Thursday, November 19, 2009

Senate Health Bill Totals $849 Billion, CBO Estimates

Subject: txt 1st hcare -
Senate Democrats on Wednesday gleefully unveiled their version of President Obama's sweeping health care overhaul plan that congressional budget analysts estimate would cost $849 billion over 10 years-- a figure in line with Obama's call for a price tag of no larger than $900 billion.

''We all acknowledge this legislation is a tremendous step forward,''

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said at a news conference, flanked by several other Democrats...

[Today's insult - er, again: They've 'transfered' the 'doctor fix' to supplement Medicare doctor payments - to the tune of nearly 300 Billion dollars - and the MSM isn't even mentioning that its passage separately will completely wipe out the claimed 'savings' in Reid's closed-door drafted monstrosity.]


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