Dodd responds to Republican attacks on health care reform process

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) today spoke on the Senate floor to respond to Republican attacks regarding the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees consideration of health care reform legislation. Dodd led the HELP Committee this past summer when it approved the Affordable Health Choices Act. Nearly 150 Republican amendments are reflected in the Senate health care bill.

We may have disagreements about the health care bill. That's nothing new at all here. But I want the record to reflect the efforts that have been made for over a year now to involve our colleagues across the spectrum. During the HELP Committee markup—I will mention it over and over again—we considered 287 amendments. 161 of thoseaccepted were Republican amendments, said Dodd. You can vote against the bill if you want, but dont suggest to me that this process denied people a chance to be heard, to be involved, and to be engaged. I will not accept the notion that theres been a refusalto listen to bipartisan ideas as part of this bill.

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