Although they were originally scheduled to do so today, Senate Finance Committee members won’t discuss public option amendments until Tuesday.
“We don’t have time today to bring that up,” Chairman Max Baucus said, according to the Washington Independent.
Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are pushing for a public option in the Finance bill. On a conference call last night, Schumer said today would be “the opening day in our big fight.”
The committee is adjourning early today and won’t meet Monday due to Yom Kippur.
