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7 hours ago ago from Dancing Czars
The latest example of violating principles of transparency and accountability in the single-minded pursuit of legislative victory. By JOHN FUND Dec. 23, 2009 Look for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to try to circumvent the traditional conference committee process by which the different versions of health care reform passed by each house will be reconciled. If so, it will be the latest example of ...
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8 hours ago ago from The Morning Delivery
So if everything goes according to plan, and the Senate approves the health care reform bill on Christmas Eve morning, what happens next? Since both the House and Senate have passed different versions, this historic piece of legislation must be reconciled between leaders of both houses before it’s ready to be presented to the president. The Constitution, after all, requires that the House and Senate approve the same bill or joint ...
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17 hours ago ago from The Contemporary Conservative
From the Wall Street Journal: Look for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to try to circumvent the traditional conference committee process by which the different versions of health care reform passed by each house will be reconciled. If so, it will be the latest example of violating principles of transparency and accountability in the single-minded pursuit of legislative victory....Conferences involving ...
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8 hours ago ago from Perspective Journal: News and Politics
Filed under: House , Democrats , Republicans , The Capitolist , Congress Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama announced yesterday that he has switched from Democrat to Republican. House Democrats announced today that Parker is as good as gone. On the floor of the House of Representatives, a clerk read from letters between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of the House Transportation Committee, the House Small Business ...
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10 hours ago ago from AfterAmerica's Blog
Protecting Our Rights While Taking Yours! Written by Richard Moore With key sections of the U.S. Patriot Act set to expire Dec. 31, the Obama administration essentially tiptoeing through the corridors of Congress and using the raucous health care debate as cover has quietly maneuvered for renewal of the controversial provisions, which he opposed as a senator. Perhaps the most contentious measure is the business records ...
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Bill Lucey: Steps in Reconciling House and Senate Bills
6 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
So if everything goes according to plan, and the Senate approves the health care reform bill on Christmas Eve morning, what happens next? Since both the House and Senate have passed different versions, this historic piece of legislation must be reconciled between leaders of both houses before it's ready to be presented to the president. The Constitution, after all, requires that the House and Senate approve the same bill or joint ...
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