Senate

Tax reform or health care reform? Senators to include repeal of key Obamacare mandate in tax bill

health care, News, Senate

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) told reporters Tuesday that Senators will try to repeal a key component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with some members looking to the tax reform bill as a vehicle. The move to repeal the individual mandate as part of the Senate legislation is projected to result in 13 million uninsured, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). It’s also a critical provision for keeping the ACA marketplace stable.

The Senate Finance Committee — which...

Read More

BREAKING: Senators reach bipartisan deal to save key Obamacare subsidies

congress, Donald Trump, health care, News, obamacare, politics, Senate

Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) have reached a deal on “a short-term limited plan to stabilize health care markets,” Alexander announced Tuesday afternoon.

Alexander, the chair of the Senate Health Committee, said there was no guarantee from Senate Leadership that the bill would go to the floor for a vote, but that Alexander and Murray, the ranking member on the Senate Health Committee, were going to round up co-sponsors and then present the bill to Senate Major...

Read More

Provision buried in new Senate budget resolution is a major blow to transparency

congress, News, Senate

A provision tucked into the Senate budget resolution released Friday could be a blow to transparency in the legislature.

The resolution calls for repealing a requirement that a vote on legislation cannot be held unless the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has scored the legislation and made their report public for at least 28 hours.

The rule is established in section 3205 of the Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2016, which “[e]stablishes a Senate point of order against ...

Read More