WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Democrats opened difficult talks on healthcare reform in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, promising to bridge party divisions on a government-run insurance plan and paying for the overhaul.
Democratic leaders met to discuss the best way to merge two Senate proposals on healthcare while keeping party liberals, moderates and key Republican Senator Olympia Snowe happy [nN14243662].
Snowe became the first Republican in Congress to support a Democratic healthcare reform plan when she voted for the bill in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.
“I know this isn’t going to be easy,” Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said before the talks, which included White House officials. “Legislation is the art of compromise.”
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