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Obama and the Liberals in the House
5 hours ago ago from Views from the UK 2006
The Hill : Reports how President Obama will have to work on House Liberals for them not to change the Senate Bill, if the House changes the Bill that will pass tomorrow that could be a threat to the survival of the Bill. This is the test for the Obama White House, can they keep liberals in the House from bolting but also get the moderate and conservative blue dogs to accept the Senate version on abortion, that is tricky. On whole this should ...
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15 hours ago ago from Suzi's Political & Educational Observations and Experiences
On the eve of the Senate passing a bill, I thought I would go back to one of my first civics lessons: Schoolhouse Rock's I'm Just a Bill video. While an awesome video, unfortunately, it didn't include the step that we're about to have between Friday and the middle/end of January the Conference Committee . As a reminder for those who missed that chapter in High School government class (or for those, like me, who never had this info ...
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14 hours ago ago from Today With President Barack Obama
Issues that need to be reconciled between the House and Senate bills: the public option, abortion coverage and how to pay for healthcare: The White House privately anticipates health care talks to slip into February — past President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address — and then plans to make a “very hard pivot” to a new jobs bill, according to senior administration officials. Obama has been told that disputes over abortion and ...
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19 hours ago ago from UPA Bangalore
The state government has landed itself in a spot, as its Joint House Committee report on the Bengaluru International Airport has come in for severe criticism from industry captains.
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1 hour, 12 minutes ago ago from www.offmyfrontporch.com
By JOHN FUND 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 members from both ...
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