Franken skeptical that Democrats will rush health care bill.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer interviewed DFL Sen. Al Franken this morning about the prospects of the health care overhaul bill now that Democrats lost the filibuster proof majority (Massachusetts elected Republican Scott Brown yesterday to the U.S. Senate).
DFL Sen. Al Franken said he's skeptical the health care overhaul bill will be passed before President Obama's State of the Union on January 27th. He said "I doubt that's going to happen," when asked if Congress will rush the health care bill through. He also said "We may need to pick up a Republican" to pass the bill. Listen to it here:
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