At the unveiling of the House’s health care reform bill, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said he wants Congress enact legislation by the end of this year.
We’ll have video for you shortly. But that pushes the ball back two and a half months from Obama’s goal of signing a health care bill by mid-October, a month and a half after Congress returns from recess, and before it is set to take up a budget reconciliation bill.
Late update: You can see video below. Interestingly, Waxman also echoes the White House in suggesting that Congress ought not adjourn for recess until both the House and Senate have passed their health care bills.
