From: L.A. Times - Health
A Senate panel will probably delay debate until July. The GOP
accuses Democrats of moving too quickly and failing to find money
to cover the costs of the massive overhaul. Wrestling with how to
fund a massive overhaul of the nations healthcare system,
congressional Democrats began to acknowledge Wednesday that their
ambitious schedule for sending President Obama legislation by
October may be slipping.
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