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WASHINGTON Senate Democrats edged away Wednesday from their goal of passing ambitious health care legislation by early August amid heightening partisan controversy over tax increases and a proposed new government role in providing insurance to consumers.
"I think the ultimate goal is to have a bill by the end of this year," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in an interview with The Associated Press, although he said Democrats would make "every effort to stick to the timetable."
WASHINGTON Senate Democrats edged away Wednesday from their goal of passing ambitious health care legislation by early August amid heightening partisan controversy over tax increases and a proposed new government role in providing insurance to consumers.
"I think the ultimate goal is to have a bill by the end of this year," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in an interview with The Associated Press, although he said Democrats would make "every effort to stick to the timetable."
