House Democrats will not pass the Senate bill?
by admin on Jan.20, 2010, under Healthcare, Political
House Dems largely reject idea of passing Senate health care bill
From Dana Bash and Deirdre Walsh, CNN
January 20, 2010
Washington (CNN) — Despite knowing Senate Democrats will lose their filibuster-proof majority after Tuesday night’s political upset in Massachusetts, House Democrats across the political spectrum largely rejected the idea of passing the Senate health care bill.
Washington (CNN) — Despite knowing Senate Democrats will lose their filibuster-proof majority after Tuesday night’s political upset in Massachusetts, House Democrats across the political spectrum largely rejected the idea of passing the Senate health care bill.
Liberal New York Democrat Anthony Weiner predicted the Senate bill wouldn’t have the votes to pass the House.Weiner ridiculed House Democratic leaders for holding a meeting to brief House Democrats on negotiations with the White House on a health care bill, telling reporters, “They’re talking as if, ‘What our deal is, what our negotiators are at the White House’ — yeah, and then the last line is, ‘Pigs fly out of my ass’ … it’s just, we’ve got to recognize we are in an entirely different scenario.” For entire story Click Here
