Monday in the Senate: Reid Bill Amendments
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 4:32PM Today in the Senate two amendments were votes upon:
1. The Pryor Amendment to require the Secretary to provide information regarding enrollee satisfaction with qualified health plans offered through the Exchange through the Internet portal was agreed to 98-0.
2. The Gregg Amendment to prevent Medicare from being raided for new entitlements and to use Medicare savings to save Medicare failed 43-56. Senators Bayh, Nelson (NE), and Webb supported the amendment alongside all 40 Republicans.
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Monday regarding reports that Democratic Senators are considering expanding Medicare to satisfy government run health care proponents:
“If your goal was to come up with a plan for financial ruin, you couldn’t come up with a better idea than cutting a program by $500 billion and simultaneously expanding the number of people it is required to cover.”
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