House panel to consider healthcare bill Monday
Fri Mar 12, 11:00 am ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_reconciliation/print
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday will consider a reconciliation bill that Democrats hope clears the way for final congressional approval of an overhaul of U.S. healthcare, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday.
Representative Jim Clyburn, a member of the House Democratic leadership, said he hopes a vote by the full chamber could be held on the measure within the next 10 days.
The White House announced earlier on Friday that President Barack Obama has postponed a trip to Asia so that he could stay in Washington and help fellow Democrats get healthcare across the finish line.
Obama has pushed hard for a final vote on the healthcare overhaul, a top domestic priority, which has ignited a long-running political brawl with Republicans and consumed Congress for the last nine months.
The reconciliation bill is aimed at resolving concerns of House Democrats with an earlier Senate-passed healthcare bill.
Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner said: "People are becoming more confident that we are going to get this done."
Fri Mar 12, 11:00 am ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_reconciliation/print
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday will consider a reconciliation bill that Democrats hope clears the way for final congressional approval of an overhaul of U.S. healthcare, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday.
Representative Jim Clyburn, a member of the House Democratic leadership, said he hopes a vote by the full chamber could be held on the measure within the next 10 days.
The White House announced earlier on Friday that President Barack Obama has postponed a trip to Asia so that he could stay in Washington and help fellow Democrats get healthcare across the finish line.
Obama has pushed hard for a final vote on the healthcare overhaul, a top domestic priority, which has ignited a long-running political brawl with Republicans and consumed Congress for the last nine months.
The reconciliation bill is aimed at resolving concerns of House Democrats with an earlier Senate-passed healthcare bill.
Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner said: "People are becoming more confident that we are going to get this done."
