Sen. Lieberman said this morning that he would not vote for the Senate health care reform bill as it stands, despite his vote last night to move forward with debate of the legislation.
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Just hours after the critical vote, four high-powered senators - Lieberman, Durbin, Hutchison and Feinstein - joined me on Meet the Press. Partisanship remained high over the most contentious element of the bill: the public option.
Lieberman said, “I don’t think anybody feels this bill, as Senator Reid put it down, though we made a lot progress in blending bills together, I don’t think anybody thinks that this bill will pass.”
Hutchison echoed Lieberman’s sentiments, citing cost as the main reason for her opposition. It’s an argument that holds some traction with Democrats. Durbin admitted that Congress wants to move past health care and on to the economy by the beginning of 2010, an election year. The Illinois senator said the public option is negotiable – again signaling the anxiety Democrats are feeling to get health reform done.
The senators also weighed in on Afghanistan, the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and new guidelines released that women should wait until their 50s for mammograms.
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Plus, Amb. Nancy Brinker and Dr. Nancy Snyderman debated the differing opinions surrounding mammograms, breast cancer, and how best to treat and prevent the disease.
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