Jay Rockefeller on Senate HC Breakthrough: I've got a smile on my face."

[Undercurrent]

Senate negotiators emerged from a full day of meetings Tuesday saying they had made genuine progress toward a deal on health care reform.

The discussion has focused on abandoning or greatly narrowing the public health insurance option. In exchange, people 55-64 would be able to buy in to Medicare and Medicaid eligibility would be expanded to people within 150 percent of the federal poverty line. And people within 300 percent of poverty would be eligible for a program pushed by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) modeled on her state's Basic Health. Cantwell is not one of the ten in the meetings but has stopped by to brief negotiators.

Senators, after the meeting, would not confirm which elements of the discussion were sent to CBO. Much will depend on the results of the CBO analysis.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), one of the liberal members in negotiations, said that he was happy with where the talks had gone.

"I've got a smile on my face. I don't smile naturally," he said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/senate-sinks-abortion-ame_n_384846.html

[Cha]

1. So is Feingold grandstanding?

"FEINGOLD SIGNALS HE WILL VOTE NO: I do not support proposals that would replace the public option"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7184947

[sandnsea]

3. He probably got the AP report too

If the OP is where this is headed, then somebody needs to call the AP on the carpet for their shoddy reporting.

[Pirate Smile]

5. He is one of the ten.

[sandnsea]

2. I should know better than to listen to AP

This is good. Medicaid up to 150% of poverty, and Washington's Basic Health is adequate for adults, but also why I think we need subsidized health insurance too. Keep everybody honest. I can get behind this. If it's got a good subsidy, it might be better than where we were going.

[dflprincess]

4. "Medicaid eligibility would be expanded to people within 150 percent of the federal poverty line"

150% of the FPL for a single person is a whopping $16,125.

I hope they included a provision that requires members of Congress to be "covered" the highest deductible & highest copay plan available to the public.

[amandabeech]

6. So how much will it cost to buy into Medicare?

Ask Rocky that.

[neshanic still]

7. We like to smile too Rocky. When someone is DOING THE SEX TO ME!

[BeatleBoot]

8. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[neshanic still]

9. Thank you.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

10. Didn't even bother to change your name for the Zombie?

[neshanic still]

11. No....and calling someone out is against rules I think.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Well that's just ruining the game for all of us. Very lazy of you.

[neshanic still]

13. Then take it up with the moderators.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

14. I don't know if what I said qualified as a "call out" when your screen name says you are a zombie.

[neshanic still]

16. If you want to discuss my comments on healthcare then let's do that.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

17. You mean when you said "WHEN SOMEONE IS DOING THE SEX TO ME!"

[neshanic still]

18. Yes, SNL joke.

[Clio the Leo]

22. One made against the President and the Democratic party. NT

[neshanic still]

24. I'm sorry. Is that a banned item? If it was I did not know.

[firedupdem]

19. consider yourself called out..

and I've alerted twice now..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=134728

[neshanic still]

21. Ok.

[Undercurrent]

15. LOL

Up quark!

[Clio the Leo]

20. Then I will wear a smile too!

Now, all I need is Schumer happily pointing at things around him that aren't there and my joy will be complete!

[PopSixSquish]

23. Senator Rockefeller Has Been Consistently Good on HCR

but I'm going to wait and see what shakes out...