State of the Union needs to clarify the current position of the president with regards to health care. Harry Reid’s position: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) stressed Tuesday there was “no rush” to complete and pass a healthcare bill in the coming days or weeks. via Reid: ‘No rush’ to finish healthcare – The Hill’s [...]
I am officially not offended by the meaning of Harry Reid’s statement. As progressive who would like for the majority leader of the most exclusive club to make more new progressive laws than news, I am offended by the impolitic nature of this statement.* He was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the [...]
Much better than a trigger: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Monday that the bill he will bring to the Senate floor will include a public health insurance option that individual states could decline to participate in. “I’ve concluded –with the support of the White House, Senators Dodd and Baucus — that the best [...]