tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774848724259616420.post651743554688689918..comments2023-12-19T19:28:28.619-08:00Comments on Wealth is not the Problem: No Time for ComplacencyHaynesBEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263223513305886233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774848724259616420.post-83382794678520077052010-01-20T06:30:53.207-08:002010-01-20T06:30:53.207-08:00Chris,
Thank you for the comment. It's an imp...Chris, <br />Thank you for the comment. It's an important enough clarification, I am going to make it an "update."HaynesBEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263223513305886233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774848724259616420.post-74499059068013222632010-01-19T23:19:14.249-08:002010-01-19T23:19:14.249-08:00Waldman is a little confused about the legislative...Waldman is a little confused about the legislative process. His first proposal is that "The House [would] pass, as is, the bill that already passed the Senate. Obama would sign it, and the infrastructure of reform would be in place. Then they could attempt to correct some of the Senate bill's weaknesses in the reconciliation process." But reconciliation happens before a bill passes, when there are two versions to reconcile, one produced by the Senate, and the other produced by the House. <br /><br />If the House passes the Senate's bill, they have to pass new legislation if they want to clean things up. The could still pass the Senate version, but that would mean abrogating any deals made with recalcitrant congresscritters. They'd have plenty of reason to say "this wasn't the deal I agreed to."Chris Hibberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235621011708498622noreply@blogger.com