Reid confident health care will pass
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on December 18th, 2009
Washington (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expressing confidence about the prospects for passage of historic health care legislation after daylong talks with Democratic holdout Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska.
In a statement issued late Friday night, Reid says he intends to unveil final revisions to the measure on Saturday and is confident they will prevail.
Nelson also said real progress had been made but said there was nothing final.
Nelson has been seeking greater restrictions on abortions as well as more money for his home state in last-minute talks.
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Harry Reid is evil. they have cut & slashed this bill that was not good to begin with, to a real empty shell of itself. Lots of liberals want them to scrap it & start over. But No they keep on pushing bribing agreeing to anything. making changes in the backroom. Not many have read the bill. This is Obama's Change he was talking about. Looks like he paid of Liberman & nelson.
"Dump Dodd"
"Dump Dodd"
12/19/09 @ 07:54
Comment from: anonymous [Visitor]
SCARY Reid and his Senate cohorts are destroying our country and soon no one but them will have health insurance.
I will not be voting for Chris Dodd ever ever again.
Who can read thousands and thousands without quitting their job and reading all day long. We are not like the House and Senate who have aides who read it to them or are assigned to read it.
I hope in 2010 people remember these Senators and Congressman who have stabbed us in the back starting with Dodd, Chris "The Sleazebag liar" Murphy and all the rest of our delegation.
And screw Joe Lieberman too He had to sell out to these liberal scumb*gs in the senate.
After how Franken treated him i would of stuck it up Reid's a** and said you are not getting your 60th vote but since he is a chickens**t go along with crowd scumb*g and a sellout. Joe might as well retire in 2012 because his career is done.
Connecticut will have two Republican Senators in 2010 and 2012. Chris Murphy, another sellout will lose to whatever Republican wins the Primary.
I will be so glad to see the Democrats starting in 2010.
Dump Dodd and Lieberman!!! The time has come to take back our Country. Also Dump "Dumbo Ears" Obama as well.
12/19/09 @ 09:20
Comment from: Janie [Visitor] 
Watching Ben Nelson, the Democrat Turncoat who has folded on the health care bill. He is no different than the others and I wonder how much it cost the taxpayers to get him to agree with Reid. Just like Leandreau (sp?) in LA - it's nothing more than pay for votes and the hell with the voters. What a complete disgrace this whole administration is! They vote and don't know what they are voting for - depends on how much money is offered. Who are they kidding !!
12/19/09 @ 09:57
Comment from: Dave [Visitor]
What makes anyone think the government can run a competent healthcare benefit. Medicare and Medicaid is racked with corruption and mismanagement. If you can't handle the responsibilities that come along with running these two programs then how could politicians ever think they have the capabilities of such a large endeavor.
If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until its free. The cost of this folly is going to ultimately be absorbed by the working class. The money to fund this bill is going to raise taxes and federal deficit levels to never before seen amounts.
Oh, and by the way. Do we really want the same government to run healthcare that take 6-8 weeks to process a passport. Somehow I think that a strep throat can't wait that long.
Good luck America
Man the lifeboats, the CHANGE has arrived!!!!!
If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until its free. The cost of this folly is going to ultimately be absorbed by the working class. The money to fund this bill is going to raise taxes and federal deficit levels to never before seen amounts.
Oh, and by the way. Do we really want the same government to run healthcare that take 6-8 weeks to process a passport. Somehow I think that a strep throat can't wait that long.
Good luck America
Man the lifeboats, the CHANGE has arrived!!!!!
12/19/09 @ 10:23
Comment from: Obama_Supporter [Visitor]
Finally! We'll have affordable health care for everyone!
While I'm collecting unemployment, and watching 14 hours of TV, feeding my fat face, my next door neighbor, who is self employed, and is slim and healthy, will now be forced to buy health insurance. This will give money to the insurance companies, so they will accept me, at 300 pounds, with my pre-existing condition: The fat gene, diabetes, and 180/95 BP. Now I can get my lap-band surgery!! Woo Hoo!!!
While I'm collecting unemployment, and watching 14 hours of TV, feeding my fat face, my next door neighbor, who is self employed, and is slim and healthy, will now be forced to buy health insurance. This will give money to the insurance companies, so they will accept me, at 300 pounds, with my pre-existing condition: The fat gene, diabetes, and 180/95 BP. Now I can get my lap-band surgery!! Woo Hoo!!!
12/19/09 @ 10:52
Comment from: indy [Visitor]
Reid like Dodd will not get re-elected. Despite the majority of the country against this bill they just don't care.
In fact many democrats will lose their seats over this.
In fact many democrats will lose their seats over this.
12/19/09 @ 17:41
Comment from: In the Know [Visitor]
I congratulate the brave senators for voicing their support of this bill despite the rantings of geriatric and disturbed individuals like the ones that post here. The same condemnation happened with the passage of Medicare, desegregation of the military and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I do hope though that for the sake of all of you that respond with all your hate and venom that you find a new issue to complain about. It would be good for your treatment plan to be able to release your anger and anxiety this way.
12/20/09 @ 07:53
Comment from: Jane B. [Visitor]
I'm confident that Reid is a total jacka$$. This healthcare bill is a huge mistake and it will only get worse when the liberals later add back in everything they supposedly bargained away.
12/20/09 @ 11:38
Comment from: Obama non supporter. [Visitor]
Looks like we are replacing the American Dream with government control.
12/20/09 @ 19:02
Comment from: Proud liberal [Visitor]
I love all the coments by the spoiled brat republicans. Listend up brats, you lost the election. Now "WE LIBERALS" get what we want. About time too. Did I mention there is nothing you can do about it for three more years? But we will win again any way. Get used to it!
12/20/09 @ 22:07
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