Posted by
Billy on Friday, February 19, 2010 9:13:10 PM
President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.
The administration's bill will aim to jump-start the stalled healthcare overhaul and comes just days ahead of a planned televised White House summit with congressional Republicans, who are calling on Democrats to scrap the bills and start over with a far less sweeping proposal.
Democrats are struggling to push healthcare legislation over the finish line in the face of sagging public support and solid Republican opposition bolstered by recent election victories in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey.
(This is making me more and more tired. The American people have said they don't want the kind of health care that Obama and the Democrats are pushing down us. This is an outrage. So next time I get ill should I call Dr. Obama or Dr. Reid instead of calling my own doctor. Read more on this issue BACK FROM
THE DEAD: DEMS VOW TO RAHM-THROUGH HEALTHCARE!)