Reid: Americans ‘will get change’ on healthcare

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) used strong rhetoric in backing healthcare reform legislation that has faced delays in the Senate.

He tweeted:

The idea that we should do nothing on health care is as dangerous as it is costly. American people have called for change & will get change.

The White House warned on Monday that President Barack Obama may ask Congress to delay their August recess if they cannot overcome several impasses on the legislation.

The Senate healthcare reform bill is still sitting in markup in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The Senate Finance Committee, which is responsible for allocating funds for the $1 trillion bill, has also been trying to broker a bipartisan deal on the legislation to no avail.

On Monday, Reid claimed that “We’re going to do healthcare before we leave here,” referring to the August recess.