{"id":448786,"date":"2010-03-19T18:28:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T22:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f95\/house-senate-cloakroom-march-22-26-2010-a-41145\/"},"modified":"2010-03-19T18:28:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T22:28:22","slug":"house-and-senate-cloakroom-march-22-%c2%96-26-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/448786","title":{"rendered":"House and Senate Cloakroom: March 22 \u0096 26, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>On 03.19.10 01:00 PM posted by Dan Ziegler<\/p>\n<p><b>House Cloakroom:  March 22 \u0096 26<b>, 2010<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Analysis: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>House members are staying in town  through the weekend as health care continues to hang over everyone\u0092s heads. *The  House Rules Committee is tentatively scheduled to meet tomorrow to consider the  now infamous \u0093&lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/17\/slaughter-solution-still-the-senate-bill\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/17\/slaughter-solution-still-the-senate-bill\/&quot;&gt;Slaughter  rule\u0094 which would deem the Senate bill passed before they move on to the  reconciliation bill. *Speaker Pelosi summed up her approval of this measure by  saying \u0093<i>I like it, this scenario, because  people don\u0092t have to vote on the Senate bill.\u0094 <\/i> On Sunday the House  is then expected to meet to pass the Slaughter rule and then immediately proceed  to debate and soon after that vote on the House reconciliation package to amend  the Senate bill with a previously House passed student loan bill. *It is  important to note that the House will be doing this &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/18\/obamacare-will-break-the-bank-not-cut-the-deficit\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/18\/obamacare-will-break-the-bank-not-cut-the-deficit\/&quot;&gt;without  a full economic score of the legislation from the Congressional Budget  Office. Additionally, while the Rules Committee is getting ready for the big  show on Saturday, the rest of the House will be focusing its attention on a $16.8  billion tax incentive bill targeted at small business and state and local  governments.<\/p>\n<p><b>Major Floor  Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slaughter Rule to deem  the Senate bill passed.<\/li>\n<li>House Reconciliation  package (&lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h4872rh.t  xt.pdf&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h4872rh.t  xt.pdf&quot;&gt;HR  4872) with revised Senate passed health care bill and student loan bill (&lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h3221rfs.  txt.pdf&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h3221rfs.  txt.pdf&quot;&gt;HR  3221).<\/li>\n<li>&lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h4849ih.t  xt.pdf&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h4849ih.t  xt.pdf&quot;&gt;HR  4849 Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of  2010&lt;spanid=&quot;more-29358&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Major Committee  Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/resourcescommittee.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&amp;Itemid=27&amp;extmode=vie  w&amp;extid=329&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/resourcescommittee.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&amp;Itemid=27&amp;extmode=vie  w&amp;extid=329&quot;&gt;House  Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing on  the fiscal 2011 budget requests for the Mineral Management Services, the  Bureau of Land Management, the Office  of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the United States Geological  Survey. A &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/02\/23\/war-on-the-west-ii\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/02\/23\/war-on-the-west-ii\/&quot;&gt;recent blog  post outlines how these agencies impact the west.<\/li>\n<li>The &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/Hearings\/hearingDetails.aspx?NewsID=11061&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/Hearings\/hearingDetails.aspx?NewsID=11061&quot;&gt;Ways  and Means will hold a hearing on china  exchange rate policy. *Derek Scissors, Research Fellow for Asia Economic Policy  outlined what won\u0092t work with china and what might &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/15\/what-won%e2%80%99t-work-with-china-and-what-might\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/15\/what-won%e2%80%99t-work-with-china-and-what-might\/&quot;&gt;here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Senate Cloakroom:  March 22 \u0096 26, 2010<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Analysis: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Senate stands on high alert,  prepared for the equivalent of legislative nuclear war.* If the House  successfully pulls off the deem-and-pass gimmick on Obamacare, the Senate will  deal with a reconciliation measure that raises $155 billion in taxes, cuts  sweetheart deals and takes over the student loan industry.* The House process  clearly &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/19\/morning-bell-this-process-is-undermining-the-rule-of-law\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/19\/morning-bell-this-process-is-undermining-the-rule-of-law\/&quot;&gt;undermines  the rule of law and the &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/02\/24\/obamacare-and-health-care-nuclear-option-violate-first-principles\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/02\/24\/obamacare-and-health-care-nuclear-option-violate-first-principles\/&quot;&gt;Senate  process gimmicks are clearly undermining the will of the people.*  Conservatives in the Senate, and those who respect the rule of law and their  constituents, are likely to use &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/79423-gop-finds-loophole-in-reconciliation-ploy&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/79423-gop-finds-loophole-in-reconciliation-ploy&quot;&gt;every  tool at their disposal to prevent the reconciliation measure from  going to the President\u0092s desk should the House succeed with deem-and-pass.<\/p>\n<p><b>Major Floor  Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Monday, the Senate  will complete consideration of FAA reauthorization.<\/li>\n<li>If Speaker Pelosi  successfully rams Obamacare through the House, the Senate will spend the  remainder of the week debating and amending the reconciliation  measure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Major Committee  Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Because of the potential for near  constant voting that will be required during consideration of Obamacare\u0092s  reconciliation measure, major committee action is unlikely.* However, Banking  Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) has pledged to begin the markup of his &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/15\/senator-dodd-and-financial-regulation-new-plan-old-problems\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/15\/senator-dodd-and-financial-regulation-new-plan-old-problems\/&quot;&gt;latest  problematic bank overhaul plan &lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/banking.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&amp;Hearing_ID=b  8c4a3bd-db46-4b8d-a759-5024b72204cd&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/banking.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&amp;Hearing_ID=b  8c4a3bd-db46-4b8d-a759-5024b72204cd&quot;&gt;Monday  afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/19\/house-and-senate-cloakroom-march-22-%e2%80%93-26-2010\/\" >http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/19\/&#8230;80%93-26-2010\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 03.19.10 01:00 PM posted by Dan Ziegler House Cloakroom: March 22 \u0096 26, 2010 Analysis: House members are staying in town through the weekend as health care continues to hang over everyone\u0092s heads. *The House Rules Committee is tentatively scheduled to meet tomorrow to consider the now infamous \u0093&lt;atitle=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/17\/slaughter-solution-still-the-senate-bill\/&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/17\/slaughter-solution-still-the-senate-bill\/&quot;&gt;Slaughter rule\u0094 which would deem [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-448786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}