House panel to consider healthcare bill Monday

The House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday will consider a reconciliation bill that Democrats hope clears the way for final congressional approval of an overhaul of U.S. healthcare, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday.

Representative Jim Clyburn, a member of the House Democratic leadership, said he hopes a vote by the full chamber could be held on the measure within the next 10 days.

The White House announced earlier on Friday that President Barack Obama has postponed a trip to Asia so that he could stay in Washington and help fellow Democrats get healthcare across the finish line.

Obama has pushed hard for a final vote on the healthcare overhaul, a top domestic priority, which has ignited a long-running political brawl with Republicans and consumed Congress for the last nine months.

The reconciliation bill is aimed at resolving concerns of House Democrats with an earlier Senate-passed healthcare bill.

Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner said: "People are becoming more confident that we are going to get this done."

The Democrat members on the House Budget Committee:

1. John M. Spratt, Jr., SC, Chairman
2. Allyson Y. Schwartz, PA, Vice Chair
3. Marcy Kaptur, OH
4. Xavier Becerra, CA
5. Lloyd Doggett, TX
6. Earl Blumenauer, OR
7. Marion Berry, AR
8. Allen Boyd, FL
9. James P. McGovern, MA
10. Niki Tsongas, MA
11. Bob Etheridge, NC
12. Betty McCollum, MN
13. John Yarmuth, KY
14. Rob Andrews, NJ
15. Rosa DeLauro, CT
16. Chet Edwards, TX
17. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, VA
18. Jim Langevin, RI
19. Rick Larsen, WA
20. Tim Bishop, NY
21. Gwen Moore, WI
22. Gerald Connolly, VA
23. Kurt Schrader, OR
24. Dennis Moore, KS

The Republican members on the House Budget Committee:

1. Paul Ryan, WI Ranking Member
2. Jeb Hensarling, TX Vice Ranking Member
3. Scott Garrett, NJ
4. Mario Diaz-Balart, FL
5. Michael K. Simpson, ID
6. Patrick T. McHenry, NC
7. Connie Mack, FL
8. John Campbell, CA
9. Jim Jordan, OH
10. Cynthia M. Lummis, WY
11. Steve Austria, OH
12. Robert B. Aderholt, AL
13. Devin Nunes, CA
14. Gregg Harper, MS
15. Robert E. Latta, OH

SOURCE: Associated Press > Yahoo News