Reid Says He Will Begin Health Care Debate Next Week And Deliver Bill To Obama Before Christmas
Nov 10, 2009 1 Comment ›› Pat Dollard
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) doesn’t have a health care bill, cost estimates or 60 votes to pass it – but he said Tuesday that he does expect to begin a floor debate next week on the legislation.
Reid also said he will deliver a final bill to the president by Christmas, meeting the White House deadline.
“We sure hope so,” Reid said.
Reid did not rule out filing for cloture on the bill without a CBO score, but doubted he would do that.
Reid said he spoke Tuesday morning with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), and was “confident” they could work out their differences.
On abortion, Reid said he would work with both sides of the issue to come up with a compromise. “The one thing we are certain to do is to maintain what we have had in the past,” he said, referring to the Hyde Amendment.
