The $829 billion bill was approved by the finance committee, 14-9
WASHINGTON - A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she's open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer to a historic achievement that has eluded generations of Democratic leaders.
But Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told The Associated Press that the bill approved Tuesday by the Finance Committee needs substantial improvements to make coverage more affordable, contain costs, and protect Medicare. Nevertheless, she joined her Maine GOP colleague Sen. Olympia Snowe in endorsing the goal of far-reaching changes.
"My hope is we that can fix the flaws in the bill and come together with a truly bipartisan bill that could garner widespread support," Collins said in an interview. "I think this bill is far superior to the ones passed by the Senate (health) committee and the three House committees, but it needs substantial additional work."
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Surprise, Surprise. The sister act is at it again. I fear as goes Maine so goes the Nation.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing though, the media has not even mentioned that Joe Lieberman has said that he will not vote for the bill as is presently written.
ReplyDeleteAnother example of the fair coverage from the mainstream media.