Your Thoughts Re: Does the US Congress Really Care about all Americans having equal access to Health Care?
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats alone cannot pass President Barack Obama's ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care, a top lawmaker acknowledged on Sunday. Republicans said they will continue their opposition to a plan they say is simply a government takeover of private decisions.
Both sides said they want to improve the system and provide care for almost 50 million Americans who lack health insurance coverage, but they remain deeply divided over how to reach that goal. Republicans said the longer the delay, the more the public understands the stakes of a policy that has vexed lawmakers for decades...
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said they are "80 percent" in agreement on what a final version will include and are making progress.
"Now, we're at the final 20 percent and we're trying to work through those details," Axelrod said during one appearance... That final piece, however, will require GOP backing — something Sen. Mitch McConnell said was unlikely. The Senate minority leader said congressional Democrats are having difficulty selling a health care bill to their own members.
"The only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it," said McConnell, R-Ky.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_...
Both sides said they want to improve the system and provide care for almost 50 million Americans who lack health insurance coverage, but they remain deeply divided over how to reach that goal. Republicans said the longer the delay, the more the public understands the stakes of a policy that has vexed lawmakers for decades...
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said they are "80 percent" in agreement on what a final version will include and are making progress.
"Now, we're at the final 20 percent and we're trying to work through those details," Axelrod said during one appearance... That final piece, however, will require GOP backing — something Sen. Mitch McConnell said was unlikely. The Senate minority leader said congressional Democrats are having difficulty selling a health care bill to their own members.
"The only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it," said McConnell, R-Ky.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_...
Sister Irma,
I hear you loud and clear on that one vote deal. They (the Congress) in there to work for me and represent my interests as well. I don't understand how these folks continue to allow greed and lobbyist to continue to dictate to them what is important at the expense of the people (American citizens) who elected them. This world is a dog-eat-dog world... I think that's the saying. If it isn't the correct saying, I'm sure Brother Craig Amos will correct me. (((Lol)))