Posts Tagged ‘Progressive Caucus’
Progressives Unite Against Blue Dogs
Excellent. The Progressive Caucus has enough confirmed votes (53) to block passage of any health care reform bill that “does not provide, at a minimum, for a public option with reimbursement rates based on Medicare rates – not negotiated rates.”
Now, if somebody can just get a hold of that execrable Max Baucus.
Take that, Blue Dogs
The Blue Dogs have roughly 50 members in their caucus. The Progressive Caucus has 83; something those mangy mutts should be reminded of frequently.
House liberals have quickly rejected a healthcare compromise their leaders forged with centrist Blue Dogs, putting the deal on shaky ground only hours after it was announced.
"It’s unacceptable," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "We’re not going to vote for anything that doesn’t have a robust public plan."
The Progressive Caucus has 83 members. Members are circulating a letter for signatures protesting the deal.
Woolsey said liberals cannot accept that the public plan will not be linked to Medicare, and said subsidies have been cut to the point where the plan won’t help the middle class.
