Mischief
Republicans are having all kinds of fun shutting down the Senate today and introducing amendments to embarass weak-kneed Dems and load 30-second ads for November. The amendments are to the House "fixes" to the Senate health care bill that is now law. The House package still has to pass the Senate.
Some samples: (Sen. Orrin) HATCH (R-Utah) INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO PROTECT VETERANS FROM PUNITIVE TAX HIKES IN HEALTH BILL
HATCH OFFERS PROVISION TO PROTECT SENIOR'S HEALTH BENEFITS TODAY
(Sen. John) BARRASSO (R-Wyo.) AMENDMENT PROHIBITS INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASES: "My amendment will hold those who voted for this bill accountable to the promises they made to the American people."
If any of these pass, the House would have to vote again on the package of House changes to the underlying Senate health care law, creating all manner of headaches for Democrats who barely mustered the votes for passage on Sunday.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=59836#ixzz0j8LaDcAg
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