PAYGO Is Not a Reason to Oppose Health Care Reform
A health care bill that isn’t deficit-neutral in these cases at least would make theoretical sense.</p> But that wasn’t the context.
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A health care bill that isn’t deficit-neutral in these cases at least would make theoretical sense.</p> But that wasn’t the context.
</p> On Monday, the liberal group backed that up with an e-mail to its members that threatens primaries for Members who vote against the bill and the release of a new six-figure national cable TV ad campaign
</p> Just hours after Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) unveiled his financial services regulatory reform bill, business groups moved to oppose specific provisions
The ads target a number of lawmakers who voted against the health care bill that was approved by the House last year, including Reps.
</p> Two other Republicans — businessman Matt Doheny and Franklin County Legislator Paul Maroun — are expected to vie with Hoffman for the party’s nomination.
</p> Cao originally planned to vote “no” on the House bill because it did not explicitly ban federal funding for abortion.
</p> </p> [IMGCAP(1)]A: The complaint you refer to is one filed last week by the campaign manager for Rep.
</p> What’s wrong is the president’s approach.
Bill Ritter (D) instead awarded to Bennet after Sen. Ken Salazar (D) resigned to join the Obama administration as Interior secretary.
</p> But House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said there should be a “direct vote” on the Senate bill in the House.
</p> “The president does believe that these state-only carveouts should not be in the bill,” Axelrod said. “The principle should be: Do these provisions apply to everyone?”
</p> “I do believe that Congressman [Bart] Stupak will end up voting for this bill,” Clyburn said of the Michigan Democrat on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
</p> Banking aides say Dodd was privately concerned whether Corker, a junior Member who lacks clout within the Republican caucus, would be able to woo any of his GOP colleagues to vote for the bill.
“And still, the President and Congress are focused on ramming through their health-care bill, whatever it takes, whatever the cost.”
</p> “While we remain open to finding common ground and to working diligently toward the passage of bipartisan legislation, we believe a markup scheduled in haste would certainly prevent us from achieving
</p> However, it appears that if Democrats choose to pursue reconciliation before the Senate bill is enacted, they likely would have to narrow the scope of the reconciliation bill.
</p> Pelosi said the House would enact the Senate health care bill and then make changes to that measure by passing a reconciliation bill, which will also reform the student loan program.
</p> With success resting on whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can corral the votes this week for passage of the Senate-passed health care bill and the reconciliation bill filled with “fixes” demanded
</p> House leadership aides cautioned, meanwhile, that until they have the votes for the bill, no decision on abortion or any other issue is final.
In addition to pressing House Democrats to get on board with the Senate bill, the president will also use his time to build Senate support for passing a reconciliation package that amends the Senate bill