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To get around the House defeat, the senate is going to vote on the bill as an attachment.
"The revised bailout bill also includes a "Mental Health Parity" provision, which would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness at parity with physical illness.
Because the bill must originate in the House, the Senate is attaching the rescue plan to a bill that deals with renewable energy tax incentives. This would allow the Senate to vote before the House."
EDIT: Our Constitution Article 1, Section 7: All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.
Wouldn't this be considered the mother of all earmarks?!
Bunkloco
“We, as a group, now have a greater moral responsibility to act than those who live in ignorance, once you become knowledgeable you have an obligation to do something about it.” Ron Paul
bunklocoempire wrote:
To get around the House defeat, the senate is going to vote on the bill as an attachment....
"The revised bailout bill also includes a "Mental Health Parity" provision, which would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness at parity with physical illness....
Bunkloco
Is your real concern (anger?) that the Senate found a way to greatly expedite consideration of the Economic Rescue Plan by attaching it to another Senate bill and thereby get around the Constitutional requirement that revenue bills are to originate in the House, or are you opposed to the Mental Health Parity portion of the bill which would require insurance companies to cover mental and physical illnesses equally? Just wondering....
bunklocoempire wrote:
To get around the House defeat, the senate is going to vote on the bill as an attachment....
"The revised bailout bill also includes a "Mental Health Parity" provision, which would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness at parity with physical illness....
Bunkloco
Is your real concern (anger?) that the Senate found a way to greatly expedite consideration of the Economic Rescue Plan by attaching it to another Senate bill and thereby get around the Constitutional requirement that revenue bills are to originate in the House, or are you opposed to the Mental Health Parity portion of the bill which would require insurance companies to cover mental and physical illnesses equally? Just wondering....
Bail out (unconstitutional) and as an unconstitutional earmark only. (so far)
Bunkloco
“We, as a group, now have a greater moral responsibility to act than those who live in ignorance, once you become knowledgeable you have an obligation to do something about it.” Ron Paul
