When we wrote “Obamacare Repeal: For Show or For Real?” back in January, the point was that House Republicans were making a great show of trying to repeal Obamacare, but there was no chance their bill was going to pass. Their hopes for getting rid of the new national health care regulations were in the [...]
This week, after the delay caused by the tragic Tucson, Arizona shooting, the House of Representatives takes up H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act. The bill would repeal “Obamacare,” also known as Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. If you know about congressional procedure, though, you know [...]
Could the massive health care overhaul be “deemed” passed without the House taking a vote on it? That’s what they’re talking about this week. Let’s try to unpack what the heck is going on. And let’s try to have fun doing it! First, a little history: In December—Christmas eve, specifically—the Senate passed a health care [...]
The House and Senate have passed their respective budget resolutions – and they’re pretty much on time. It’s a pleasant surprise, because it was looking like the annual budget process was going to go off the rails. But they have until April 15th to mold their two plans into one. A conference committee with members [...]