Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says there will be no health care vote before August recess. According to the Associated Press, Reid says the Finance Committee will finish its legislation soon, and its bill will be merged with the HELP Committee’s bill, before the Senate adjourns in two weeks.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters Thursday the Finance Committee will act on its portion of the bill before Congress’ monthlong break. Then Reid will merge that bill with separate legislation already passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The Nevada Democrat says the decision to delay a vote was made Wednesday night in the hopes of getting a final bipartisan bill.
Reid also veered off the President’s script. “The Republicans have asked for more time, and I don’t think it’s unreasonable,” Reid said.
President Obama has been pretty clear in recent days that Republican calls for more time are rooted in a desire to kill the legislation–a gambit which he characterizes as an endorsement of the status quo. But, for now, they appear to be getting their way.
