Here’s the bottom line: For health reform to become law, House members will have to take a straight up or down vote on the hated, 2,700-page Senate bill.And they have to trust that the Senate will wage and win an incredibly difficult battle to pass a totally separate second health-reform bill to amend the original bill.The swirl of controversy and complexity over the “reconciliation … [Read more...] about 'Trust Me,' the Senate Says to the House
Slaughter Strategy
Here's the bottom line: For health reform to become law, the 2,700-page Senate bill somehow has to get through the House. The trickery that Speaker Pelosi is concocting to get that done almost defies belief. It's aptly called the "Slaughter Strategy," after Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, who cooked it up. Here's how it would work: The House would "deem" the main … [Read more...] about Slaughter Strategy
‘Trust Me,’ the Senate Says to the House
Here’s the bottom line: For health reform to become law, House members will have to take a straight up or down vote on the hated, 2,700-page Senate bill.And they have to trust that the Senate will wage and win an incredibly difficult battle to pass a totally separate second health-reform bill to amend the original bill.The swirl of controversy and complexity over the “reconciliation … [Read more...] about ‘Trust Me,’ the Senate Says to the House
Fact Checking President Obama
President Obama will be visiting the St. Louis area Wednesday to garner support for his health reform plan. As Washington prepares for a final bare-knuckled battle this month, the stakes could not be higher. With Republicans united in opposition, Democratic leaders are planning to enact a sweeping health overhaul that the American people continue to say in the every way possible that … [Read more...] about Fact Checking President Obama
Irreconcilable Differences on Federal Level
Talk about hard to swallow. At last Wednesday's White House press conference, President Obama urged Congress to pass his massive health reform bill without Republicans votes. This would be possible only by using a procedural tactic known as reconciliation, which would allow the Democrats to pass their measure with a simple up or down vote. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker … [Read more...] about Irreconcilable Differences on Federal Level
Nancy's Nutty New Rules
The next act in the drive to pass ObamaCare is the mother-of-all political maneuvers -- in which Democrats will use an incredibly convoluted and possibly unconstitutional process.Things were already arcane: President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have been threatening to enact "health-care reform" through the narrow path of budget reconciliation. … [Read more...] about Nancy's Nutty New Rules
Fact Checking President Obama
President Obama will be visiting the St. Louis area Wednesday to garner support for his health reform plan. As Washington prepares for a final bare-knuckled battle this month, the stakes could not be higher. With Republicans united in opposition, Democratic leaders are planning to enact a sweeping health overhaul that the American people continue to say in the every way possible that … [Read more...] about Fact Checking President Obama
Irreconcilable Differences on Federal Level
Talk about hard to swallow. At last Wednesday's White House press conference, President Obama urged Congress to pass his massive health reform bill without Republicans votes. This would be possible only by using a procedural tactic known as reconciliation, which would allow the Democrats to pass their measure with a simple up or down vote. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker … [Read more...] about Irreconcilable Differences on Federal Level