Dodd on Health Care Bill: Let’s Take a Breather

[jefferson_dem]

Dodd on Health Care Bill: Let’s Take a Breather
By Janet Adamy and Patrick Yoest

Is there a hiatus in store for the health overhaul?

Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd, an architect of the Senate bill, today threw out the idea of taking “a breather for a month, six weeks” so Congress can regroup after Senate Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority in Tuesday’s Massachusetts election.

In a speech in Ohio today, President Barack Obama sent a bullish message about the health care overhaul, signaling he intends to press ahead. “I am not going to walk away just because it’s hard,” he said, “We’re going to keep on working to get this done with Democrats, Republicans – anyone who is willing to step up.”

But talk of stepping back from the issue – be it for just a few days or weeks – was swirling on Capitol Hill as the jarring week for Democrats came to a close.

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“We have to find this way forward, and we’re probably better going to do that in a calmer environment than deciding to either jam something down people’s throats, which the public would react negatively to, or throwing up our hands and just deciding that we’re not going to do anything,” Dodd said.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/01/22/dodd-on-health-care-bill-lets-take-a-breather/?mod=rss_WSJBlog&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[flpoljunkie]

1. Jefferson_dem's not agreeing with Dodd, just reporting the news, unrecommenders.

That's not the way to use the 'Unrecommend' feature. Get a clue!

[jefferson_dem]

3. Thanks.

...just a copier and a paster. :)

[Jennicut]

2. Can't leave soon enough. I voted for him for years for THIS?

[bigwillq]

4. Exactly.

Best thing he's done lately was to announce he's not running again. Once again, our DEM leaders have failed us. I was not a huge proponent of the health care bill but they've gotten it this far and now they want a breather? :shrug: Unbelievable.

[Inuca]

5. Do you remember when he was

the hero of the hour because of FISA? He is still the same man.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. Even retirement cannot break the habits of decades

Lame.

He can't leave soon enough.