RSSDems worry that health plan lacks votes
From: The Washington Times | June 21, 2009
A Republican senator seeking a bipartisan health care deal spoke Sunday of lowering expectations while one of President Obama’s Democratic allies questioned whether the White House had the votes necessary for a such a costly and comprehensive plan during a recession. Mr. Obama’s proposal to provide health care coverage for some 50 million Americans who lack it has become a contentious point for a Democratic-controlled House and Senate struggling to reach a consensus Mr. Obama desperately wants. Much of the concern came after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the plan would cost $1 trillion over 10 years but …
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