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Health Bill to Shave $130B Off Deficit in Decade: Hoyer

Vote scheduled for Sunday as Dems try to wrangle 10 yeas

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 18, 2010 9:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Congressional Budget Office numbers aren’t in yet, but House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer assures wary legislators that health care reform will save billions, even trillions, over the next 20 years. His statement comes as House Democrats try to wrangle the 10 additional votes needed to pass the bill, which is scheduled for a vote on Sunday. Hoyer tells the Wall Street Journal that the Dems' latest version cost $940 billion over a decade and would decrease the deficit by $130 billion in the first 10 years.

In 20 years, Hoyer claims, health care reform would shrink the deficit by $1.2 trillion. The Democrats have made gains toward passage in the last day, with the promised yea of Dennis Kucinich and a switch from anti-abortion Rep. Dale Kildee, who is now “convinced” that the legislation adequately restricts federal funding of abortion. Kildee’s move could signal a change of heart in the Stupak bloc, which would aid the Dems’ search for 216 votes.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md.   (AP Photo)
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.   (AP Photo)
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LibertyAtStake
Mar 18, 2010 11:37 PM CDT
"Kildee’s move could signal a change of heart in the Stupak bloc..."

Sure. Just like Ben Nelson caving like a cheap lawn chair convinced them the Senate bill was acceptable in the first instance.

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Illuminated_One
Mar 18, 2010 4:06 PM CDT
Imagine our Country is a football team and the coach is President Obama. The Offense is headed by QB's Reid and Pelosi. The rest of the offense is half GOP and Dem. The Dems on the line block hard for the QB's and the receivers do their best to get open and catch the passes. The GOP'ers on the other hand won't block for the QB's and the receivers bat down the passes instead of catching them.

The score at this point is China 49 and the USA 0.

This country will never be great as it once was because our politicians at the National and State levels have poisoned the political atmosphere. They use filibusters, tell lies and spout hyperbole to stymie the opposition at every turn. They turn American against American to further their personal political agendas. They are funded by corporations who stand to gain in this climate and use lobbyists to make sure their interests are tended to. They are backed by News channels who no longer present the news but are geared to entertain and to act as extensions of political ideologies.

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Where did we go wrong? Why did we not see this coming? How can we fix this situation?
timeandagain
Mar 18, 2010 4:00 PM CDT
Steny Horror sounds like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers when he aimlessly says "100 Billion Dollars"....

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