Republicans Look for Mechanisms to Halt Health Insurance Bill
(FoxNews) - The Senate battle may be over for now, but Republicans are vowing the war is not won quite yet.
Congress may be gone for several weeks enjoying a winter holiday, but Republicans have vowed to keep up the pressure on Democrats who succeeded in getting their Senate health insurance overhaul bill passed before Christmas — if just barely.
Several GOP lawmakers say they are still hoping to peel back support for the bill among budget-minded Democrats who are certain to hear from furious constituents over the long break about the overwhelming cost of the $871 billion, 10-year legislation.
“This is not over,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told Fox News. “We are going to work, asking people to talk to their senators, make them face the music. The American people don’t support this effort for government to run health care.” Read more…
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