Showing posts with label Senate Finance Committee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senate Finance Committee. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Vote expected today for the Senate Financial Committee

Today is the day that the Senate Financial Committee is expected to vote and pass on bill that will overhaul the current American health care system. After the Senate Financial Committee has passed the bill, then it will be in the hands of the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to combine the bill passed by the Senate Financial Committee and the bill already approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

If the revised bill then picks up 60 Democratic votes in the Senate, Reid needs 60 votes to overcome a possible Republican filibuster. Read more about the vote here. Follow the vote via Live Blogging at the New York Times.




Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Cost of healthcare package expected to be released today

According to Fox News, the Senate Finance Committee is waiting on a cost projection from Congressional Budget Office for the official numbers on how much the current health care package awaiting vote in the Senate would cost. Tax experts believe the bill will cost $121 billion over the next few years, which is $29 billion more than originally thought. Read the full article here.