Posted by
Billy on Thursday, November 05, 2009 10:53:03 AM
House Democratic
leaders, undeterred by delays in the Senate or this week’s Republican electoral
triumphs, plan to call a vote Saturday on the most sweeping overhaul of U.S.
health-care policy in four decades.
The House will move on the $1.05 trillion legislation that would
cover 36 million uninsured people and create a government plan to compete with
private insurers even after the election of Republican governors in New Jersey
and Virginia. President Barack Obama will go to Capitol Hill tomorrow to
meet with House Democrats, as they seek the 218 votes they need to pass the
bill, a Democratic leadership aide said.
Party leaders signaled they’re ready for a debate on the legislation and a vote on its final passage by
filing a 42-page amendment that made last-minute changes to the
bill. The Nov. 3 filing triggered a 72-hour waiting period that Democrats
pledged to give Republicans before a vote.
(So lets vote and go over the details later like how much
this is going to cost. Those on the left just want more government control of
our lives. Also voting on this on a Saturday kinds of looks to me like they
want to sneak it by when most people are doing other things like watching
football, and spending time with family. Read more Health-Care
Overhaul Vote Set by House.)