More Red Flags from Senate Healthcare Reform

The Senate moved forward yesterday on debate of H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.

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The bill being used as the shell for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) first attempt at a government takeover of health care is in the form of H.R. 3590, an unrelated tax bill. The House-passed health care bill (H.R. 3962) is still sitting undisturbed on the Senate Calendar should Reid need it for something -- like a vehicle to move a last-minute health care “budget reconciliation” bill through the Senate.

[...] There is no motion to proceed on a budget reconciliation bill. It automatically moves to the Senate floor, debate is limited to 20 hours and a simple majority passes the bill. There are parliamentary rulings on points of order to be considered.

SOURCE: Human Events