Where you sit in Washington, D.C. seems to make a very big difference in shaping your opinion on the health care reform timetable. Before recess or not before recess? That is the question.
United States House of
Representatives
"Despite a series of setbacks, House Democrats plan to introduce a health care
reform package Tuesday with the goal of passing the bill before Congress leaves
for the August recess, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday.
Pelosi stayed optimistic as
President Obama called anew on his congressional allies to push through
comprehensive health care reform." . . . . Read More FOXNews
United States Senate
The massive overhaul of the U.S. health-care system will be put on hold when
members of Congress leave for their August recess, lawmakers say.
While that's likely to disappoint
President Barack Obama, who made health-care reform a key part of his
presidential campaign, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said the White House
should be pleased with the progress so far. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said "there
really is plenty of time," the Associated Press reported.
"Well, we don't expect (a bill) to be
signed into law by the August recess. . . . . Read More
U.S. News and World Report
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