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Projected Outline of U.S. Senate Plans for Moving Forward on the Financial Rescue Bill HR 1424

By David Badertscher, PLL

<p><font size="2">The people at Gallerywatch.com in Washington, D.C. are closely monitoring events regarding efforts to move forward on the Financial Rescue Bill HR 1424. We appreciate their efforts. Here is their projected outline of expected events, sent to us this morning October 1, 2008:</font></p> <p><font size="2">Below is an outline on how the Senate plans to move forward on the<br/>financial rescue bill.<br/><br/>The Senate is going to take up H.R. 1424 (Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity). Dodd will offer an amendment to the bill which would strike out the provisions of the bill and replace it with the amendment containing a new financial rescue bill, FDIC limit increases and a renewable energy tax credit extension. A Sanders amendment on taxes on higher income individuals will be voted upon first (by voice vote). Once the Dodd amendment is voted on, the bill itself will be voted upon (subject to a 60 vote threshold).<br/><br/>The text of the amendment is not finalized yet except for the text of the tax provisions...</font></p>

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on October 01, 2008 (boomark / email).