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Mark Up To Continue On Energy And Commerce Committee
Here's the latest--though not to say final--word on the status of health care negotiations in the House. If you were wondering why the Energy and Commerce Committee would go live with a district-by-district analysis of the impact health care reform will have on its members, that's because it now looks like Waxman will not be fast-tracking the legislation by bypassing the panel altogether.
After several hours of chaos, it seems as if there's been something of a rapprochement between leaders and Blue Dogs and the mark-up process will continue next week. But as today's developments should make abundantly clear, with tensions this high anything can change.
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I have no idea if this is a positive or negative development at this point.
Totally confused.
July 24, 2009 5:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Something must have been resolved for this to happen. They wouldn't go forward to have a shoot out, live on C-Span.
July 24, 2009 6:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think Waxman called their bluff. If he took it to the floor, it would pass and they'd have no input.
July 24, 2009 6:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
I also think Mike Ross went all in with nothing but a pair of deuces. His "votes" were coming from the voices in his head.
July 24, 2009 11:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe they checked their emails and faxes.
July 24, 2009 6:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
We shouldn't discount the possibility that the reporting has been a tad garbled, what with all the frantic and frenetic activity. Not criticizing. TPM has never been more on its game than its been lately and especially on this beat. But when stuff with this many moving parts starts moving this fast, the reporting [WARNING: METAPHOR MIXING AHEAD! PROCEED AT OWN RISK!] can get a little "six blind men describing an elephant."
July 24, 2009 8:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Say what you will about Baucus and Reid (most of it justified!) but at least they keep their intramural crap private
House side ever the low rent district of the Hill
July 24, 2009 8:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Give me the House of Commons over the nobility any day. At least Waxman gets it done. Pretty soon the Senate will be recessing for tea and crumpets.
July 24, 2009 9:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
And they won't be chewing with their mouths open either
July 24, 2009 10:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, they won't -- because in the upper house, teeth are much less firmly attached to gums.
July 25, 2009 1:59 PM | Reply | Permalink