AP – It’ll be Democrat vs. Democrat today
t’ll be Democrat vs. Democrat as lawmakers go back to work on health care Tuesday.
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to consider whether the government should offer its own insurance plan for the middle class in competition with private carriers. A public option is the top goal for liberals, but it has no Republican support and moderate Democrats say the Senate will never go along.
So Tuesday’s debate is expected to pit Democratic liberals against moderates.
Although the public plan isn’t expected to get a majority of the panel, supporters say at least they’ll know where everybody stands.
Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., is already in the hot seat – accused of being lukewarm, if not downright hostile, to the government option.
AP
9/29/9
Magnolia Tribune
