November 2009
Methodology:
Public Opinion Strategies conducted a national telephone survey of 700 registered voters November 9-11, 2009. The survey has a margin of error of +3.7%.
Key Findings:
In one of the first national surveys completed after the House vote on health care reform…things do not look good for President Obama and Democrats in Congress.
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SOURCE: Public Opinion Strategies
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Senate health care reform faces tough issues on short leash
Last week in a speech to the Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon, former President Bill Clinton told his party colleagues not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. “This is an economic issue,” Clinton said of health care reform. “The second thing is that on the policy there is no perfect bill because there’s always going to be consequences. So there will be amendments to this effort, whatever they pass. … It’s not important to be perfect, but it’s important to move, to get the ball rolling.”
Echoing Clinton’s sentiments, Obama administration aides are pushing hard for Senate passage of a health care reform measure by Christmas, with a conference report early next year.
Meanwhile, opponents of health care reform are already testing their arguments in court, and expect to begin litigation over health care reform mandates as soon as the legislation is signed into law. The Fund for Personal Liberty already filed a lawsuit challenging mandatory Medicare enrollment, as a test of the argument against requirements in health reform legislation forcing individuals to buy health insurance. The government’s motion to dismiss that case in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia was denied a couple months ago.
In the Senate legislative debate, peripheral issues including who and what will be covered by reformed health insurance now overshadow the policy issues of cost control and wellness efforts. Lobbyists arguing about abortion coverage and benefits for illegal immigrants far outnumber those concerned about how the legislation will affect medical care delivery.
SOURCE: Charlotte Examiner
Echoing Clinton’s sentiments, Obama administration aides are pushing hard for Senate passage of a health care reform measure by Christmas, with a conference report early next year.
Meanwhile, opponents of health care reform are already testing their arguments in court, and expect to begin litigation over health care reform mandates as soon as the legislation is signed into law. The Fund for Personal Liberty already filed a lawsuit challenging mandatory Medicare enrollment, as a test of the argument against requirements in health reform legislation forcing individuals to buy health insurance. The government’s motion to dismiss that case in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia was denied a couple months ago.
In the Senate legislative debate, peripheral issues including who and what will be covered by reformed health insurance now overshadow the policy issues of cost control and wellness efforts. Lobbyists arguing about abortion coverage and benefits for illegal immigrants far outnumber those concerned about how the legislation will affect medical care delivery.
SOURCE: Charlotte Examiner
Reid’s Secret Bill to be Unveiled Soon
The health care reform debate in the Senate may start this week – at least procedurally. Today or tomorrow, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to move to proceed to either the House passed Pelosicare bill or another tax bill (either an AIG Bonus tax bill or the Uniform Services Tax Bill) in order to start the procedure for a full Senate debate on Obamacare. Although the procedural process will start this week, the full debate on Reid’s bill will not commence until after the Senate’s Thanksgiving Day recess.
SOURCE: Heritage Foundation
SOURCE: Heritage Foundation
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