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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
SCHIP Update: House to Vote on Senate Bill
CongressDaily($) is reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send to the floor the Senate-passed version of SCHIP renewal. Unless the House changes the bill, it can then proceed directly to the president's desk. If he carries out his threats, it will be vetoed. If the House does amend the bill, it will have to return to the Senate before it sees the president's desk, possibly delaying passage beyond SCHIP's September 30 expiration date.
The Senate version does not include provisions in Medicare that would prevent a pay cut for doctors and would significantly reduce subsidies paid to private health insurance providers. The Senate version would also raise taxes on a pack of cigarettes to 61ยข, 16 cents more than the House version.
Posted by Craig Jennings
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