Reid Unveils New Bill. Now What?
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just unveiled his much discussed amendment (called a manager’s amendment), which many believe is the President’s last chance to secure significant health care reform before next year’s mid-term elections. Fittingly, since no one has seen the bill, the Senate clerk is now reading the bill, which could take upwards of eight hours.
During that time, everyone will be trying to understand what is included in the bill. That includes understanding the key provisions that may have been inserted to win the support of Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), who appeared to be the lone holdout within the Democratic caucus. Heritage analysts are busy trying to understand the details of the 383-page amendment, though their general observations, public option and Medicare buy-in aside, remain. (more…)