Most legislation that passes the House and Senate goes to a “conference” (here), and then back to each chamber for one more vote. However, the Republicans have threatened to filibuster the appointing of a conference, so the Democrats had to employ a strategy called a ping-pong. First, on chamber passes the bill. Second, the
Posts Tagged ‘health care’
Today in Washington: Health Care Heads Back to the House and Other Tidbits
March 25th, 2010
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The health care debate felt like it came to a quick and tragic end with the House passage of the Senate bill on Sunday, but the debate continues.
While the President was signing the health care bill into law, the Senate was beginning their debate of a budget reconciliation package that would amend the bill. The House has [...]
National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2009 Report
March 17th, 2010
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The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson, gave a stirring performance on Capitol Hill Tuesday, well, as stirring as Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight hearing can be.
Witness: Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS
Would Health Care Bill Keep the Poor Poor?
March 12th, 2010
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One of the primary arguments to reform health care seems to always come back to the same argument. The poor. The focus of the debate on the poor is warranted, but do the solutions that have been put forward actually address the poor.
