(H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a procedural tactic by Sen. Reid of Nevada to prevent the Republican minority from making changes in his amendment to the legislation
senate Roll Call 387
Dec 22, 2009
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This was a vote on a formal amendment that had been offered by Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) to legislation making major changes in the national health care system. This formal amendment had no real impact on the bill. It was actually offered by Reid as an amendment to a pending, substantive amendment he had offered to the health care bill the Senate was considering. This was a procedural tactic to prevent opponents of the bill from offering further amendments to his substantive amendment: Under Senate rules, there is a limit on the number of amendments that can be offered to a pending amendment. By offering this essentially meaningless amendment to his pending substantive amendment, Sen. Reid was trying to reach that limit and block further Republican amendments from being offered. |
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