Blogger Doug Ross is well-wired on K Street and has been pumping a senior executive – dubbed “Deep Tort” – for a major lobbying firm for updates on the situation in the House regarding Obamacare votes.
Deep Tort says Wednesday looks most likely as the day for bringing the Obamacare package to the House floor, via the Slaughter Solution rule, though he cautions that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still has other options available if needed:
“The budget committee is all smoke and mirrors. They are required to pass out a budget reconciliation bill in order to start the process. They just dressed up an old version of the House bill in reconciliation clothes so Pelosi and the rules committee have a vehicle they can completely amend with their own reconciliation instructions.
“Likely Wednesday, the rules committee will report a rule which essentially does 3 things. 1) sets the time for debate; 2) makes 1 substitute amendment in order; and 3) deems the Senate bill passed.
“The House will proceed on 3 votes on health care.
“1) approval of the rule (this will be the big vote since it passes the Senate bill by default)
“2) approval of the leadership/rules Amendment in the nature of the substitute (strip the budget committee text with the leadership text)
” 3) final passage.”
For more, including descrptions of Pelosi’s other options, go here.
