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Pelosi preps for healthcare plunge
Ready or not, House Democratic leaders say they are pushing for a healthcare vote this week. Read more...
Pelosi unveils healthcare bill; House moves toward floor vote
thehill.com — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) rolled out her long-awaited healthcare reform bill Thursday, but she may have some... problems getting it to the House floor. Several factions of House Democrats are threatening to block consideration of the bill using ... (more) Pelosi unveils healthcare bill; House moves toward floor ...
House could vote Saturday on health bill
thehill.com — The House could hold a rare Saturday vote this weekend to pass its healthcare reform legislation. An... aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that a vote could happen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, a schedule House Rules Committee ... (more) House could vote Saturday on health bill
Blue Dog Democrats seek answers on healthcare reform bill cost savings
thehill.com — Centrist Democrats are questioning the cost savings and deficit assumptions that Speaker Pelosi touted in the House... healthcare bill. (more) Blue Dog Democrats seek answers on healthcare reform ...
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House Poised for Health Care Vote
The Page by Mark Halperin — istockphoto Pelosi expected to send her bill to the floor Monday , vote could as early as Thursday.

Pelosi To Send House Bill To Floor Today
TPM Election Central — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to send the health care reform bill to the House floor today, according to The Hill. With the bill introduced today, the earliest a vote could come is Thursday, because Pelosi has promised 72 hours for the public and Congressmen to review the legislation. Pelosi said last week that she expects a vote before Veterans Day at the latest. Late update: Rules Committee spokesman Vince Morris tells TPMDC that the vote timing has not been announced, but to "stay tuned for something later ...

Crazy.
INSTAPUTZ — ... Hard to believe, right? I'm sure that as soon Pelosi finishes working on legislation that Hugh Hewitt doesn't care for, she will circle back to this is very serious problem. ...

House Rules Committee Still Hasn't Scheduled Health Care Markup
Open Left - Front Page — ... This calls into question reports that the House will be voting on the health care bill as early as Thursday.  Given that the Speaker has promised House members 72 hours to read the bill before a vote, and give that Wednesday is now the earliest the Committee on Rules could finish with the health care bill, then the earliest that the House could possibly vote on health care reform is now Saturday. ...

Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... of late: "The Ford Motor Company posted a surprise third-quarter profit of $997 million on Monday and said that it had had its first profitable quarter in North America in more than four years. The carmaker also said that, at least temporarily, it had stopped rapidly depleting its cash reserves." * A health care reform bill may very well reach the floor this week , with a vote next week. * Goldman's ...

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