It appears that Democrats in both houses are considering skipping the formal conference committee process to merge their two health reform bills so that they can deliver a bill to President Obama more quickly. Even though they are not in session now, the negotiations are already underway. Here's how it might work, according to the Wall Street Journal:
"[The House would] first pass an amended version of the Senate bill that includes all the compromise provisions negotiators have worked out. ... The Senate would then pass the amended version as well, producing a unified bill for the president to sign."
Read more from Kaiser Health
here.
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