RSSBlue Dog Democrats Announce Deal on Health Care Reform
Carolyn Hileman - The Voice | July 29, 2009
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After days of intensive negotiations, a group of key moderate Democrats on Wednesday announced that they reached a health care reform deal with the White House and congressional leaders.
The compromise would cut the cost of the $1 trillion-plus package by $100 billion, according to one member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition. The deal would also ensure that the proposed government-run insurance program would not be forced on anyone.
Seven Blue Dogs had held up passage of the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee over concerns about cost and the speed at which Democrats were advancing the legislation. The committee is the only House panel that hasn’t voted on the bill.
Blue Dog Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., said four of those seven agreed to the compromise Wednesday.
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