Kennedy 'expected more of us' on health care, Dodd says

[kpete]

Source: CNN

August 30, 2009
Kennedy 'expected more of us' on health care, Dodd says
Posted: August 30th, 2009 11:30 AM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) – A close personal friend of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy said Sunday that the Massachusetts lawmaker’s death ought to act as an inspiration for Democrats and the entire Senate to set aside partisan differences and pass health care legislation.

“We ought to sit down together and work it out and go through this” Connecticut Democrat Sen. Christopher Dodd said on CNN’s State of the Union a day after Kennedy’s funeral. “That’s what we do in the Senate. That’s how things move forward. . . . The country cannot afford this any longer. We need to have a health care plan in this country that’s accessible, affordable, and quality. And how we get there is the challenge before us. And we must meet that challenge. ”

Pointing out that Kennedy introduced his first piece of health care reform legislation roughly 40 years ago, Dodd also said that his friend would be “terribly disappointed” if partisan politics dominated the debate over fixing the nation’s health care system.

“He expected more of us and I think we can meet that expectation and I’m confident we can,” Dodd told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/08/30/kennedy-expected-more-of-us-on-health-care-dodd-says/

[fascisthunter]

1. Yes, Yes he DId

and there is no compromise

[tomm2thumbs]

2. I think Americans expected that as well

[crikkett]

3. It would be an interesting parallel to the passage of the civil rights act

being passed after Pres. Kennedy's assassination. Johnson pushed it through in honor of JFK.

I can actually imagine this happening.

[jbnow]

4. But there wasn't as much lobbyist money to vote against civil rights nt

[crikkett]

6. So? I have a wild imagination. n/t

[Historic NY]

5. Well get your --- in gear you need a lot of good will to get re-elected...

that is all.

[Demeter]

7. Good Luck Guilting A Congress into Action

you hypocrit!