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What's Next for Health Care Reform?
20 hours ago ago from Politics Plus
By the time most of you read this, the Senate will have passed it's version of the Health Care bill. Frankly, I'm sick and tired of all the arguing about it, so I'm happy to put this on the back burner until Congress resumes in mid-January, and I have no desire to spark another argument. However, to avoid misunderstanding at that time, here are the different manners that the bill might proceed toward a unified version for Obama's signature. ...
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13 hours ago ago from Puma Eyes
WH putting health-care off until … February? posted at 11:36 am on December 23, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Politico’s Mike Allen and Alexander Trowbridge have some bad news for Democrats , especially in the Senate, where Harry Reid has kept the chamber locked in battle over ObamaCare for weeks in an attempt to hit the finish line by Christmas. Barack Obama plans to put the health-care overhaul on the back ...
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6 hours ago ago from Tea Party of Lake County
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. Click HERE to rea entire article.
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20 hours ago ago from The Inside Straight
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 houses are messy ...
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Bill Lucey: Steps in Reconciling House and Senate Bills
17 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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15 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
At 7 a.m. Thursday, the Senate plans to push landmark health-care legislation over the finish line with the last in a string of midnight and daybreak votes capping months of infighting and procedural delays. And with that, the hardest work of all will begin: reckoning with long-standing differences with the House version and uniting behind a single bill that can be sent to the president. This Story Democrats are ...
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6 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Next Step: Getting A Health Bill To Obama's Desk by Kevin Whitelaw text size A A A December 24, 2009 As exhausted but jubilant Senate Democrats scramble home ...
Related contentHealth-care bill clears last Senate hurdle before passage
20 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
Overcoming a final procedural hurdle, Senate Democrats cleared the way Wednesday for Christmas Eve passage of a landmark health-care bill that would provide coverage to more than 30 million people and begin a far-reaching overhaul of Medicare and the private insurance market. This Story Senate Democrats turned back the third and final Republican filibuster of the $871 billion package on a 60-39 vote that came late ...
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22 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats pushed their health-care legislation past its final procedural hurdle Wednesday afternoon, setting up a Christmas Eve vote on its passage. Democrats voted 60-39 to end a GOP filibuster and move to a final vote. All 58 Democrats and two independents hung together against unanimous Republican opposition. "The finish line is in sight, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who ...
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