Watched last hr. of Senate Committee on HealthCare Reform---Help

OHdem10

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Tue May-12-09 01:15 PM
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Watched last hr. of Senate Committee on HealthCare Reform---Help

me out.

At the very end Baucus asked Wilensky(panel member) to tie up
lose ends so to speak. She began by listing some accomplishments, ie,
Expansion of Children's Coverage, etc. THEN she said I need to reinforce
the necessity of Lowering expectations.

Then Baucus goes on with, this may take months , even Years.

Earlier, I heard someone say, it will take ten years to implement the plan.

What is going on??? Are we backing away from Health Care Reform??

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joeybee12

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Tue May-12-09 01:18 PM
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1. It's called "political healthcare reform" making it seem like you're doing

something, so people stop chomping at the bit, and then hope and pray things get better so you don't have to actually do something.

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snowdays

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Tue May-12-09 01:36 PM
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9. more like political health insurance "reform".

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phantom power

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Tue May-12-09 01:18 PM
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2. Yes.

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Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Tue May-12-09 01:19 PM
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3. Bastards! We are back to the same old BS incrementalism! nt.

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billyoc

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Tue May-12-09 01:22 PM
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4. Yes.

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lamp_shade

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Tue May-12-09 01:25 PM
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5. Like any new legislation, to fully implement and de-bug always takes years.

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Warpy

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Tue May-12-09 01:26 PM
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6. These timid sons of bitches are why I have given up

on this country ever doing anything for its people. They're so busy trying to figure out how to keep bad corporations going so they can continue to prey on us they've lost sight of what their real purpose in life and elected office is supposed to be.

They don't seem to care that they're killing us.

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Cleita

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Tue May-12-09 01:31 PM
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7. The Finance Committee seems to be.

I don't think it should have been heard by them to begin with. Wouldn't it belong in the Senate Committee For Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to identify the needs and solutions, then move to the Finance Committee to debate how to implement and pay for it? The downside is that Senator Kennedy is the chairman and he favors the Baucus plan.

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OHdem10

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Tue May-12-09 01:38 PM
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10. I believe I hear Reid say he specifically chose Baucus to handle

Health Legislation

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snowdays

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Tue May-12-09 01:34 PM
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8. I think it has something to do with his budget proposal--it is spread

out over many years.

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