House Speaker Pelosi Endorses Slaughter Solution; After Helping To Craft The Final Bill Drug Companies Are Pressured To Run Positive Ads; Big Labor Threatens Dems
SPEAKER ENDORSES SLAUGHTER SOLUTION TO PASS HEALTH REFORM WITHOUT VOTING
“After Laying The Groundwork For A Decisive Vote This Week On The Senate's Health-Care Bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Suggested Monday That She Might Attempt To Pass The Measure Without Having Members Vote On It.” (“House May Try To Pass Senate Health-Care Bill Without Voting On It,” The Washington Post, 3/16/10)REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): “But I Like It … Because People Don't Have To Vote On The Senate Bill.” (“House May Try To Pass Senate Health-Care Bill Without Voting On It,” The Washington Post, 3/16/10)
WASHINGTON POST: Tactic “Never” Been Used “To Pass Legislation As Momentous As The $875 Billion Health Care Bill.” “The tactic -- known as a ‘self-executing rule’ or a ‘deem and pass’ -- has been commonly used, although never to pass legislation as momentous as the $875 billion health-care bill.” (“House May Try To Pass Senate Health-Care Bill Without Voting On It,” The Washington Post, 3/16/10)
AFTER HELPING TO WRITE THE FINAL LANGUAGE, THE DRUG INDUSTRY IS PRESSURED TO RUN ADS
“The Drug Industry… Is Preparing A Substantial Pro-Reform Ad Buy In 43 Democratic Districts, According To A Senior Industry Source. … The Movement Should Also Help Appease The White House, Which Has Been Leaning On The Industry To Provide Democrats Air Cover, According To Industry Sources.” (“Pulse,” Politico, 3/16/10)“Drug Industry” “Lobbyists Huddled With Democratic Staffers To Work Out A Fee Structure And Donut-Hole Fix That Wouldn’t Bust The $90-Billion Commitment They Made To Pay For Reform.” “The weekend included high drama for the drug industry as lobbyists huddled with Democratic staffers to work out a fee structure and donut-hole fix that wouldn’t bust the $90-billion commitment they made to pay for reform, industry sources said. Drug makers were asked to sign off on multiple solutions so that backup options were available should any of the fixes run into problems passing muster with the Senate parliamentarian.” (“Pulse,” Politico, 3/15/10)
BIG LABOR THREATENS TO PULL SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS WHO OPPOSE HEALTH REFORM
“Hardball Time. In What Seems Intended As A Shot Across The Bow Of House Dems Wavering On Health Reform, Top Officials With The Labor Powerhouse SEIU Have Bluntly Told A Democratic Member That They Will Pull Their Support For Him – And Will Likely Field A Challenger Against Him – If He Votes No On The Senate Bill.” (“SEIU Warns Dems: If You Don’t Back Reform, We Won’t Back You,” The Washington Post, 3/12/10)“REWARDS” FOR YES VOTES INCLUDING “HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS”
“Among The Rewards Obama Is Ready To Offer, White House Officials Said, Are Election-Year Visits To Competitive Congressional Districts, Where A Presidential Appearance Can Bring In Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Campaign Funds.” (“In St. Louis Area, Obama Pounds Drum For Health-Care Initiative,” The Washington Post, 3/11/10)“The White House Has Signaled To Lawmakers That Assistance For Midterm Elections — For Example, Presidential Visits And Fund-Raisers — Will Be Prioritized For Those Who Support The Bill.” (“Millions Spent To Sway Democrats On Health Care,” The New York Times, 3/15/10)
“When It Comes To President Barack Obama's Health Care Reform Bill, U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus' Vote Has Become A Hot Ticket. With A Vote On The Health Care Bill Likely This Month, The West Price Hill Democrat Will Be The Beneficiary Of A Fundraising Visit By Vice President Joe Biden On Monday.” (“Biden Visiting But Driehaus Unswayed,” The Cincinnati Enquirer, 3/14/10)
SPECIAL DEALS BACK IN
“To Retain Votes In The Senate, The White House Is Now Backing Away From Its Ban On Special Deals For Individual States, which was a promise the president made after the ‘Cornhusker Kickback’ was revealed -- giving Nebraska extra Medicaid money to win Sen. Ben Nelson's vote.” (“House Heads Toward Health Care Vote,” ABC News, 3/14/10)Tags: Nancy Pelosi, nationalized banking, US House, Washington D.C. To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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