Pelosi Aide: Health Care May Be Put Off Until Easter

Politico:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's top health policy aide laid out a way forward today and said reform should be close to finished by Easter recess.

CongressDaily's Anna Edney reports: "House Speaker Pelosi's top healthcare adviser today outlined a plan that would allow both chambers to make changes to the Senate healthcare overhaul before the overhaul becomes law."

Read the whole story: Politico

Comments

[sparky73]

12:40 PM on 02/10/2010

I have a feeling its going to go the way of hillarycare :(

[bannorhill]

12:50 PM on 02/10/2010

That is what most Americans want for this bill.

[notwired]

09:33 AM on 02/10/2010

Democarts. hahahaha what a frigging joke they are!!

[guntotinganglion]

01:07 PM on 02/10/2010

I'd rather a joke be in charge than a nightmare. Democrats are useless, while Republicans are malignant. In either case, the American people are the losers.

[sc300nc]

08:43 AM on 02/10/2010

Did she say what year?

[orianna]

08:06 AM on 02/10/2010

Keep going Nancy Pelosi, you've been the best friend to middle class America, fight tooth and nail to get us the best deal.... something our President has been sorely remiss at accomplishing.

Don't know how this will pan out, but if it includes our public option and anti-trust legislation.... then Easter is ok to begin to take back America!

If you get hammered down again, my policy will be to no longer vote for any incumbent in congress that did not fight vocally, and loudly for the middle class, meaning real reform.

No dem or repub will ever again get my vote after this massacre of their majorities using excuses, shady dealing, smoke screens or whatever keeps congress so pathetically against middle class while funding their jobs through corporate deals.

Pelosi is one of the few who are our friends in congress. You can count them on your hands.

[MuchMadness]

01:48 AM on 02/10/2010

Very confusing article. The president should not sign any legislation unless it has been passed in identical form by both houses of congress before going to the president for his signature.

[Solja]

01:37 AM on 02/10/2010

It's not Speaker Pelosi or Harry Reid that's the problem. It's those conservadems that are keeping us from going forward, probably many of your own congressmen. Democrats need every vote they can get so they won't call out any names in their own party. This is why they keep telling Democrats to CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN. If they tell you which one, that puts them out as a target. There are many of them facing re-election challenges this year, including all of the conservadems. They won't give in no matter what. They are concerned about their jobs.

So the answer for all of us is to CALL YOUR House and Senate representatives, even if you've already called them before. They all turned into punks after the Mass. election so they don't know exactly what their constituents want them to do.

[Puddin]

01:17 AM on 02/10/2010

This a damn shame. I can't find anymore words...this is a damn shame.

[mcqball]

12:11 AM on 02/10/2010

I wonder if Senator Harry Reid is, covertly, against Health Care reform. Speaker Pelosi I'm
not sure about at all. When the Democrats took control of both houses in '06 with the mandate
to end the Iraq war and they dropped that ball; then took impeachment of President Bush off
the table, I just began to consider that they were completely unprincipled.

[Solja]

01:36 AM on 02/10/2010

It's not Speaker Pelosi or Harry Reid that's the problem. It's those conservadems that are keeping us from going forward. Democrats need every vote they can get so they won't call out any names in their own party. This is why they keep telling Democrats to CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN. If they tell you which one, that puts them out as a target. There are many of them facing re-election challenges this year, including all of the conservadems. They won't give in no matter what. They are concerned about their jobs.

So the answer for all of us is to CALL YOUR House and Senate representatives, even if you've already called them before. They all turned into punks after the Mass. election so they don't know exactly what their constituents want them to do.

[max hp]

11:12 PM on 02/09/2010

UNACCEPTABLE.

March 31st is your deadline.

Deliver or start packing

[Elderlady]

09:50 PM on 02/09/2010

Meanwhile, for lack of affordable health care, in America --- people continue to die.

[petera63]

09:32 PM on 02/09/2010

Easter 2013, that is.

[toochie]

08:48 AM on 02/10/2010

You may have a typo, didn't you mean 2130.

[Freesia2]

08:55 PM on 02/09/2010

And will there jelly beans for Tommy, colored eggs for Sister Sue. And an orchid for our mommy and an Easter bonnet too? :-)

[toochie]

08:50 AM on 02/10/2010

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

[Canuckview]

08:50 PM on 02/09/2010

LOL, it's gotten down to hoping for a divine resurrection,,,

"Pelosi Aide: Health Care May Be Put Off Until Easter"

[Citizen54]

08:21 PM on 02/09/2010

Note that Madam Pelosi has a fantastic healthcare plan. (Taxpayer-funded, no less.) Maybe the voters of California can put an end to that in November.

It's third-party time, folks.

[billy goat]

09:04 PM on 02/09/2010

I'm sure madam Pelosi would be happy to support the most effective and progress legislation possible. However, america is full of rednecks and idiots and capitalist pigs who exploit their fears. Getting anything past these powerful entities will be remarkable.

[keepemhonest]

01:21 AM on 02/10/2010

SPOT ON!

[Solja]

01:38 AM on 02/10/2010

t's not Speaker Pelosi or Harry Reid that's the problem. It's those conservadems that are keeping us from going forward. Democrats need every vote they can get so they won't call out any names in their own party. This is why they keep telling Democrats to CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN. If they tell you which one, that puts them out as a target. There are many of them facing re-election challenges this year, including all of the conservadems. They won't give in no matter what. They are concerned about their jobs.

So the answer for all of us is to CALL YOUR House and Senate representatives, even if you've already called them before. They all turned into punks after the Mass. election so they don't know exactly what their constituents want them to do.

[lobo1939]

08:16 PM on 02/09/2010

I realize now that a real medicare for all Americans will not happen in my life time. All I want now is for the democrats in congress and in the white house to push like hell for the best health care possible. Better than France's, Canada's our whoevers and let the f***ing retards defeat it realizing all the while that they, the retards would defeat even the worst health care compromise that is now the senate bill. At least be defeated about something of value