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    • The House Cloakroom: Nov. 9 – 13

    November 8, 2009 at 3:04 pm

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    Analysis – With the passage of the health care bill on Saturday night the House is now out of session for the entire week. Major Floor Action – None.

    The House Cloakroom: Nov. 2 – 6

    November 1, 2009 at 3:03 pm

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    Analysis – After unveiling her 1,990 page health care bill late this week, Speaker Pelosi hopes to have the bill on the House floor by Thursday with work possibly going into Saturday or even into the following week to finish consideration of the legislation. A manager’s amendment is expected to … More

    CBO To Join Heritage Answering Committee’s Questions

    October 24, 2009 at 11:37 am

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    Several weeks ago we received a letter from Chairman Henry Waxman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee requesting information concerning our economic modeling of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. We quickly responded (our answers are available here). Several other organizations and government agencies also received … More

    The House Cloakroom: Oct. 26 – 30

    October 23, 2009 at 1:14 pm

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    House Analysis – Questions remain as to whether Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team are able to whip up the necessary votes to pass a robust Health Care public option out of the House. This will certainly be topic of discussion during the week. It is expected to be another … More

    The House Cloakroom: Oct. 5 – 9

    October 5, 2009 at 11:25 am

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    House Analysis – All eyes are on the Senate next week as they continue their work in committee on health care and cap and trade. The House is expected to have a light legislative week once again with no votes on Monday. The House will continue to try and wrap … More

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