Health care reform bill full of Democrats’ compromises

Concerning last week’s letter (Bob Olson in the April 9 issue) that health care reform should be put on hiatus and a new bill developed based on compromise. This bill is full of compromises, all made on the Democratic side. And it was passed in accordance with the Constitution which the Right holds in such esteem. Democrats compromised on offering a single payer program, on the public option, on clarifying that federal funds would not be used for abortion, among others. Republicans had 10 years to put forth their own reforms. When President Obama proposed a summit to work out a compromise, Republicans stated that it was a “set up.”

April 15, 2010 7:04 pm

Concerning last week’s letter (Bob Olson in the April 9 issue) that health care reform should be put on hiatus and a new bill developed based on compromise.

This bill is full of compromises, all made on the Democratic side. And it was passed in accordance with the Constitution which the Right holds in such esteem. Democrats compromised on offering a single payer program, on the public option, on clarifying that federal funds would not be used for abortion, among others. Republicans had 10 years to put forth their own reforms. When President Obama proposed a summit to work out a compromise, Republicans stated that it was a “set up.”

Now we get statements from John McCain that there will be no cooperation from Republicans for the rest of the year. So much for compromise.

Jennifer Hille, Redmond