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The Note: The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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#healthcare debate in the Senate could start as early as next week http://bit.ly/GBUB7 11/10/2009 |
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@jbarro The Hill reported could be as soon as Monday: http://bit.ly/1maeQi I suspect CBO score will come out at end of week. 11/10/2009 |
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RT @GOPMichael: @Senate_GOPs The Hill: "Senators don’t expect any momentum from Sat’s successful 220-215 House vote" http://bit.ly/1maeQi 11/10/2009 |
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Note —
... News’ Z. Byron Wolf: “GOPer Collins Opposes House Dems” LINK
Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown and Jonathan Allen: “Senate faces abortion rights rift” LINK
The New York Times’ Sheryl Gay Stolberg: “Democrats Raise Alarms Over Costs of Health Bills” LINK
The New York Times’ Robert Pear: “Obama Seeks Revision of Plan’s Abortion Limits” LINK
The Hill's J. Taylor Rushing: "Senate Democrats look to start health reform debate next week" LINK
The Hill's Mike Soraghan: "Pelosi kept public plan in the frame" LINK ...
The end-of-the-year deadline
Political Animal —
... , "We want to get health care done by the end of the year.... And when we say the end of the year, we've got a pretty firm end-of-the-year deadline." Meeting that deadline isn't going to be easy. Right now, The Senate is in a holding pattern, waiting for a CBO score. If it comes by the end of the week, as the leadership hopes, expect a quick turnaround . Senate Democratic leaders expect their long-awaited healthcare bill to hit the chamber floor as early as Monday. [...] Senior aides and senators say Democrats plan to pivot quickly and file the first procedural vote as early ...
Congress: Bill to hit floor on Monday?
First Read —
... "Senate Democratic leaders expect their long-awaited healthcare bill to hit the chamber floor as early as Monday," The Hill writes. "The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is expected to finish its cost analysis of the Senate bill by the end of this week or early next. Senior aides and senators say Democrats plan to pivot quickly and file the first procedural vote as early as Monday." ...
The WonkLine: November 10, 2009
Wonk Room —
... Senate Democrats may introduce their their health care bill “as early as Monday,” vote on the bill by Christmas and pass the final conference report in January. ...
Why Is the Senate Going to Take So Long?
The New Republic blogs —
The House health care bill took all of ten days to pass, from the day Nancy Pelosi formally introduced the legislation and its historic passage on Saturday. The Senate is slated to take up the bill as early as next Monday, but it s likely to be a much longer slog. Due to differences between House and Senate rules, there s plenty on the Senate side that could delay the bill for weeks, or even months, prompting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to speculate that the final bill won t pass until Christmas or next year. Here s a rundown of what needs to happen for the health-care ...
