(Pic swiped from Lucianne)
Here is the rough timing for House debates and votes tomorrow. We will have a live chat here starting at about 15 minutes before vote on the fix package for the Senate bill (noted here as the ‘reconciliation’ package”). We will also have an Open Thread beginning with the 2pm ET start of the House debate in general. The C-Span video will also be available in the Open Thread post.
Here is a rough estimate of the timing for Sunday’s votes:
2 p.m.: The House will debate for one hour the rules of debate for the reconciliation bill and the Senate bill.
3 p.m.: The House will vote to end debate and vote on the rules of the debate.
3:15 p.m.: The House will debate the reconciliation package for two hours.
5:15 p.m.: The House will vote on the reconciliation package.
5:30 p.m.: The House will debate for 15 minutes on a Republican substitute and then vote on the substitute.
6 p.m.: The House will vote on the final reconciliation package.
6:15 p.m.: If the reconciliation bill passes, the House will immediately vote on the Senate bill, without debate.
Here’s the latest linkage on the action of the day:
RealClearPolitics: Where Things Stand On Health Care Reform
Rules Committee meeting descends into chaos
U.S. Bishops’ final plea to Congressmen: Do not pass pro-abortion health care bill
Thanks for posting the schedule, Tammy. I’ll continue praying for the survival of our Representative Republic. Especially during the “debate” and voting.
The USCCB is filled with Libs. Don’t doubt that the public funding of abortions prodded the bishops to make this “11th hour” plea. If the ODeathCare bill did not include that abortion provision, the bishops would be for it because they are so in love with big-government programs. And the Lib-Theo’s [Liberation Theologists] among them salivate over the “distribution of wealth” big government programs provide.
Is anyone else bothered by the Privacy Issues bulldozed by this legislation?
For 30 years the left has been screaming that the Government had no right making decisions on what a women could do with their bodies. Now, the left is elated the government is going make decisions over what they do with their bodies? It’s nonsensical?
And the insurance records themselves. Does HIPPA work under this legislation? Even if the records are protected, are they? Remember how the VA lost a laptop with a million veterans SS numbers? We just witnessed this administration intentionally reveal top secret documents promote it’s agenda, what’s to stop them from using insurance records? Imagine a candidate going to rehab 5 years prior and his opponent has access to that kind of info.
The left literally convulsed over the Patriot Act, yet being forced to hand over our personal records to the IRS is lauded as progress? What about the integration of IRS info with Insurance Info? Has the left considered the fact that anyone who is going to get medical treatment will be flagged if they are not in the IRS system? And what happens to those not in the IRS system, do they really believe the IRS won’t know? What about those who owe on back taxes, how inclined are they to get that cough treated if they know both systems talk to each other. Maybe that’s why the IRS bought shotguns. The agents will be stationed in the emergency room to round up tax evaders.. think that’s a stretch… last week the IRS raided a car wash for 4 cents.
The really weird thing is, these are the kinds of privacy arguments the left has been making forever. Where are they now?
You’re right. There was a link that someone posted about the census. It was a piece by Robert Greenslade, Nitwit Press that cited a supreme court case. I think this would apply to the IRS getting info as well. This was what was on the website:
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894)
Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned.
(this was comment by Mr. Greenslade).
It sounds like individual privacy is privacy and cannot be invaded by any government entity. But then I’m no lawyer, but hopefully we will have LOTS of challenges to this.
morecowbell: I believe HIPAA plays a huge role in this. Because of HIPAA your employee/insurance company can have access to your medical records all in the name of “wellness lifestyle” for the common good. In this article , blogger Sandy Szwarc says
Click here to find more articles on HIPAA by Sandy Szwarc. She has written extensively about this among other things.