Dem Rep: Reconciliation Bill Looks Like Obama's Proposal

[dave29]

MOMENTS AGO

Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ), chairman of the health subcommittee on education and labor, tells Brian Beutler that the CBO may release its numbers tonight. The only outstanding issues are technical: They're making sure the year by year deficit reduction figures won't run afoul of the reconciliation rules. He also said the language isn't far from President Obama's health care proposal.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/live/countdown-to-reform-wire/#324834

[flpoljunkie]

1. Luke Russert Tweet regarding Rep Andrews' comment coming out of Dem meeting

Rep. Andrews (D-NJ) coming out of a mtg wit Pelosi just told reporters: "The addition of the student loan part has complicated everything."

15 minutes ago via web

http://twitter.com/RussertXM_NBC/status/10641242084

(Dammit, Dems! Are you going to stand with American families or with the banks?)

[Jennicut]

3. Evan Bayh said he might not vote for it in the Senate now because of the inclusion of the student

loans legislation.
I say, drop it. It might endanger the bill passing and can be dealt with at a different time.



Bayh Suggests Vote May Depend On Student Loan Provisions
4 minutes ago

Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) suggested today that the inclusion of student loan reform in the health care bill may sway him toward voting no. "I would much prefer these two issues be dealt with separately," he said. "I've told them it's very important to me."
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/live/countdown-to-reform-wire/#324834


He makes me sick but we have come too far to let it all fall apart now. It is like some look for excuses not to vote yes. Pathetic.

[flpoljunkie]

6. Yep, it appears to be the usual suspects who stand with the banks and not the American people

Student loans, in a health care bill?

Rep. George Miller (D-CA) is chairman of the Education panel and is going full-speed ahead at including student loan reforms in the final reconciliation package. It's a popular measure with some GOP support that sweetens the vote on health care - in the House. It originally passed 253-171, with six Republicans voting for it. Democrats tell me that so far they aren't sure the votes are there in the Senate. Wary aides said they fear a repeat of the process that played out in the Senate last fall, with individual senators having the ability to gum up the works and every vote is critical. One aide told me that element "complicates the math" in the Senate.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/road-to-reform-top-five-things-that-could-go-wrong.php?ref=fpa

[bigdarryl]

8. He's a lying SACK OF SHIT!! the reson he's not voting for it is his wife works for

WELL POINT

[high density]

5. Good, ram through student loans with it

There is no reason for the government to subsidize this bullshit like Sallie Mae.

[flpoljunkie]

7. Russert: Oops! Andrews clarifies...

Good to hear.

Andrews clarifies: Student loans not complicating health bill Matching scores took time, but student loan piece helps pass HCR
about 11 hours ago via mobile web

RussertXM_NBC
Luke Russert

http://twitter.com/RussertXM_NBC/status/10651280126

[jenmito]

2. kickety kick-I've been waiting for some info. on this. Sounds like it WILL be tonight,

just like Clyburn said he thinks (hopes) it will be.

[Cha]

4. Thanks Dave! KickR