Senators set timetable for healthcare bills

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New York Times, April 21, 2009

The chairmen of two Senate committees told President Obama that by early June they would finish writing legislation on healthcare to "provide coverage to all Americans." The commitment came from Senator Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who is chairman of the Finance Committee, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat who is chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

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