Baucus and Grassley team up on bipartisan healthcare compromises - Los Angeles Times

Baucus and Grassley team up on bipartisan healthcare compromises - Los Angeles Times: "Often outsiders in their own parties, the Montana Democrat and Iowa Republican believe that together they can find a middle ground on the divisive issue. In the face of strident criticism from colleagues in both parties, Baucus (chairman of the Senate Finance Committee) and Grassley (the panel's senior Republican) are laboring to fashion a series of compromises on healthcare that might win the support of a bipartisan majority on Capitol Hill. Their effort got a nod Wednesday from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who at a meeting with Grassley encouraged the quest despite complaints from more-partisan Democrats. "