Senate majority leader Harry Reid has his hands full. Again. He's busy today asking lawmakers to keep amendments to a minimum, knowing that a lot of amendments to the health reform bill will do two things: (1) delay action and (2) give the Congressional Budget Office more numbers to crunch. Knowing that time is of the essence, he's asking his colleagues to restrain themselves. Right.
On George Stephanopoulos' Sunday show, Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) said: "I've got about ten separate amendments." Senator Sanders is not alone as the amendments begin to line up. The home health industry is hoping Senator John Kerry comes through with one that will minimize the negative impact on reimbursement for services. And interested parties everywhere are calling and writing their favorite senators asking for help. Reid, the President and other leaders will be busy over the next few days asking Senators to exercise caution for fear that the process may slow or even halt.
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