United States Capitol (2007) Senator Olympia Snowe was the only senator from the Republican party to back the bill. However, she said this might change as the bill moves through Congress. The bill, which contains a ten-year plan with an estimated cost of US$829 billion, is aimed at lowering healthcare costs and increasing the affordability of insurance. Proponents will now seek to merge it with another bill from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus emphasized, "Americans want us to craft a package that will get the 60 votes needed to pass." He argued that the Finance bill was the best candidate to attract needed the centrist support. "We can now see clearly that the bill continues its march leftward," said the senior Republican on the committee, Senator Charles Grassley . "This bill is already moving on a slippery slope to more government control of healthcare."
 (2007) Senator was the only senator from the Republican party to back the bill. However, she said this might change as the bill moves through Congress. The bill, which contains a ten-year plan with an estimated cost of US$829 billion, is aimed at lowering healthcare costs and increasing the affordability of insurance. Proponents will now seek to merge it with another bill from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Senate Finance Chairman emphasized, "Americans want us to craft a package that will get the 60 votes needed to pass." He argued that the Finance bill was the best candidate to attract needed the centrist support. "We can now see clearly that the bill continues its march leftward," said the senior Republican on the committee, Senator . "This bill is already moving on a slippery slope to more government control of healthcare."
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