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.
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.