Posted on 03/16/2010 1:22:46 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Pelosi: No decisions have been made on healthcare process By Michael O'Brien - 03/16/10 03:37 PM ET
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) emphasized Tuesday that no decisions had been made on how to proceed with healthcare legislation.
Pelosi, in a press conference at the Capitol, downplayed reports indicating that Democratic leaders were likely to utilize procedural maneuvers to approve the Senate healthcare bill and a package of fixes to it in one single vote.
"As I've said to you before, there are several options available to us and we've asked the parliamentarian and Rules committee to tell us what our options are," Pelosi told reporters.
Reports emerged Tuesday that Democrats were eyeing the so-called "Slaughter solution," a maneuver devised by House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) that would have House Democrats vote on a rule that deems the Senate healthcare bill as having passed, instead of holding separate vote on the Senate bill.
"No decision has been made about that," Pelosi said of that scenario. "It depends on the substance, and then we will go to the process on that."
Republicans have decried the process as rare and unprecedented, though Democrats have sought to counter those claims by citing examples of the numerous times in which a similar process has been used.
Still, the speaker stopped well short of ruling out the process, and kept it open as an option going forward.
"If you don't want to talk about substance, talk about process," she said.
She'd do better keeping her trap shut....
Ditz....
This dingbat says something different every single day about this bill. The pressure must be getting to her.
She and her fellow socialists are feeling serious heat.
It bodes well that she’s hedging. They’re feeling the backlash.
SnakeDoc
No decision has been made because they’re still twisting arms to get votes to do it legally. If that doesn’t happen well then the Constitution is just in the way.
Gotta love the headline running on Drudge right now - Four Dems, four different opinions.
Think of this - if it were Bush, Cheney, and Republican leaders spewing this kind of crap they’d be laughed out of the room.
Pelosi hasn’t got squat. The second she does, a vote will be scheduled, bet on it.
This “deeming” thingie is turning into a political disaster for them.
They learned nothing from the Louisiana Purchase, the Cornhusker Kickback, the union sweetheart deal, etc.
They feel the footsteps of an electoral disaster of Biblical proportions.
“If you don’t want to talk about substance, talk about process,”
I guess she’s been in a coma for the last 14 months. That’s all we have been talking about is substance. We’re talking about process now because she’s breaking the law!!!! What an idiot, and a devious one at that.
That’s what I think. The witch is backing away from the oven.
They do not care about near-term electoral disaster. Universal health care is the reason most of these liberals went into politics in the first place. They figure that by 2013 too many people will be dependent on the new entitlement, that it will never be repealed, and they will have succeeded in turning America into a European-style socialist nation.
What Pelosi is saying is she does not have the votes.....
.... so will the House will “deem” the Senate bill passed. The Louise Slaughter way of passing it
Neil Cavuto said Rush gave out the numbers for congress to his listeners and now the phone lines are overloaded.
The numbers are also listed on Rush’s page.
Here is one of the ones he gave out on the radio that I’m calling. So far it’s been busy but I’m going to burn it up till I get to tell my congress critter to vote NO!
Join me?..... 1-877-762-8762
The Fax lines are usually available.
Email is also available.
“They do not care about near-term electoral disaster.”
That’s true but the the political lynchings that will follow electoral disaster is what they need to fear and have no clue about. They will never be able to enjoy the fruits of their corruption and they will pray for death as we will make their lives a living hell.
I've been thinking that too but Commie-Care doesn't kick in until 2013 though the taxes kick in immediately. So how will the populace be dependent on it?
My dog can run government better.
He works cheaper, and doesn't bankrupt your country.
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