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Excerpted from “BREAKING -- Reconciliation bill will have to go back to the House” By Meredith Shiner with Chris Frates, Politico, 03:06 AM
[SIZE="+2"]T[/SIZE]he reconciliation bill will have to go back to the House for another vote after Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin ruled early this morning that two minor provisions violated the chamber's rules and could not be included in the final bill, according to Majority Leader Harry Reid's spokesman Jim Manley.
Both provisions made technical changes to the bill's Pell Grant regulations. All told, 16 lines of text will be removed from the 153-page bill, Manley told reporters as business on the Senate floor wrapped early Thursday morning. …
It'll be over soon in the Senate, as early as 2 pm et today¹, but, it will be going back to the House.
Why the hell is "pell grants" in a health care bill?? :doh
Why the hell is "pell grants" in a health care bill?? :doh
I haven't looked up that part of the reconciliation package but I'd bet it's something to do with shuffling some money around to pay for part of the healthcare bill.
I believe the Pell grant revisions are part of the student loan reform which was tacked onto the health care reform fixes.Why the hell is "pell grants" in a health care bill?? :doh
How many new bribes will it take to be passed?
Dunno, how many bribes will it take to not have it be passed?
0...... just like it would have been in the House.
Yes because corporate interest doesnt pay off people to vote for the status quo, that never happens. :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
They don't use tax payer money (billions of tax payer money) to buy votes for an unpopular bill...... if that's what you mean.
This bill is only unpopular for conservatives. This is one of, if not the most moderate ways reform could have happened, there isn't even a public option.
So, who's against it? obviously insurance. Insurance companies profit off of denying people and keeping as much of their money as they can, while still receiving business of course. So when corporate interest vis-a-vis insurance buys votes against ANY sort of reform, it's hillarious that you don't see the irony.
did you hear that our clever gop forced the party in power to REJECT exemptions for WOUNDED VETERANS fighting in OBAMA's WAR, afghanistan, and bush's, iraq, from the NEW TAX obamacare places on PROSTHETICS and other medical DEVICES
obamacare---EXEMPTIONS FOR THE SEIU...
BUT SQUAT FOR VETERAN AMPUTEES!
how's THAT gonna play in TV ADS?
looks like naughty nancy and obtuse obama never thought of THAT
how thoughtless...
live it, libs, love it
it's YOURS!
uhm they aren't they were for it. you just forced people to use them. :shrug:
So, who's against it? obviously insurance. Insurance companies profit off of denying people and keeping as much of their money as they can, while still receiving business of course. So when corporate interest vis-a-vis insurance buys votes against ANY sort of reform, it's hillarious that you don't see the irony.
Following were among the insurance companies whose shares were heavily traded in Friday's session and the expectation is for the continuation of this trend on Monday. Shares of insurers kept climbing Friday as a key healthcare vote in congress set for the weekend loomed in the background. The upward climb in insurance stocks seemed to indicate that the market had factored in the eventual passage of the bill which could add 10's of millions of new subscribers to the insurers client base.
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Aetna Inc. (AET) surged 3.67% to $34.46 on 14.33 million shares. The company expects first-quarter earnings to surpass Wall Street predictions, but it held to its previous projection for full-year profit.
CIGNA Corporation (CI) gained 3.46% to $37.08 on 7.78 million shares. In the past one year, the stock has rallied over 115%.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) went up 1.96% to $65.07 on 12.46 million shares. In the past one month, the stock has gained over 11%.
Health Net, Inc. (HNT) soared 1.55% to $26.15 on heavy volume. In the past one month, the stock has gained over 14%.
Correct. Like I said, this is insanely moderate reform. It's not a coincidence that conservative campaigns and votes are litered with corporate influence to keep the status quo.
This bill is only unpopular for conservatives. This is one of, if not the most moderate ways reform could have happened, there isn't even a public option.
So, who's against it? obviously insurance. Insurance companies profit off of denying people and keeping as much of their money as they can, while still receiving business of course. So when corporate interest vis-a-vis insurance buys votes against ANY sort of reform, it's hillarious that you don't see the irony.
Correct. Like I said, this is insanely moderate reform. It's not a coincidence that conservative campaigns and votes are litered with corporate influence to keep the status quo.
It'll be over soon in the Senate, as early as 2 pm et today¹, but, it will be going back to the House.
Why the hell is "pell grants" in a health care bill?? :doh
Difference being PAC's more involved this cycle and NOT individual interest/lobbying
Z3n said:Yes, because the health care system is broken and HEALTH SERVICES are on the side of the democrats. Insurance is another entire monster
This bill is only unpopular for conservatives.
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