Seven issues to
watch as the Senate begins amending
the healthcare bill |
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November 29, 2009 |
Senators will be asked to cast their votes on numerous amendments as
they begin a debate to reshape the country’s healthcare system. Some
amendments will be designed to improve the bill, some to satisfy a
special interest or pet peeve. Still others will be presented as
poison pills. Here are seven issues likely to arise during the
amendment process.
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Comparing the House and the Senate Health Care Proposals |
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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New York Times - Senate Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation Wednesday to overhaul the nation’s health care system. Earlier this month the House passed its own version. The proposals are broadly similar but differ on some major issues, such as on a new government insurance plan, abortion and immigration. Many provisions of the Senate bill, including the mandate for individuals to obtain insurance and the creation of insurance markets, would take effect in 2014, a year later than similar provisions of the House bill. A look at how the proposals compare on some key issues:
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Health Care
Reform Likely to Include More Taxes for Many Americans |
| Despite Vow from Obama,
Middle-Class Americans Could See Higher Taxes |
| By Troy McMullen |
| Monday,
November 16, 2009 |
As a presidential candidate,
Barack Obama
had one central message to middle-income Americans: no new
taxes. And since taking office, the president has repeatedly pledged
not to raise taxes on families making less than $250,000 a year.
But as a massive health care reform bill inches closer to reality, middle-class Americans, as well as high income earners, can expect some sort of increase in what they pay into government coffers, say Republican critics and some fiscal watch dog groups.
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Harkin: Senate health care debate will begin 'in earnest' Nov. 30
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| Sunday,
November 15, 2009 |
USA Today - Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate health committee, told The Bill Press Show this morning that the health care debate "will start in earnest" Nov. 30, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
A vote to allow the debate to start likely will take place this Friday, but it won't be until after Thanksgiving that the Senate will entertain amendments, he said.
"That's when it will all begin," he said of Nov. 30.
Harkin also said the Senate Democrats expect the Congressional Budget Office to provide a cost estimate for the revised Senate bill that combines elements of both the Senate health bill and the Senate Finance Committee bill. The Senate Finance bill was $829 billion over 10 years, considerably less than the $1.2 trillion estimate for the House bill. President Obama has asked for a bill within the $900 billion range.
As for the rest of the schedule, Harkin told the liberal radio station that he expects a vote on the bill shortly before Christmas. House-Senate conferees would begin work on a final bill in early January, he said, with the goal of getting it to the president by mid-January.
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Senate won't rush health bill: top Republican |
| Sunday
November 15, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will not rush
consideration of healthcare reform legislation sought by President
Barak Obama, and lawmakers can expect a number of amendments,
the chamber's top Republican said on Sunday.
"This
will be on the floor for quite a long time," Senate Republican
Leader Mitch McConnell told "Fox News Sunday" ahead of possible
action this week on a procedural vote to bring the legislation up
for debate on the Senate floor.
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