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[0:08] ..." very narrow party lines bucks. There are some dissenters even in the Democratic Party and there's one Republican who won't tell people which which is gonna go. Reporter Jonathan Karl is covering the events in Washington"...
[1:13] ..." up in the air. They'd be that the pressure is intense the White House is effectively saying to her. Did she needs to vote yes if you want to have any role at all. -- in"...
[1:29] ..." And presumably even the White House could did make her life as a senator. In the minority party easier or more difficult on matters beyond just health care"...
[2:13] ..." the left. He wanted to see the creation of a government run health insurance program that so called public option. He wanted to see this to be more generous terms of its subsidies to lower middle"...
[3:15] ..." about a 120 billion dollars from by taxing these high and generous health insurance. A plan the so called Cadillac plans. That is something -- more than half the Democrats in the house are adamantly opposed to because -- so -- labor unions. I have negotiated these generous plans sometimes foregoing wage increases to get better health insurance coverage. -- Democrats say it's absolutely unfair attacks these plants. And think its British finance the bill elsewhere. For instance by slapping"...
[3:57] ..." they come to a head today in the senate finance committee on Capitol Hill Jonathan thank you --"...
[0:00]" vote today in the senate finance committee on the much discussed baucus health care bill a bill which will probably be approved along very narrow party lines bucks. There are some dissenters even in the Democratic Party and there's one Republican who won't tell people which which is gonna go. Reporter Jonathan Karl is covering the events in Washington what's the what's the at the latest line on on this vote today."
[0:25]" Well this old almost certainly -- finance committee made the real drama is whether or not Olympia -- becomes the first and only Republican. To support a democratic health care reform bill she's on the committee she won't say how she's gonna vote. Democrats are sure hoping that they get a yes vote there the least enable him to say that this has got some bipartisan support."
[0:47]" And the lobbying to that extent has been a remarkable job I was up in Maine over the weekend and one man after another from special interest groups saying. Support to Olympia Snowe the video what side you're on to a teller that you want her to vote for or against this particular package."
[1:03]" she is under intense pressure that you spent there before you know that's one of the last remaining moderate Republicans in the Senate. She often ends up at that point where she's the one vote it's up in the air. They'd be that the pressure is intense the White House is effectively saying to her. Did she needs to vote yes if you want to have any role at all. -- in forming this bill as it goes into the Senate floor and goes on the next steps in the process."
[1:29]" And presumably even the White House could did make her life as a senator. In the minority party easier or more difficult on matters beyond just health care reform."
[1:38]" Yeah there's no question him in the Republicans have influence on -- Needs to go back into that Republican caucus and explain her vote if she is the only one in the entire congress. Typical -- one of these democratic bill. A lot of Republicans will be grousing and saying it's you know question whether or not she's truly a Republican. Remember he even announced not a single Republican has come forward. To support any of these bills yet."
[2:03]" John and even a couple of Democrats -- are at least as the sensibly on offense including Rockefeller of West Virginia."
[2:10]" Iraq Torres deep reservations about this -- on his reservations come from the left. He wanted to see the creation of a government run health insurance program that so called public option. He wanted to see this to be more generous terms of its subsidies to lower middle income. And in people taxpayers. So and walk far has major problems with this bill the expectation is they'll that he will ultimately vote yes. We have reservations saying that he hopes to improve the bill when it goes to the Senate."
[2:39]" There's also the issue of how of the book is bill would be paid for including the so called. Tax on Cadillac. Insurance policies and there's some according to the New York Times -- sentiment in the house among Democrats. That there could be this sort of bracket creep which is affected the federal income tax code in what was meant to be attacks on the very expensive premiums paid for some. Higher earning Americans -- that could drift down into ordinary people's interest free news and how much their companies or unions contribute toward. There insurance policies."
[3:11]" Yet this is a major issue because the finance committee bill. Get about a 120 billion dollars from by taxing these high and generous health insurance. A plan the so called Cadillac plans. That is something -- more than half the Democrats in the house are adamantly opposed to because -- so -- labor unions. I have negotiated these generous plans sometimes foregoing wage increases to get better health insurance coverage. -- Democrats say it's absolutely unfair attacks these plants. And think its British finance the bill elsewhere. For instance by slapping a tax on wealthy Americans so this will be a major bone of contention going for."
[3:53]" ABC's Jonathan Karl watching the political fisticuffs as they come to a head today in the senate finance committee on Capitol Hill Jonathan thank you --"
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