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Baird plans ‘No' vote on health bill
His statement drew a sharp response from state Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz. "The Washington State Democratic Party will be very disappointed in any members of our delegation who don’t support President Obama and Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi" on health care reform, Pelz said. Full Article at The ColumbianThe Washington State Democratic Party will be very disappointed in any members of our delegation who don’t support President Obama and Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi
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Baird plans ‘No' vote on health bill
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To name just a few, the current bill would allow negotiations for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D, promote alternatives to malpractice litigation, and allow for cross-state agreements to purchase cross-state insurance
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This is no small matter ... To insist that members vote on this legislation without having cost estimates of Medicare and Medicaid impacts … or an estimate of premium impacts from the Congressional Budget Office seems premature and unwise.
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I will wait to make a decision on final legislation until this critical information becomes available and when the House and Senate together produce one bill
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For a matter of this importance, and on which reasonable people can and do disagree, there ought to be more opportunity granted for amendments on both sides.
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There’s a time in history when you can move a major issue forward ... The Democratic majority in the House is ready to pass a health care reform bill, and we hope that Brian Baird will join us.
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I’ve had calls from Cabinet secretaries
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