Commentary from Dave Durenberger
National Institue of Health Policy
Published Online December 22, 2009
While We Watch Bowl Games
The health reform conference committee will be a photo op with various committee chairs who helped write the bills. But the actual work will be done by Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and a couple folks from the White House in the Speaker's House office. I want to believe it will be reported out by January 12, 2010, the day the House is scheduled to return to session. The House will undoubtedly require the Senate to vote first this time to make sure the 60 votes are still there before the Speaker submits it to a very angry Democratic caucus for passage...