| Jamie Dupree |
Democrats are giving more signals today that they plan to avoid a direct vote in the House on a Senate passed health care bill. The following historical rundown was sent to reporters this morning about the parliamentary precedents involved.
... continue reading House Rules Precedents. Democrats in Congress are still looking for the magic formula to get a majority in the House to vote in favor of a Senate passed health care bill, as the focus is again on pro-life Democrats who are threatening to derail the health bill.
... continue reading The Abortion Divide. Democrats took one step forward Monday and prepared to do battle with Republicans over both the details of health care legislation and the procedural fights that it will take to get that matter to the House floor in coming days.
... continue reading Health Care Machinations. The Senate on Monday night paved the way for final approval of a package of tax cuts for businesses that hire jobless workers, setting the stage for Wednesday approval of the $15 billion jobs creation measure.
... continue reading Jobs Bill Update. As promised, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) unveiled a new bill that presents some of the most sweeping financial market reforms since the aftermath of the Great Depression, all an effort to prevent another Wall Street Collapse, like that one that hit the U.S. economy in 2008.
... continue reading Wall Street Reforms. Things suddenly got busy on Sunday night with the release of the legislative language of a health care reconciliation bill from Democrats. But after 90 minutes of full throttle evaluation of the 2,309 page measure, it's clear this is just Step 1 of Health Care Hell Week.
It's all about numbers as Democrats get ready for a make or break vote in the House on President Obama's drive for health care reform, as a number of lawmakers remain on the fence about the details of a controversial health care measure.
... continue reading Health Care Undecideds. Republicans spent the weekend blasting Democrats over the "Slaughter Solution", as rumors persisted that Democrats might try to use an obscure procedural maneuver to push a pair of health care bills through the House in coming days.
... continue reading Health Care Rules. Yes, there is work in the Congress happening on something other than health care reform legislation, as today's focus for business writers in Washington, D.C. will be on the unveiling of a new Wall Street Reform bill by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd.
... continue reading Wall Street Reform. So what does a major health care bill and a package of student loan reforms have in common? Well, they might both be stuffed into the same budget reconciliation bill that Democrats hope to approve this month on health reform.
... continue reading Health Care & Student Loans. 
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