Kennedy to Lead the Health Care Fight?

Tatiana

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Mon Jun-09-08 03:10 PM
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Kennedy to Lead the Health Care Fight?

He said his father is looking forward to returning to the Senate and working with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on universal health care legislation should the Illinois senator win the White House.

"That is what he is talking and thinking about," Kennedy said. "It adds a great deal of poignancy to his recovery. But that's how he sees it -- he has to recover so he can get health care for the millions of people who don't have access to the care that we do."

Kennedy told the newspaper that his father wants to begin writing the legislation this year so it would be ready if Obama was victorious.

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http://wbztv.com/local/ted.kennedy.ted.2.743542.html

Interesting. Will we have competing bills introduced in the Senate?

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antigop

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Mon Jun-09-08 03:12 PM
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1. psssst....Ted.....the legislation already exists --- it's called HR 676 (Medicare for All)

Edited on Mon Jun-09-08 03:13 PM by antigop

We need a Senate sponsor for a Senate companion bill.

How about it, Ted?

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