Senate Democrats reached a deal with Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) Friday night to move forward with a health care reform bill, clearing the way for a series of votes on the landmark legislation next week, said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y).
Schumer told reporters in the Capitol that the deal was finalized late Friday night, with a handshake at 10:30 p.m. The negotiations included Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Schumer, Nelson and White House officials Pete Rouse and Jim Messina ended after a marathon 13 hours of talks.“There were many times they thought they couldn't come to an agreement,” Schumer said. “We are now for the first time really feeling good. I think every Democrat realized whatever his or her views, we had to get this done.”
But Schumer made clear the negotiations, which centered on abortion funding and Medicaid expansion were touch and go. “There were several times in that room where we thought we wouldn't have a deal," he said.
Our work is cut out for us in 2010. Democrats who act one way and don't have the courage to stand up to this gang of thieves in their party should be given pink slips...and the same goes with enabling Republicans (RINOs) who don't have the backbone to stand up for the American people and the principles this nation was founded upon.
Ben Nelson, "Baby Phat" Mary Landrieu, and all the others behind this secretive bill should be defeated when they come up for re-election.
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