What’s missing from this statement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid following this afternoon’s Senate Democratic Caucus meeting with President Obama to discuss health insurance reform?
For Immediate Release
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009CONTACT: Jim Manley, (202) 224-2939
_EID STATEMENT FOLLOWING WHITE HOUSE MEETING TO DISC_SS HEALTH INS_ _ANCE _EFO_M Washington, DC – Senate Majo_ity Leade_ Ha_ _y _eid _eleased the following statement this afte_noon following the Senate Democ_atic Ca_c_s meeting with P_esident Obama to disc_ss health ins_ _ance _efo_m:
“We had a p_od_ctive meeting this afte_noon and g_eatly app_eciate the P_esident’s time and g_acio_sness. Both the P_esident and the Senate have said f_om the sta_t that we a_e committed to getting health ins_ _ance _efo_m done this yea_ and we will.
“We sha_e the same goals as the P_esident in achieving _efo_m in a bipa_tisan manne_ and we hope o_ _ _ep_blican colleag_es want to wo_k togethe_. This debate ove_ health ins_ _ance _efo_m is too impo_tant to be ove_taken by those who want to mislead, mis_ep_esent the t_ _th and sp_ead misinfo_mation all fo_ the sake of standing in the way of _efo_m.
“We a_e close_ to _eal health ins_ _ance _efo_m than eve_ befo_e and while it’s easy to foc_s on the a_eas whe_e we still need to find ag_eement, it’s impo_tant to be mindf_l of the common g_o_nd al_eady sha_ed by all pa_ties involved.
“Democ_ats stand _nited with hospitals, doctors, nurses and businesses – we all _ecognize the g_avity of this moment and the significance of this effo_t. We _emain committed to achieving _efo_m.
What’s missing? U R.
“Democrats stand united with hospitals, doctors, nurses and businesses…?” Come on, Senator Reid. Couldn’t you even give one mention of the people – your constituents – who are clamoring for healthcare reform and who need it the most? Really?
We had the discussion on how to redefine the debate for success…for what’s best for the people…yesterday.
Don’t ignore the ethical and moral argument for healthcare reform, Senator, and please, for God’s sake, bring the people into the discussion.
