Procedure Could Undo Dem Dreams

by Melissa Clouthier | March 10, 2010 10:16 am

A parliamentary procedure could stand between Democrats and American cultural domination? Awesome. Via Bill Dupray[1] this from the New York Times[2]:

The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were bracing for a key procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major health care legislation, by requiring President Obama to sign the bill into law before Congress could revise it through an expedited budget process.

An official determination on the matter could come within days from the House and Senate parliamentarians, and could present yet another hurdle for Mr. Obama and Democratic leaders as they try to lock in support from skittish lawmakers in the House.

Meanwhile, Congressional leaders and top administration officials met in the offices of the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, on Tuesday evening trying to resolve outstanding policy differences between the chambers.

House leaders were still navigating potential pitfalls, including a dispute over provisions related to insurance coverage of abortion, while opponents of the legislation, including a leading business group, planned a new onslaught of television advertisements attacking the proposal.

Many rank-and-file House Democrats are reluctant to approve the Senate-passed health care measure without a guarantee that the Senate would follow up with changes in a budget reconciliation bill. The Senate measure included a number of provisions House members dislike, including special deals intended to secure the support of individual senators, like extra Medicaid money for Nebraska.

You know why I still say this passes? Have you ever seen Democrats so determined in your life? This is everything to them. Everything.

It’s no longer about policy. It’s about pride.

They’re going to get this thing passed or die tryin’.

Endnotes:
  1. Bill Dupray: http://patriotroom.com/article/important-hc-ruling-coming-from-house-senate-parliamentarians
  2. New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/health/policy/10health.html

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