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September 16, 2009

Baucus Unveils Healthcare Bill
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On Capitol Hill, new divisions have opened up over the healthcare bill
overseen by Democratic Senator Max Baucus and unveiled on Tuesday.
Baucus is one of the leading congressional recipients of campaign
donations from the private healthcare industry. On Tuesday, Senator John
Rockefeller of West Virginia said there is “no way” he would vote for
the bill, because it excludes a public health insurance option to
compete with private insurers. Meanwhile, in the House, Congress member
Charles Rangel of New York criticized the Baucus measure for cutting
subsidies aimed to help low-income Americans obtain coverage.



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