[Iran Press TV Latest] Republicans in the US Senate say they will challenge President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan by introducing hundreds of amendments to the bill when it arrives in the Senate. Appearing on Fox News on Sunday, Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas illustrated the GOP tactics against the legislation, saying that the goal was "to highlight what is in the bill that is bad and why the American people are right when they say we don't want it."
Senator Cornyn went on to warn that there were "probably more on the order of hundreds of amendments" to challenge the sprawling USD 940 billion bill, AFP reported.
He said by disputing the specific provisions of the bill, the Republicans would try to demonstrate that the legislation does not reduce the deficit.
The Senate's presiding officer, Vice President Joe Biden, could at some point declare the amendments to be delaying tactics and call a vote on the bill.
"That could happen," said Cornyn. "But I guarantee it will happen on television, on C-Span and on Fox News and for 300 million people to see and I think there will be a terrible price to be paid for this sort of defying public opinion."
Democrats earlier predicted that the bill will pass the House to make history as they have garnered 216 necessary votes.