Senate Democrats to unveil HealthCare BILL Today @ 5pm

[pennsy]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid prepared to unveil long-awaited healthcare overhaul legislation on Wednesday, with the first test vote on the package expected by the end of the week.

The healthcare reform bill, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, has been delayed in the Senate for weeks as Reid waited for cost estimates and searched for an approach that can win the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican procedural hurdles.

Senate Democrats have scheduled a 5 p.m. EST meeting in which Reid will brief them on the bill, and on the cost estimates provided by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The bill's release would clear the way for a vote on Friday or Saturday by the full chamber on whether to proceed to debate on the measure -- the first key procedural hurdle for the Senate plan.

The measure, which merges two healthcare measures passed by Senate committees, would expand insurance coverage to tens of millions of uninsured people and offer subsidies to help low-income Americans pay for it.

Democrats have no margin for error -- they control exactly 60 seats in the 100-member Senate -- and some moderate Democrats have rebelled at Reid's decision to include a new government-run public insurance program in the bill.

The House of Representatives already has approved a similar measure. If the Senate passes its bill, differences in the two measures would have to be reconciled before the final versions can be voted on again in both houses and, if passed, sent to the president for his signature. (Reporting by John Whitesides; Editing by Arshad Mohammed and Philip Barbara)

Senate Democrats have scheduled a 5 p.m. EST meeting in which Reid will brief them on the bill, and on the cost estimates provided by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

[Neo31rex31]

The measure, which merges two healthcare measures passed by Senate committees, would expand insurance coverage to tens of millions of uninsured people and offer subsidies to help low-income Americans pay for it.

10s of millions??? perhaps they should recount.

[Berks_Iraq_Vet]

The "great" plan they exempted themselves from.

[PocketProtector]

I bet they don't tell you this: Watch til the end

http://video.foxnews.com/11700469/wi...ab7eb60401f9bb

[ChamberedRound]

Hang onto your wallets, folks...

[PocketProtector]

Yes the end of the video shows the deceit being used by the Libtards to disguise the real cost.

[Azzy]

If youc ant get ahold of your senators, their staff email addresses have been floaing around the net for about an hour

***If for whatever reason this email does not contain about a dozen email addresses below let me know and I'll put a word document in the files section with them.***
www.pgh912.org

Specter:
regina_campbell@specter.senate.gov
corene_ashley@specter.senate.gov
seema_singh@specter.senate.gov
Christopher_Bradish@specter.senate.gov
Maria_Plakoudas@specter.senate.gov
Scott_Hoeflich@specter.senate.gov


Casey:
open_positions@casey.senate.gov
richard_spiegelman@casey.senate.gov
morna_murray@casey.senate.gov
Bryn_McDonough@casey.senate.gov
jackie_erickson@casey.senate.gov
sara_mabry@casey.senate.gov