Baucus Insists Bipartisan Health Plan Still ‘On Track’

By Kellyn Brown, 8-20-09

Everyone, it seems, has given up hope that a bipartisan deal on health care reform will be reached. Everyone, it seems, except Montana Sen. Max Baucus, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee. From Salon:

Sen. Max Baucus, the committee chairman, just issued a statement underlining his commitment to negotiations. "Bipartisan progress continues," Baucus said. "The Finance Committee is on track to reach a bipartisan agreement on comprehensive health care reform that can pass the Senate."

The Baucus memo came out only a few hours after the New York Times reported that the White House and Senate leadership was ready to pull the plug on any attempts at bipartisanship, since Republicans are indicating they might not vote for healthcare legislation even if Democrats give up a number of concessions.

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