Wyoming Republican Sens. Mike Enzi (shown on left) and John Barrasso voted against the health care insurance reform bill as it advanced in the U.S. Senate early Monday.

Democrats prevailed 60-40 over Republican opposition voting to block a threatened GOP filibuster of a package of Democratic amendments.

Enzi criticized deals that Democratic leaders made to win the support of reluctant Democrats…(click here for comment from Sen. Enzi)

Barrasso says the principle of improving health care has been lost in the debate. He says American taxpayers will end up paying for the deals Democratic leaders made to win support for the bill.

Wyoming Democratic Party leader Leslie Petersen (shown above right) says Enzi and Barrasso are pandering to the GOP’s blatant attempt of scaring the American people in their effort to protect the interests of health insurance companies…(Click here for comment from Leslie Petersen)

The state Democratic Party issued a release yesteday saying the Senate’s healthcare insurance reform bill would increase competition among insurers in Wyoming and actually bring more health care to rural areas.