By Laurel Brishel Prichard and Sofia Sanchez University of New Mexico/ Talk Radio News Service
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) gave an overview Tuesday on what to expect from Democrats in 2010, which according to Hoyer will include health care, jobs, and whether Haitians will be allowed short term refugee status in the United States.
“The failure [of health care reform] is a fact, and we have to learn from it if we want to do better,” said Hoyer in a statement.
While the state of the health care bill is still unknown, Democrats have several options at hand: do nothing, try to pass a lesser form of the bill, pass the senate bill as is, or pass the Senate bill with the understanding that there will be corrections to the bill in another piece of legislation.
Hoyer said the Senate bill in its current state is not viable.
Many Democrats are hoping that President Barack Obama will address the next move in his State Of The Union address Wednesday.
Hoyer told reporters that jobs have not been on the back burner to health care. One of the first bills passed in 2009 was in regards to jobs, as was the last piece of legislation that the house put through. Also, Hoyer said, health care reform would could spur job growth.
“If health care is passed, it will help create 4 million jobs in the next decade,” said Hoyer.
Hoyer expressed sympathy for the Haitian community when asked if special exceptions will be allowed for Haitian immigration into the United States.
“I don’t want to pre-judge what will happen,” said Hoyer.
The United States has assisted in rushing through some adoptions of Haitian children in the time since the earthquake hit Haiti.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Breaks Down Democrats' 2010 Agenda
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) gave an overview Tuesday on what to expect from Democrats in 2010, which according to Hoyer will include health care, jobs, and whether Haitians will be allowed short term refugee status in the United States.
“The failure [of health care reform] is a fact, and we have to learn from it if we want to do better,” said Hoyer in a statement.
While the state of the health care bill is still unknown, Democrats have several options at hand: do nothing, try to pass a lesser form of the bill, pass the senate bill as is, or pass the Senate bill with the understanding that there will be corrections to the bill in another piece of legislation.
Hoyer said the Senate bill in its current state is not viable.
Many Democrats are hoping that President Barack Obama will address the next move in his State Of The Union address Wednesday.
Hoyer told reporters that jobs have not been on the back burner to health care. One of the first bills passed in 2009 was in regards to jobs, as was the last piece of legislation that the house put through. Also, Hoyer said, health care reform would could spur job growth.
“If health care is passed, it will help create 4 million jobs in the next decade,” said Hoyer.
Hoyer expressed sympathy for the Haitian community when asked if special exceptions will be allowed for Haitian immigration into the United States.
“I don’t want to pre-judge what will happen,” said Hoyer.
The United States has assisted in rushing through some adoptions of Haitian children in the time since the earthquake hit Haiti.