Health Care ~ Public Option, Killed in Senate !...
Rockefeller’s Public Option Killed in Senate Finance’s Health Care Billby Tula Connell, Sep 29, 2009
UPDATE: Schumer’s public option amendment got killed as well, 10-13, with Baucus, Conrad and Lincoln voting against it. Disgrace. Looks like one version of public option just got killed in the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s public option amendment, the strongest of the public option amendments offered, was just voted down 15-8, with five Democrats voting against it: Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Tom Carper (Del.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) and Bill Nelson (Fla.).
As Rockefeller said before the vote: Why would we not do this? People come second and the profits come first if we’re against this. Looks like the People lost this one. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will now offer another public option amendment. Let’s hope the Nay-saying Dems have time to check the People’s pulse before they shoot down another public option. According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll out today, half of 18- to 34-year-olds surveyed say they support a public insurance option as part of health care reform. Last week, a poll by the New York Times/CBS found 65 percent of those surveyed support a public option and only 26 percent oppose it. A public option would give consumers a choice—and private insurers are opposed to it because they’re afraid it will reduce their massive profits. So who exactly is being represented in this vote?
As Rockefeller said before the vote: Why would we not do this? People come second and the profits come first if we’re against this. Looks like the People lost this one. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will now offer another public option amendment. Let’s hope the Nay-saying Dems have time to check the People’s pulse before they shoot down another public option. According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll out today, half of 18- to 34-year-olds surveyed say they support a public insurance option as part of health care reform. Last week, a poll by the New York Times/CBS found 65 percent of those surveyed support a public option and only 26 percent oppose it. A public option would give consumers a choice—and private insurers are opposed to it because they’re afraid it will reduce their massive profits. So who exactly is being represented in this vote?
Editorial : The Republicans with the help of the (5) five Democrats above, have killed the Public Option for you and I ! The Republicans and the five rogue Democrats have successfully represented the BIG Insurance Company`s again ! It seems that the Health Insurance Company`s have bought the best representation that their millions can buy ! Once more the middle class and poor lose ! Oh, in case you were worried about your Senators Health Care Insurance coverage, it will not be affected, Your Tax Money buys them the very best and will continue to do so ! "God Bless America"!
posted by Stick a Fork in me, I`m Done ! @ Wednesday, September 30, 2009
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home