White House Won’t Rule Out Obama Signing Other Bills–Such As Immigration Reform–That Are Not Put to Yea-or-Nay Votes in Both Houses
(CNSNews.com) – The White House declined on Thursday to rule out that President Barack Obama might sign future legislation, such as an immigration reform measure, that has not been put to a recorded yea-or-nay vote in both houses of Congress.
Pelosi Confirms New Medicare Tax on ‘Unearned Income, Whatever Category That Is’
(CNSNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the new Medicare tax on unearned income was inserted to make up for a reduction in the proposed tax on high-cost health insurance plans.
CBO: Health Bill Would Force Families to Buy Insurance Costing at Least $12,000 a Year–Whether Government or Employer Helps Them or Not
(CNSNews.com) – Beginning in 2014, the Senate plan would require all individuals to buy health insurance. Anyone who does not obtain insurance through an employer would be forced to buy it out of their own pocket. Families earning more than $88,200 a year would be entirely on their own.
Republican Senator Warns Health Care Vote-Switchers, the Secret Deals You’ve Made Won’t Work
(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) had a stern message for wavering Democrats who agree to switch their vote on health care from no to yes: If those lawmakers have been promised special favors for their districts – or if they’ve been promised other federal jobs in case they lose their seats – forget about it.
Rep. Sessions: ‘Slaughter Rule’ To Pass Health Care With No Up-Down Vote on Bill is Unconstitutional
(CNSNews.com) – “What I believe is unconstitutional is that we would deem a piece of legislation as passed by the body when, in fact, it was never presented to a committee or on the floor for passage. You have to present the legislation entirely as it is,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) told CNSNews.com.
Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown Won’t Say If ‘Slaughter Rule’ Constitutional Because He Works in Senate
(CNSNews.com) – Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) would not say whether using the Slaughter Rule to pass health care is constitutional because, he said, he works in the Senate and does not “know House rules anymore.”
Rep. Pence: Dems ‘So Desperate’ to Pass Health Care They’ll ‘Trample Upon The Constitution’
(CNSNews.com) - “The American people know under our system of government that a bill cannot become a law unless it passes the House by a majority, the Senate by a majority, and it’s signed by the president of the United States,” said House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence at a press conference Thursday.
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart: Not Decided on Constitutionality of Passing Health Care Bill With No Up-or-Down Vote
(CNSNews.com) – “That’s a good question, and I don’t have a final answer on that,” Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) told CNSNews.com on Wednesday.
Rep. Steven King: Slaughter Rule ‘Shenanigan’ to Pass Health Care Could Face ‘Constitutional Challenge’
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Steven King (R-Iowa), who attended a tea party rally on Capitol Hill Tuesday, described the sweeping health care legislation, which would affect one-sixth of the U.S. economy, as the “theft of the liberty of all the American people.”
House Democrat Says Slaughter Rule Lacks ‘Honesty and Transparency,’ Will Vote For It Anyway
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) said he does not like the Slaughter Rule because he believes in “honesty and transparency.” Nonetheless, he said he would vote for it anyway. “Here’s what I think. I think we should do an up and down (vote) on everything. I honestly do.”
House Republican Leadership Chairman: Democrats Are Engaging in ‘Slaughtering of Democracy’
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the House Republican Leadership Chairman, told CNSNews.com that the Democrats are engaging in the “slaughtering of democracy” if if they use a “rule” devised by House Rules Chairman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) to pass the Senate health care bill without subjecting it to a recorded aye-or-nay vote as required by Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution.
Obama’s Cancellation of Indonesia Visit Could Have Implications for U.S. Interests, Trade
(CNSNews.com) – President Obama’s decision to postpone a visit to Australia and – for the third time – to Indonesia comes after a year in which administration officials repeatedly have stressed that the U.S. is “back” in Asia, following a period of disinterest or distraction by Obama’s predecessor. Obama’s decision not to go to Indonesia now could have implications for U.S. companies hoping to benefit from the country’s rapidly growing energy market, an area China also is eyeing eagerly.
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