Are you surprised that the Senate rejected the GOP amendment?
Senate Republicans failed Saturday to eliminate .1 billion in cuts to Medicare home health care service in the health care bill.
The 53-41 vote shot down a motion offered by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Nebraska, that would have sent Majority Leader Harry Reid’s sweeping 8 billion reform plan back to committee with instructions to remove all home health care cuts.
Johanns objected to the cuts, saying that the services "help some of the most vulnerable Americans."
Democrats say the bill instills needed reforms to ensure the long-term solvency of the government-run Medicare health program for senior citizens.
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I thought the Republicans were accusing the Democrats of "killing old people" and here they are trying to eliminate .1 billion in cuts to Medicare home health care service in the health care bill.
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Not in the slightest. And if the Democrats are smart they will completely exclude any more Amendments that the Republicans try to put forward. Anyone with any intelligence knows that all the Republicans are trying to do at this point is prevent the Health Care Reform from passing.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmOld people are more likely to vote Republican, so they need to be killed. You really can’t build the socialist worker paradise with a bunch of old people hanging around, complaining about the messiah.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmMedicare cannot survive in it’s current from…we have known this for decades
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmNope, why would they pass it?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmIt is the democrats trying to take $42.1 billion away from medicare. That will mean less services for the elderly, thus hurting them. The republican tried to stop the cuts. Read what you wrote.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmI don’t think a single Republican amendment has passed. The Liberal Democrats are going to shove this thing down our throats whether we want it or not.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmI really like a good rant, however this does not qualify, confusing maybe, good never.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pmNO because Republicans are Losing it in every way shape and form they are done and Health Care will pass in the Senate ready for President Obama to sign.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pm