Democrat Rockefeller Calling For More Organization With GOP Health Care Amendments

Wednesday afternoon during the Senate Finance Committee's markup of the "America's Healthy Future Act 2009," Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) states that although the GOP is offering ideas on the legislation, their amendments have been unclear and not adequate at meeting the criteria that the Democrats have laid out. Rockefeller also acknowledged that the amendment disposal process has been slow. (1:08)
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Sen. Rockefeller Decries Protests At Town Hall Meetings

In response to recent protests against health care reform at town hall meetings, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said the protests are distruptive, but not productive. “The story becomes the disruption, not the message,” he said. “We’re utterly, desperately serious about [health care reform], and we’re trying to interpret it to the people we represent in our states who desperately need it, and we’re precluded from doing so by these types of tactics.” (0:38)
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Senate Will Have Health Care Reform Bill By End Of Year, Says Sen. Rockefeller

“We’re still struggling in the Finance Committee, and that’s okay, because one thing that I’m very certain about is that we’re going to have a health care bill...and we’re going to have it by the end of this year,” says Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) during a press conference Wednesday. (0:19)
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