Baucus: 'Time to get the job done' on health care

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has convened his panel for a long-anticipated vote on sweeping health overhaul legislation. He declared that "pretty much everything's been said and now it's time to get the job done."

The expected approval by Baucus' committee would mark the biggest step forward yet for President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. The Baucus-pushed 10-year, $829-billion plan would require all Americans to purchase insurance and aims to hold down spiraling medical costs over the long term.

SOURCE: Associated Press