Health Insurance Bill Gets Republican Love (Away From the Hill)

Health Insurance Bill Gets Republican Love (Away From the Hill) in Politics and Legislation

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the latest Republican to support the developing health insurance legislation.

In a statement, he said that his goals as governor aligned with those of the Obama administration — enhancing quality of care, keeping costs down, improving people’s lives and securing economic recovery.

He underscored “the vital importance of this issue, and that it should be addressed through bipartisan cooperation.”

Already last Monday, former Wisconsin governor and Bush administration health and human services secretary Tommy Thompson came out in favor of the pending health care legislation, calling it, “another important step toward achieving the goal of health care reform this year,” adding that, “failure to reach an agreement on health reform this year is not an acceptable option.”

And in his own statement yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg also praised the bill: “The health reform proposal that Congress will shortly consider is shaping up to merit broad, bipartisan support, incorporating Republican ideas and earning deserved support from Republican leaders such as former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.”

Oh yeah — Bill Frist told Time magazine that if he were still in Congress, the bill would get his vote.

Wow, that’s a lot of Republican love from the sidelines. Perhaps some of the “let’s get it done this year” sentiment is catching on…

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