Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, sent out the following statement about the Democratic Caucus health care conference call with Speaker Pelosi and other party leaders on Jan. 7.
“Today’s call was productive in terms of allowing members to make their feelings known, and I was glad to hear that leadership wants the entire Democratic Caucus to work through the outstanding issues until we get them right. At this stage, the White House needs to understand what is at stake and must weigh in substantively on the major differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. Along with many others, I continue to feel that the House language provides better solutions to a wide range of problems with our health care system, especially regarding the public option and the creation of a national insurance exchange. Those and many other unresolved issues, including affordability mechanisms and insurance company oversight, will be discussed thoroughly over the next few weeks. As those conversations take place, I look forward to promoting the same publicly supported, money-saving progressive agenda that I have championed since this process began.”
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House Tri-Committee Staff comparison of House and Senate Bills
This 11-page chart compiled by the Tri-Committee House staff offers the clearest snapshot yet of the more than 50 “topline differences” that need to be resolved, from the amount of taxes levied to the minimum benefit package offered in the exchanges.
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1 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2001
2 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2101
3 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2001
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5 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2101
6 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2003
7 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2001
8 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 1013
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12 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 1015
13 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1401
14 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sections 1312 and 1401
15 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sections 1312 and 2707
16 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sections 1304 and 1311
17 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1312
18 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2707
19 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 249
20 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Pages 247 and 267
21 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 80
22 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 80
23 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1401
24 Enrollment in a particular plan is not listed as a qualification for “applicable taxpayers” in Section 1401
25 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1402
26 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1401
27 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 252
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32 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1402
33 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 253
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41 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1302
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43 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Pages 108 and 115
44 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 252
45 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1001
46 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1302
47 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2701
48 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1302
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50 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1301
51 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1251
52 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1312
53 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Page 32
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56 HR 3962, October 29, 2009, Pages 104-107
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62 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1513
63 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1201
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65 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 1301
66 Senate, HR 3590, November 18, 2009, Sec. 2711
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