This Tuesday the Senate Finance Committee passed its version of health care legislation without a public option. Only one Republican, Sen. Cynthia Snow of Maine, joined the committee’s 13 Democrats to pass the legislation in a 14-9 vote. Andre Koop, a biology junior, wasn’t supportive of the committee’s bill, but it didn’t include a public option.

“I’m against the public option because it would take away freedom from the doctors,” Koop said.

Health care reform now falls into the hands of Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who will merge the Finance Committee’s bill with the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee’s proposal, which includes a public option. The bill would also establish a mandate for most legal residents to obtain health insurance and significantly expand eligibility for Medicaid. Read more…

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Mr. Lieberman’s reluctance underscores the difficult task Democrats may face in trying to cobble together the 60 votes they will probably need to pass health care legislation in the Senate. Though the Democratic assembly comprises 60 members, several members have now criticized the Finance Committee legislation. Liberal Democrats in the Senate have said they would continue to lobby for a government-run insurance plan.

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On Wednesday, an aide to Mr. Lieberman affirmed the senator’s opposition to the bill but indicated that Mr. Lieberman was still open to supporting health care legislation that might eventually reach the Senate floor.

“Senator Lieberman wants to know the actual impact of this bill on insurance premiums and on the economy,” the aide said, adding that Mr. Lieberman will also want the bill that reaches the floor to receive a “thorough” cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. Read more…

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Last week there has been upheaval after Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. He doesn’t deserve it. He shouldn’t accept the award. He hasn’t achieved anything. What’s the man done? Peace, what peace?

Well, today may mark the first major achievement of the Obama administration – at least a key step in his attempt to repair the health care system. . The Senate Finance Committee, in America, voted in favor of legislation that could reshape the health care system.

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Interestingly, Senator Olympia Snowe became the first Republican in Congress to back a healthcare reform bill – she voted with the 13 Democrats in favor of the bill. 9 Republicans voted against it. Read more…

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