( *Trick) procedure that would allow the House to pass health care reform without one congressman voting on a bill the Senate passed in December.
Under a ( *Trick) maneuver known as a "self-executing rule," health care would be deemed to have passed once House members approve a package of fixes they want to make in the Senate bill. It is not a sure thing the senate will make any such changes.
Under a ( *Trick) maneuver known as a "self-executing rule," health care would be deemed to have passed once House members approve a package of fixes they want to make in the Senate bill. It is not a sure thing the senate will make any such changes.
Pelosi wants to avoid an up or down vote on the Senate bill. Pelosi admitted the Senate bill is unpopular with members of her own party, "There are a lot of people who don't want to vote for it," she said.
When asked, are you "whipping" your members to vote for the bill, Pelosi smiled and said : "I never stop whipping. There is no beginning, there's no middle and there's no end."
*My question to you: Is this how we want our laws being made?
* Words in this color are my opinions and questions
