Obama’s budget director says progress is being made as lawmakers work on health care overhaul
By APSunday, July 19, 2009
Budget chief sees progress in health care overhaul
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s budget director is playing down reports that lawmakers are bogged down over the health care overhaul.
Peter Orszag says good progress is being made toward Obama’s goal of a bill in August.
He says it’s important that Congress agree on a proposal that doesn’t add to the deficit, as Obama has demanded. The president has said he will not sign a bill that adds to the deficit.
Finding a way to pay for the health care overhaul is the focus of House and Senate members working on legislation to send to Obama.
Orszag reiterated that some additional revenue will be required to help the estimated 50 million Americans now without insurance.
Orszag appeared Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Tags: Deficit, Government Regulations, Industry Regulation, North America, United States, Washington
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July 19, 2009: 9:45 pm
Basically, If ruling party changes, accordingly tax system also does, especially given the condition that the middle class is undergoing severe financial hardship as a consequence of the extremely high fuel price, mortgage rate, and insurance premium, which is a beauty and virtue of democracy as we know. In case some people have enjoyed the benefit of exemptions, that might imply others have shouldered the equivalent of their share. Alongside a tax on the richest, alcohol tax and ending subsidies for the private insurers can be considered, I guess. |
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