Reply #149: The Senate bill and house bill are in Conference committee to combine them...

[Ozymanithrax]

and make them the same bill. Once the committee has finished, the House and Senate will vote on the Conference report to accept or reject it. (That report could be just to accept the Senate bill as is, with changes, etc.). If the House and Senate accept the report the bill goes to Obama for signing. If they do not, then it is start all over.

The current Senate bill can no go for "Reconciliation" in the Senate. As I understand it, a Reconciliation bill must go to committee, be written, and then come up for a vote. According to the rules, reconciliation bills must be deficit neutral and limited in scope.

Do you really think the Senate will try to do this again in an election year after Republicans, Massachusetts' progressives, and Massachusetts' liberals said they don't want Health Care? Those who opposed th is health care bill will soon be celebrating the status quo and the death of 45,000 people a year because they do not have health care.

I'll be wearing black.
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It has been pointed out to me that if the House just votes to accept the Senate bill, it will go straight for signing. I hope they do that.