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A Big Setback for Health Reform?
Swampland —
Read this quote, from Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf, testifying before the Senate Budget Committee. You are going to hear it repeated often by opponents of the health reform bills that have been unveiled thus far.: “Dr. Elmendorf, I am going to really put you on the spot, because we are in the middle of this health care debate — but it's critically important we get this right,” Mr. Conrad said. “Everyone has said, virtually everyone, that bending the cost curve over time is critically important, and one of the key goals of this entire effort. From ...
Health Bill Through Ways and Means
The Page by Mark Halperin —
istockphoto.com House health care legislation passes 23-18 vote in key committee early Friday. But: Congressional Budget Office says present proposal fails to reign in spending.
Health Bill Through Ways and Means
The Page by Mark Halperin —
istockphoto.com House health care legislation passes 23-18 vote in key committee early Friday. But: Congressional Budget Office says present proposal fails to reign in spending.
The Early Word: A Split-Screen Week
The Caucus —
... who still may vote against her nomination. Health Care Overnight: Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Thursday’s legislative wrangling actually lasted into Friday, with the House Ways and Means Committee voting out health care legislation in the early hours of this morning. Two other House panels – Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor – are still working on legislation. The vote capped a long day of back-and-forth over health care. The Times’s Robert Pear and David Herszenhorn have the details, including the heap of scorn directed at Douglas W. Elmendorf, the director of ...
Liveblog Alert: Two House Committee Mark-ups Webcast Today
Firedoglake —
... Update: The New York Times said that Ways and Means passed health care reform on a vote of 23-18 late last night. Three Democrats voted against it. Ron Kind, John Tanner, and Earl Pomeroy. ...
The WonkLine: July 17, 2009
Wonk Room —
... Late last night, the House Ways and Means committee passed the Tri Committee’s health care bill, “including the creation of a new government health plan and a requirement for employers to provide insurance to their employees or contribute to its cost. The panel also voted to impose a surtax on families with incomes of more than $350,000 a year.” ...
