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Health care projections for the new year
Now that the House and Senate have passed remarkably similar health care bills, what is the probability that the President signs health care reform this year? 75%? 95%? 99%?
Senator Dorgan’s retirement
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is retiring. His prairie populism is a completely different perspective than my own. It's because I so often disagree with him that I think it's important I pass along this story from a friend.
Understanding conference and ping pong
I will describe the ping pong and conference floor procedures, then what typically happens behind the scenes. I will then provide a little analysis of the current situation. Today's post is about explaining the process. I will follow up tomorrow with an update of my projections for health care reform.
When the pocket veto conflict mattered
Yesterday I described a Constitutional conflict that the President's Executive Clerk deftly avoided last week. This process was Constitutionally important, but since it was about a superfluous continuing resolution, the underlying substance was trivial. A few former White House colleagues reminded me of a case when this conflict had a real effect on policy.