Settling in for a Long Debate
December 2, 2009 This report was written by John K. Iglehart, national correspondent, New England Journal of Medicine, He writes that with virtually all Republicans in opposition and public opinion sharply divided, the Senate opened debate on a democratic health care reform bill that would greatly expand insurance coverage and reverse the erosion of the party's standing in the electorate's eyes. Prospects seem dim that the Democrats will be able to enact their proposal without scaling down its scope to accommodate the more conservative Democrats. Nevertheless, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) opened floor debate by saying that . . .
