House healthcare bill draft released

[Lynnie]

Update from the Hill:

The Blue Dogs and House leaders have struck a deal to guarantee that the House will not vote on a healthcare bill before August, a leading Blue Dog said on Wednesday.

In exchange for putting off a floor vote until after Labor Day, the Energy and Commerce Committee may be allowed to continue its markup of the healthcare bill this week even if an agreement has not been reached between Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and seven Energy and Commerce Committee Blue Dogs over the content of the bill.

Groovy, keep us posted!! Thank you!!!!

 

[Andy A]

Good. Now maybe the public and Congress will look at what we really need in the way of healthcare reform and begin to work toward that goal. It certainly isn't prevalent in any of the bills proposed so far.

 

[Winnie]

Update from the Hill:

The Blue Dogs and House leaders have struck a deal to guarantee that the House will not vote on a healthcare bill before August, a leading Blue Dog said on Wednesday.

In exchange for putting off a floor vote until after Labor Day, the Energy and Commerce Committee may be allowed to continue its markup of the healthcare bill this week even if an agreement has not been reached between Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and seven Energy and Commerce Committee Blue Dogs over the content of the bill.

I read at Politico that "The Blue Dogs also suceeded in cutting $100 billion from the overall cost of the bill, bringing the total price tag under $1 trillion." If it only took two weeks to do that. So, if they delay it about 5 months....