Democratic Senators Insist Health Bill Will Contain Costs

• By John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 23, 2009, 2:33 p.m.

Senate Democrats sought to push back Monday against GOP charges that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) $848 billion health care bill is a costly expansion of the federal government, maintaining the bill will help cut the deficit while reining in costs.