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With Republicans trying to distort the facts surrounding the Senate health care bill and much of the media focused on the legislative sausage-making progress, we thought you might be interested in a straightforward take on what’s really in the final legislation. Bottom line — you want to know how the Senate health care bill will…
Earlier this year, the Democratic Congress worked with President Obama to enact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Recovery Act) in an effort to rescue, rebuild, and strengthen our struggling national economy. Eight years of failed fiscal policies and misguided economic priorities had left our national economy on the brink of disaster, and now…
Washington, DC— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Senate HELP Committee Senior Member Chris Dodd, and Senate HELP Chairman Tom Harkin joined representatives from health care advocacy groups at a press conference this morning to stand united in passing the most significant health care legislation in decades. These health organizations, representing…
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2786: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Substitute S.Amdt.2786; In the nature of a substitute.Result: Agreed to (60-39, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3276: Reid S.Amdt.3276; To improve the bill.Result: Agreed to (60-39, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3278: Motion to Table Reid S.Amdt.3278; To change the enactment date.Result: Agreed to (60-39, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2786: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Substitute S.Amdt.2786; In the nature of a substitute.Result: Agreed to (60-39, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3276: Reid S.Amdt.3276; To improve the bill.Result: Agreed to (60-39, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3278: Motion to Table Reid S.Amdt.3278; To change the enactment date.Result: Agreed to (60-39, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
At 7:00am, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3590, Health Care Reform, with the time until 7:18am equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At approximately 7:20am, the Senate will proceed to a series of roll call votes with respect to H.R.3590, Health Care Reform. The votes would be in relation…