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英语文摘:U.S. House needs another vote on healthcare "fixes" bill

Source:  Onion  2010-03-26   English BBS   Favorite  
After adjourning at 3 a.m., the Senate was scheduled to reconvene at 9:45 a.m. Thursday and continue working on amendments proposed by Republicans, and then will take a final vote by early afternoon.

The "fixes" package, formally known as a reconciliation bill, was written under special budget rules, known as reconciliation. Under this procedure, the "fixes" bill cannot be filibustered and only needs a simple majority to clear the Senate. That is why Democrats resorted to the parliamentary maneuver after they no longer have the filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate.

The "fixes" bill would add more than 60 billion dollars in cost to the overall legislation that has already become the law of the land. It will expand insurance subsidies for middle-and lower-income families, while scaling back the bill's taxes on expensive insurance plans.


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