Reid Confirms no Health Care bill til after Recess

The decision was made to give them more time,' says majority leader

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., delivered the official word on what had been expected for weeks, saying, "It's better to have a product based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than try to jam something through."

Well that's that for the Senate! Will the House follow suite? This puts pressure on the President to keep up the momentum for the Public Option.

The process will be difficult since Finance, led by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is seeking a bipartisan deal while the health committee bill was passed by Democrats on a party-line vote.

Reid said the decision to delay a vote was made Wednesday night in the hopes of getting a final bill that can win at least 60 votes in the Senate.

Reid said he had listened to the requests from senior Republicans working with Baucus to allow more time for a compromise to emerge.

"The decision was made to give them more time and I don't think it's unreasonable," he said.

The news of the delay came just hours before the president's appearance at a health care forum in Ohio.

Recess time means the Senators will be in their home districts and States. Lets get to work and confront them in their own States! We, the people, have to keep up the momentum.