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I thought all spending and tax bills have to ORIGINATE in the House of Representatives..


22 posted on 09/29/2009 8:39:39 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
I thought all spending and tax bills have to ORIGINATE in the House of Representatives.

Has nothing to do with spending, and tax.

It's FREE healthcare. See ?

Obama even said so.

26 posted on 09/29/2009 8:48:38 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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I thought all spending and tax bills have to ORIGINATE in the House of Representatives.

They do, and this will, by virtue of procedure, from the article:

The Senate plans to attach Obamacare to a House-passed non-healthcare bill.

This has been done any number of times over the course of our history, the Senate strikes the language of a House bill and inserts its own text, it requires the bill going back to the House to get the 218 for passage. But as I just wrote, this is not a guarantee, especially if the Senate does not include the Hyde language re: no federal funding for abortion but the exceptions, if this is not in the Senate bill, Stupak has promised Pelosi that he does have the votes and will kill the bill. I do not know at this point if any member of the Senate offered the amendment, as the language was not included in the Baucus deal presented.

56 posted on 09/30/2009 9:25:19 AM PDT by MozarkDawg
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