House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday the House is headed for a historic debate and vote on the 1,990-page health care reform bill by "either Friday or Saturday."
The Maryland Democrat said that it was his intention to "have that bill on the floor later this week." He also signaled that he would give Republicans a chance to offer their alternative health care reform bill as an amendment to the measure.
The House Democratic leadership team is now drilling down on what's called a "manager's amendment," which contains the final tweaks and alterations to legislation before it hits the House floor.
Hoyer said he was "hopeful" the manager's amendment would be ready by the end of Tuesday. The release of the manager's amendment would then trigger a clock that would count down to the earliest time Democrats could put the health care bill on the floor.
SOURCE: Fox News
