Democrats at odds over health care
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 60 votes aren't there anymore.
With the Senate set to begin debate today on health-care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already. Yet majority Democrats will need 60 votes again to finish.
Some Democratic senators say they will jump ship from the bill without tighter restrictions on abortion coverage. Others say they will go unless a government plan to compete with private insurance companies is tossed overboard. Such concessions would enrage liberals, the heart and soul of the party.
There is no clear course for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to steer legislation through Congress to President Obama.
With the Senate set to begin debate today on health-care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already. Yet majority Democrats will need 60 votes again to finish.
Some Democratic senators say they will jump ship from the bill without tighter restrictions on abortion coverage. Others say they will go unless a government plan to compete with private insurance companies is tossed overboard. Such concessions would enrage liberals, the heart and soul of the party.
There is no clear course for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to steer legislation through Congress to President Obama.
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