A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released Monday disproves insurance industry claims that the Senate health reform bill would add thousands of dollars to the average family's insurance bill. The CBO found the legislation would lower out-of-pocket expenses for most people buying insurance.
The findings will prove critical in the contentious debate now underway on the Senate floor. Since Monday, Senators have been addressing a slew of amendments, many of which are designed to weaken the legislation. As Workers Independent News (WIN) radio’s Doug Cunningham reports, two important issues for organized labor is the public option and tax on middle-class health benefits.
“Labor believes taxing working family health benefits is not the way to finance reform,” says Cunningham. “And, New York Senator Chuck Schumer says he believes in the end the Senate will pass health care reform with the public option included, although states may be given the power to opt out.”
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Fri. December 04, 2009
okay, then so why don\\\'t , Congress take the same Health care reform, that Congress is trying to put on us the Tax Payers . Can someone answer , to that .Fri. December 04, 2009
If JD thinks about Country first, What about its Citizens? Lets do something to help!!Thu. December 03, 2009
keep up these lies and I\'ll be quitting the union real soon. The bill is a typical government tax and spend scam. The people who have actually read it know this. If it was such a wonderful piece of legislation why would Congress exempt themselves from the provisions of this crap. Stop the lying already. My country comes first. We are over-taxed by this arrogant, out of control government.