Amendment 288
Amendment 271
Enzi statement on Senate vote to proceed on health care bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., made the following statement after the Senate voted on the motion to proceed to the Senate health care proposal: “I have said from the beginning that we need to fix America’s health care system in order to help those struggling under the failures of Obamacare. The vote […]
Amendment 270.1
Amendment 270
Amendment 267
More Provisions in Republican Bill Violate Senate Rules, According to Parliamentarian
WASHINGTON, July 25 – The Senate parliamentarian determined Tuesday that additional provisions of the Republican “Better Care Reconciliation Act” released on June 26, 2017, violate the Byrd Rule. Should the Senate proceed to the bill, these provisions may be struck from the legislation absent 60 votes. “Not only is the legislation being proposed by Republican leadership a disaster […]
Sanders Vows to Challenge Health Care Side Deals Benefiting Individual States
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 21 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after the Senate parliamentarian determined that the “Buffalo Bailout,” a provision of the Republican health care bill specifically targeting New York state, is in violation of Senate reconciliation rules: “Today, the Senate parliamentarian made a determination that at least a […]
Parliamentarian Determines a Dozen Provisions in Republican Health Care Bill Are Impermissible
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 21 – The Senate parliamentarian determined Friday that certain provisions of the Republican “Better Care Reconciliation Act,” released on June 26, are impermissible under Senate reconciliation rules. Should the Senate proceed to the bill, these provisions may be struck from the legislation absent 60 votes. “The parliamentarian’s decision today proves once again […]