Another thing that bothers me is that the House already passed a bill last year. The Senate passed a different bill on Christmas Eve. Now, everyone is saying that the House has to pass the Senate bill. That is not true.
1. The House could pass the Senate bill as is, and it would then be law.
2. The Senate could pass the House bill as is, and it would then be law.
3. The House and Senate could come to a compromise and then both houses would have to vote on it again in order for it to become law.
But the House bill won't pass the Senate...it won't get the votes. And a compromise won't pass the Senate either. Yet the House leadership is trying to convince its members that they can pass a "reconciliation bill" and the Senate bill with one vote (deeming the Senate bill passed), let the President sign that into law, and then they can count on the Senate to pass the reconciliation bill. Are they really that stupid? Do you really think the Senate will continue to talk about Health Care when they have gotten their way? If the House bill won't pass the Senate, why do they think the House reconciliation bill will pass the Senate?
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