
But, "I'm keeping an open mind," Nelson said. "Doing nothing is not one of the things that we can consider."
(We the voters and tax payers of this nation need to be watching and hold people like Sen. Nelson to the promise of looking out for the America people. We don't need government health care. Yes the health care system needs to change but it is still the best health care in the world. If it is not why do people come from around the world to be treated. Read more of the above story
Democrats struggle to find unity on health plan...)