As the debate over the health care bill continues in congress, many senior citizens are still left wondering how the proposed bill will affect them and their health benefits. Many seniors believe that the reform will cause them to hand over some of their health care benefits that they worked so hard for to younger financially struggling Americans.
The summit ended yesterday with a threatening statement from the president as he told congress that if he could not get bipartisan support he would try to push the bill through anyway. He made a statement that referred to the use of reconciliation by passing the bill with only 51 votes.
“If we’re unable to resolve differences over health care, we will need to move ahead on decisions” were the president’s words
President Obama’s intentions of the summit were to unite democrats and republicans together to talk about this bill in a civil manner. He repeatedly said that he did not want a meeting of democrats and republicans trying to score political points. Today’s summit quickly turned into a political point battle – despite his efforts.
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Author: Carla Kessler