Ominously entitled "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" it is certain that the effect of the legislation will be anything but protection of patients and affordable care:
language of the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortion will become obsolete;
$500 billion in new taxes;
a similarly sized cut to Medicare;
additions to the budget deficits because of phony accounting involving ten years of taxes but only six years of expenditures;
and government dictating that you purchase insurance approved by the Secretary of HHS even if you don't want it, need it or use it.
The Hill is reporting just before midnight Saturday that the bills have been voted to the floor:
In a vote of 8-5 late Saturday night, the House Rules Committee voted to send the healthcare bill to the floor for a Sunday vote.
Democratic Rep. Mike Arcuri (N.Y.) was the only committee member to break party ranks.
Arcuri is also a firm "no" vote against the health bill. "After several meetings and conversations with the president, Speaker of the House, administration officials and colleagues, I am not convinced enough changes can be made to the Senate health care bill to meet the needs of the people in my district," he had said in his Thursday statement announcing his vote.
Here is the text of the rule:
Senate Amendments to H.R. 3590 - the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"
H.R. 4872 - the "Reconciliation Act of 2010"
