Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press this morning, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), said his party will go forward with health care reform regardless of whether any GOPers come along for the ride.
When asked if any GOP Senators would support a health bill, Durbin said, “I’m not going to presume any Republican Senators at this point.”
He continued:
But the fact is, we are not going to miss this opportunity. We invite the Republicans to join us for this historic opportunity. If they do not, we are still going to go forward.
That would likely mean passing health care legislation through reconciliation — something Howard Dean supported on Meet the Press.
“At the end of the day, the American people want a bill,” Dean said. “And they’re not going to care if it’s reconciliation or if it’s ramming it through. What they want is a decent bill that makes sense to them.”
