Is this something out of nothing? Did the House expect the Senate to vote on the bill on day 1 without anyone reading it? “On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives easily passed the Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act (H.R. 4031) — a new bill making its way through the federal legislature that would bring more accountability to the VA. The bill earned strong bipartisan support (390/33) with only Democrats voting against it. However, when Republicans tried to bring it up for a vote on the Senate floor, socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) objected on the grounds that although the bill had many “important provisions,” Senate Democrats needed more time to debate the merits of the legislation. They have therefore scheduled a hearing to discuss the bill sometime in early June. Apparently cleaning up corruption at the VA can wait.”
Early Jnne could be next week.
How many Senate bills are actually read by Senators now? (cf. "Obamacare") It would seem only those bills that do not advance the progressive cause must be read beforehand.
Well, there is precedent ...