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3/25/2010

Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill

Filed under: Health Care,Politics — DRJ @ 12:07 pm



[Guest post by DRJ]

The Senate passed the Reconciliation Bill 56-43:

“Democrats muscled legislation through the Senate on Thursday reshaping parts of the new health care overhaul law, sending it back to the House for what is expected to be final congressional approval.

With Vice President Joe Biden presiding in case his vote was needed to break a tie, the Senate approved the measure by 56-43. Underscoring the partisan divide that has characterized the long-running health care fight, all voting Republicans opposed the measure. as did three Democrats: Arkansas Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, and Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson.”

Now it’s back to the House for some minor corrections:

“Eager to get the contentious battle behind them, Democrats originally hoped the Senate’s vote would ship the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature. But working with the chamber’s parliamentarian, Republicans found two minor provisions in the bill—dealing with Pell grants for low-income students—that violated congressional budget rules and were deleted from the legislation.

As a result, the bill had to be returned to the House because both chambers must approve identical legislation before it can be sent to the White House. Top House Democrats said they expected that to happen by evening.”

Some called it a Senate “vote-a-rama” after Democratic Senators voted down 40 Republican amendments that took “13 hours of relentless voting.” Good thing they don’t have to do real work.

— DRJ

16 Responses to “Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill”

  1. President Obama, on the Republican vow to repeal reform:

    “My attitude is, go for it! (emphasis mine)

    Hot damn, this is going to be good.

    Myron (6a93dd) — 3/25/2010 @ 12:14 pm

  2. I find it amusing that in the past, Democrats have claimed that bills were “bipartisan” that got as many Republican “yes” votes as we’ve seen Democrat “nay” votes on these bills.

    SPQR (26be8b) — 3/25/2010 @ 12:19 pm

  3. Of course, Obama saying “go for it” will be as obsolete as Obama’s campaign promises have been. Like his debate performance claims that mandates were bad, his executive order on Guantanamo, etc. etc. etc.

    SPQR (26be8b) — 3/25/2010 @ 12:21 pm

  4. Myron, I agree. Now the Democrats have voted to give Viagra to registered sex offenders.

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    Mike K (2cf494) — 3/25/2010 @ 12:27 pm

  5. Mike K: From your posts, you’re a smart guy, clearly. So you know very well the politics of what happened in yesterday’s “debate.” It was delay-and-obstruct on one side and get-the-bill-through on the other side. And not one thing else.

    Myron (6a93dd) — 3/25/2010 @ 2:40 pm

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