While racing to the finish line to complete months of health care reform debate, Republicans are urging their Democratic colleagues in the Senate to slow down and allow more transparency in the molding of a final piece of legislation.

An amendment to cap tax-deductible salaries for health insurance executives at $400,000, rather than the current limit of $1 million, failed in the Senate, leading its Democratic sponsor to claim Republicans are choosing to support insurers over seniors.

Nine Republican senators are urging President Barack Obama to facilitate more inclusive reform of America’s health care system and say the creation of a public insurance option would “inevitably doom …  Read →