Reid Cancels Recess To Get Health Care Done

The Hill:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has cancelled the Senate's Columbus Day recess so that lawmakers can focus on passing healthcare reform legislation during the week of Oct. 12.

Reid said the Senate would likely take up healthcare legislation on the chamber floor that week.

Reid had threatened to cancel the break earlier this month, but unlike similar warnings in the past, the leader followed through on Wednesday.

Read the whole story: The Hill

Comments

[LatteLibertine]

Good lord, "health care reform" is going to include 485 billion dollars in government subsidies for insurance companies. Wonder where that money will end up? /roll eyes

[Tex1969]

That's the least they need to do.

[JanPoore]

When are they going to vote on unemployment benefits extension that the house already passed? That is more urgent right now, since many have just run out of unemployment benefits. If people don't have a roof over their heads, health care reform that takes effect in 4 years won't help.

[Travis bdboy]

Solution to problem.......wait until there aren't enough Rethugs to turn down the bill, I"m

sure lots will try and sneak home to the Mrs......and pass it

[Travis bdboy]

Like us lowly serfs don't work on holidays...they think they're entitled I guess.

[PW1206]

Reid's disappointed us enough in the past that it's tough to care much...

[newTheory]

exactly, what's next? threatening to take away their parking privileges?

[LITU]

They should take a page out of the past, i.e. the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act of 1937. Wait until midnight when all the opposition is asleep, and then cast their votes. Problem solved.

(I'm being facetious.)

[themainpoint]

If Reed does not get a true Public Option done (one that all the public can OPT for if their insurance companies continue to overcharge and abuse them), then he won't have gotten health care reform done.

[TN60]

http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/09/30/the_shallows/index.html?source=newsletter

[teepeeyoyo]

Yesterday: "Public Option Dead"..... Today: "Reid Cancels Recess"....... Today: "No Legislation is Really Dead in Washington".......hilarious, but unfornately this is the buffoonery we are left with, either we vote the clowns out....or complain about the status quo. What's it going to be folks?

[kbkw54]

Recess again? They just got back.

[VPN]

Hey, 120 day work year, its a good job if you can get it

[Bpeirce]

SOLID PUBLIC OPTION OR NO DEAL HARRY

[TeeLolly]

If only Spineless Harry would go on recess himself and delegate the job of majority leader to a progressive with some backbone ...

[mjtaylor22]

wow is reid growing a pair
thank yo mr Reid

[kbkw54]

No. He is pretending to be leader. Even though he has to stand on a box to reach the podium,

[Typo-Knig]

Thats right no recess for you !!!! and if you don't stop bickering i swear to god i will pull this senate right over. Nancy stop making faces or your face will freeze like that!