Good Morning !
Today, we were expecting votes on the public option amendments. Apparently they were rescheduled to next week. Regardless, we continue our liveblog.
PLEASE rec the MotherShip! We need to keep the liveblog on the rec list. (DO NOT rec this diary-- rec the MotherShip)
PLEASE rec the MotherShip! We need to keep the liveblog on the rec list. (DO NOT rec this diary-- rec the MotherShip) (you can tip, tho-- LOL!)
C-SPAN Resources
Video from all previous sessions here: C-SPAN Health Care Hub
This page also has videos of speeches, hearings, interviews, committee meetings, floor debates, town halls, etc... There are resource links to govt websites, legislation & assorted reports, such as CBO
- Senate Finance Committee
Hearing Page
- Entire Baucus Plan is
here(WARNING PDF), non-PDF
version here
- HELP Committee Bill S.1679
is here
- Link to Amendments with
ThinkProgress Analysis
- Link to Slate's
GoogleOffice doc with details on all the amendments
- Congressional Matter Liveblog of the Proceedings is
here
Watch the committee hearings live on C-SPAN 3. (Available for either WMV or Real Player)
Consider this liveblog of the Senate Finance Committee open for business!
For fun,
Schoolhouse Rock's "I'm Just a Bill" which details the legislative process with song and in Living Color™. He's usually stuck and committee while Congressmen sit and debate.