House and Senate Cloakroom: February 22-26, 2010
Dan Ziegler /
House Cloakroom: February 22 – 26
Analysis:
The House will be back in session this week after two weeks off because of the snow and the scheduled President’s day recess. The biggest event this week will actually be off the Hill and over at the White House Health Care Summit, an effort to push forward a deal to get health care reform passed this year.
Back on the Hill, the House expects to take up several pieces of legislation including the controversial Native Hawaiians bill which would set up a race-based government of “indigenous, native people of Hawaii,” one that opponents argue is unconstitutional. For more on this subject, read a column by Brian Darling, Director of Senate Relations at Heritage, who wrote about this problematic legislation back in December. Also of concern for next week could be a House Resolution to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Lastly, the House plans to take up the Intelligence Authorization bill. (more…)