Skip to content

Reid Plans Health Care Caucus Wednesday Evening

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has set a special caucus for Wednesday evening to brief Senators on his forthcoming health care overhaul even though he has yet to receive a formal cost estimate on the measure from the Congressional Budget Office.Reid told Members that the huddle would take place at 5 p.m.Scheduling the meeting suggests Reid is confident he will have the CBO score in hand by Wednesday afternoon. This could put Reid in a position to set up a vote to begin debate on the bill as early as Friday or Saturday.

Recent Stories

Supreme Court to weigh deportation protections for Syria, Haiti

Trump lets slip Rep. Dunn’s medical diagnosis 

Senators unable to detect any Trump exit strategy from Iran war

This week: Senate tries to break the SAVE standstill

Senate Democrats seek to prevent military action against Cuba

Judge blocks grand jury subpoena in Jerome Powell investigation