Two Senate Democrats “have joined Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D-Ohio) effort to jump on to a GOP healthcare amendment,” The Hill reports.
Sens. Chris Dodd (Conn.) and Barbara Mikulski (Md.) filed a unanimous consent request with Brown on Friday to co-sponsor an amendment being drafted by GOP Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and David Vitter of Louisiana.
The legislation would require lawmakers to join a public insurance plan included in healthcare legislation. Vitter is also considering proposing banning physician services currently available to legislators at the Capitol as well as taxpayer-funded services they are allowed at Bethesda Medical Center and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Update: Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has also been added as a co-sponsor.
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