Why did House Democrats choose a different kind of political strategy in rolling out their legislation?
They did tackle some of the more contentious issues. A: There has been very little bipartisanship in the House between Democrats and Republicans this year. And health has been no exception. When you look at the committees with jurisdiction, watching the hearings and listening to the key members, there has not been a lot of common ground. At this point, I think that Democrats simply say, “Look, this is what we want in our bill, we have the votes to pass it. If Republicans want to come with us, that’s great, but this is our strategy. This is what we’re doing, we’re getting it out there to our members so that we can proceed with our legislative activity. And I think they feel really strongly about this. So they’re moving forward. Q: Back on the Senate side, we’re waiting to hear about a bill from the Senate Finance Committee. What’s the timeline there? A: Sen. Max Baucus, who’s the chairman of that committee, has been saying that he hopes to introduce a bill the week of June 16th, and the
