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Baucus Will Move Forward With a Health Care Reform Bill -- With or Without Republican Votes
September 9, 2009 |
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BAUCUS MOVING FORWARD -- WITH OR WITHOUT GOP.... Weeks ago, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) publicly indicated his Gang of Six talks would not continue indefinitely. He would wrap things up in mid-September, which was intended to give the negotiations an added sense of urgency. Nothing happened -- Republicans wouldn't budge.
This afternoon, Baucus said the Senate Finance Committee will move forward with a health care reform bill -- with or without Republican votes -- with a committee markup scheduled for the week of Sept. 21.
Steve Benen is "blogger in chief" of the popular Washington Monthly online blog, Political Animal. His background includes publishing The Carpetbagger Report, and writing for a variety of publications, including Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect, the Huffington Post, and The Guardian. He has also appeared on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show," Air America Radio's "Sam Seder Show," and XM Radio's "POTUS '08."
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